Psychological aspects of meditative practice
Psychological aspects of meditative practice We all have thoughts and beliefs about practice. Unfortunately, the belief that your session “should” take a certain form or last a certain amount of time may just stop you cold. Everyone has a unique set of circumstances to mold to a practice session. In the beginning stages […]
Meditation’s Beneficial Attitudes: Practices for Guitar
Beneficial Meditation Attitudes – (based on Kabat-Zinn, 1990) The mental states that we develop through mindfulness meditation, (Vipassana meditation) are wonderful aids to guitar practice. Hopefully, the following list will help you turn your practice session into a relaxing refresher for mind and body. Non-judging – The habit of immediately judging every event as good or bad […]
Learn to Meditate with Your Guitar: to Your Health!
Learn to Meditate While You Play Well, what exactly is meditation and how does it apply to playing a musical instrument? Of course, people have different ideas of what it might be. As one person said to me, “I meditate all the time. I just sit still and try not to think.” That’s impossible. Meditation is not stopping your […]
Guitar Practice Session: Success Is All in Your Head
Mental Aspects of the Guitar Practice Session I wrote about physical tension in a previous post here, and now we need to consider mental tension and it’s role in the guitar practice session. It’s a good idea to deliberately set up a positive expectation for a relaxing, rejuvenating, and meditative guitar practice session. You can do […]
Guitar Practice: The Meditative Approach for Beginners
Guitar Practice: A Process, A Path, A Meditation Part I: The Process Advanced guitar players know the meditative aspects of focused guitar practice. Most of us have a little personal ritual, developed over the years, that we engage in each time we pick up our instruments. It opens the mental door to musical play and […]
