WORK WITH ME
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Coaching for Performers
My work goes beyond vocal coaching—I’ve met so many performers who weren’t seeing success, even though they were doing “everything right.” I help musicians overcome inhibitions and uplevel their performance and career strategy so they can build a professional life they love. We’ll take an expansive view to see what might be missing so we can quickly get things back on track.
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Breathwork
There’s more to breathing than you think! You probably give a lot of thought to exercise or diet, but not breathing. Breathwork can improve sleep, focus, and mood, as well as relieve anxiety and stress. My science-based approach aligns our ancient nervous system responses with our modern lifestyle and demands. I work with singers and instrumentalists on short, targeted exercises that give immediate results for the mind and body.
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Yoga
I specialize in yoga for instrumentalists and vocalists. We use our bodies in particularly intense and stressful ways, and I love using yoga to prepare us to respond rather than just react to life and performances. Join a group class which is appropriate for newcomers as well as experienced yoga practitioners. Or work 1 to 1 with me and we can create a customized practice to meet your individual goals.
COACHING FOR PERFORMERS
In my experience, most instrumentalists and singers are missing one or two key skills, aspects, or pieces of information in their professional lives. They don’t realize it, but that one missing piece is throwing everything off.
Depending on your goals, we might address:
Body movement
Musicianship/diction/phrasing
Breath
Performance mindset
Practice techniques
Career strategy (this is a big one!)
My dream is for all musicians to be financially secure and genuinely fulfilled. Allowing your artistry to flourish requires a combination of strategy, physical skill, and mindset work. Together, we’ll find your missing pieces and get your career (back) on track.
Let’s have a 30-minute, complimentary call to discuss your goals!
“Cara helps me to find the joy in the art while doing the nitty-gritty work of exceptional presentation, diction, interpretation, and use of the technique to give the music shape.
Cara helps me commit to taking time for myself. We look at my goals, my values, and she prompts me to understand the things that hold me back, both personally and artistically.”
KELCI KOSIN
Soprano, Academic Advisor for Music at Columbia College Chicago
In-Tune Artistry Client
BREATHWORK
Think about it—you can go for weeks without food, days without water, but only a few minutes without breathing.
Breathing has such an immediate impact on your mind and body that even the act of inhaling vs. exhaling affects your nervous system differently.
Breathing impacts:
Sleep
Stress
Focus
Energy
Digestion
I work with individuals on using the breath to achieve many different health and performance goals. We take a deep dive into your situation and come up with a plan to get you where to need to be.
$80 per session
If you want to learn more about how breathwork can help you, sign up for a 30-minute, complimentary call to learn more.
“I’ve always heard about breathwork but struggled to ‘get’ it. Cara showed me simple, short breath exercises that have a huge impact when I need to calm myself down. She made them easy to remember and easy to implement.”
AMANDA McINTOSH
Clarinetist
In-Tune Artistry Client
YOGA
In yoga we practice aligning our breath with movement. This powerful practice can:
improve strength, balance and flexibility
help protect you from injuries
lower stress and anxiety levels
improve energy and mood
improve the amount and quality of sleep
Yoga is one of the most beneficial, versatile forms of exercise on earth, and it can be practiced by almost anyone, no matter their level of physical fitness.
Whether you’re an experienced yogi or exercise phobic, my 1:1 sessions can show you how to achieve new levels of health and wellbeing.
$80 per private session
Want to learn more about my 1:1 yoga teaching? Sign up for a complimentary 30-minute introductory call.
GROUP YOGA
In-tune Signature Sunday Night Yoga and Meditation
Restore and reset after a long week. We build some heat with a slow vinyasa practice, then wind down into yin poses, finishing up with a short mediation. Focus is on the breath and giving your body what it needs.
75 min/$20 drop-in
Student and Package rates available
Breathe, Get Up, & Go Short Flow
Breath and movement to help get your day started. We begin with breathwork, then incorporate it into a vinyasa flow designed to energize and revive so you are ready to face whatever comes your way!
40 min/$12 drop-in
Student and Package rates available
Breathe and Flow in Slow Mo
Breath and movement to wind down your day. We will use gentle movement and breathwork to stimulate the vagus nerve and get you into ‘rest and digest’ mode. Turn off the noise of your day to rest and restore.
40 min/$12 drop-in
Student and Package rates available