048 From Stage Fright to Spotlight
Your Free Voice
Did you know that 75% of the population rate public speaking more scary than death, spiders and heights! So if you get a little anxious when the time comes to speak up in a meeting or pitch to a new client (or be interviewed on a podcast), you are NOT alone! In this episode I'm talking about my experience of performance anxiety and how I help other artists, entrepreneurs and leaders transform the stories running in their unconscious minds, so that they can step onto the stage and shine. If you're interested in grabbing a spot in my new public speaking class you can find out more and snag...
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047 Alexander Technique with Daisy Tennant
Your Free Voice
I loved chatting with my lovely friend and colleague Daisy Tennant from beautiful Florence Italy last week. We talked about all things Alexander Technique ❤️ I first came across Alexander Technique when I was working in a natural health center in North London. I loved the focus and the expansion I felt in my ribs, soon after I got another dose during my Voice Movement Therapy training, and have been using tiny, but powerful, fragments with singers ever since. Daisy however has been practicing and teaching the Alexander Technique for over 20 years. She first came across it while...
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046 Outbursts and slips of the tongue.
Your Free Voice
When was the last time something slipped out of your mouth before you knew what on earth was happening and you didn't even know where it came from? In this episode I'm talking about dealing with the shame of these outbursts or slips and offering that instead they might be offering the treasure of self knowing. In Jungian psychology slips or outbursts are often seen as opportunities for growth. By examining what they reveal about our unconscious, we can integrate disowned parts of ourselves and move closer to individuation—the process of becoming whole. There's a lot of muscular...
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045 Is Goal setting Just Annoying?
Your Free Voice
In this episode I'm pondering ...maybe goal setting is just annoying? But seriously, why aren’t we achieving our goals? Some of my thoughts include: Because they were unrealistic in size or amount of time given to them. Because we didn’t really want them enough, or because they were 'shoulds' instead of things we really wanted. Because our unconscious conditioning said "hell no!". Because we picked too many things ... and none of them brought us joy! Because we’re framing our goals by telling ourselves off - “don’t eat so many sweets” is different from "eat...
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044_Winter Solstice Reflections
Your Free Voice
In this short episode, I share what the Winter Solstice means to me and invite you to try my reflection and dreaming practice. I do love this time of year and it's so important for us to take time for ourselves to reflect and dream, to feel the sorrow or loss, but also to find joy in the darkness. If you would like to develop a stronger connection to your voice next year, make sure you're on my mailing list to be the first to know about my workshops and private coaching offers. Here's Thank you for listening! Have a wonderful festive season and I'll be back in the New Year! Julia xox ...
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043 - Gratitude practices ❤️
Your Free Voice
This episode is about Gratitude practices that I enjoy, and thought you might too. Robin Wall Kimmerer's 'Gratitude Inventory' inspired by our connection to nature. • Step outside • Take in your surroundings • Send gratitude to a few things you see or smell or hear. • Remember how connected you are to this abundance in nature and send some gratitude back to yourself. Here's her book - indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants. Here's the Start by finding a quiet place to relax with your eyes closed for...
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042 Community Choirs & Circle Singing with Chris MacLean
Your Free Voice
In this conversation with my friend and colleague Chris MacLean, we talk about her life and career as a singer/songwriter, community choir leader, retreat host, circle singer and so much more. We talk about the logistics of running a choir, fear of death, how to make a living and how we both believe it is everyone’s birthright to sing. Here is how you can find out more about Chris, her recordings, retreats, performances and her choir. Here is how you can find out about . Here is how you can find out more about the end of life singing know as And for my final in person event of...
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041_How to Set Boundaries
Your Free Voice
In this quick solo episode, I'm exploring boundaries and how to speak up and set yours. Q. Do you feel like you can stand up for yourself? Q. Can you speak up to defend others? Here are a few ways that I'm suggesting that you might check your boundaries. How does your body feel in the moment? Hot? Clenched stomach? Are you making a fist? How is your breath? Give yourself a moment to feel into it and try to get clear on what has made you feel uncomfortable? Take a few slow breaths, let your system get regulated again. Take your time, you don't have to respond in the moment. ...
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Resilience and Recovery using The Voice Straw with celebrity voice coach Mindy Pack
Your Free Voice
On this episode of Your Free Voice, I’m delighted to bring back into the studio celebrity voice coach and founder of The Voice Straw, Mindy Pack! You may have listened to where I talked to Mindy about her experience being a celebrity voice coach, well we ran out of time to talk about straws so I had to get her back again. We’re going pretty deep into how to use the straw for rehabilitation after a cold or injury and how to prevent injury doing video game call outs and efforts prepping with the straw! I met Mindy about 5 years ago when she was co-hosting a...
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039 Mindfulness, Performance Anxiety and the Breath with Ruth Phillips
Your Free Voice
My interview with my friend and colleague Ruth Phillips. Ruth Phillips is a modern and baroque cellist, a mindfulness coach, founder of The Breathing Bow and co-founder of InsideOut Musician and a writer. Alongside her rich and diverse career as a concert cellist and teacher. Ruth is internationally sought after as a performance coach and meditation teacher, helping people who suffer from tension, stage fright or lack of focus overcome the physical and mental strains of the music profession. Ruth primarily works with instrumentalists, but her insights into the source of suffering...
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Cranberry Curd Tart from NYT Cooking
Ingredients
Yield:8 to 10 servings
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For the Hazelnut Crust
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1¼cups/180 grams raw hazelnuts
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1cup/125 grams rice flour
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¼teaspoon salt
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½cup/112 grams sugar
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6tablespoons/100 grams softened butter, more as necessary
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For the Cranberry Curd
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12ounces/340 grams cranberries
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1cup/225 grams sugar
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Peel (orange part only) and juice of 1 orange (about ½ cup)
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4ounces/113 grams softened butter (1 stick)
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2eggs plus 2 egg yolks
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Step 1
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Make the crust: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Put hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until skins darken and crack. Put roasted nuts in a clean towel and rub off skins. Discard skins and let nuts cool.
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Step 2
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In a food processor, grind nuts with half the rice flour until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add remaining rice flour and salt and pulse briefly.
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Step 3
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Cream sugar and butter in a mixing bowl with a wooden spoon for a minute or two until pale and thick. Add nut mixture and combine until dough comes together. If it seems crumbly, add 1 to 2 tablespoons softened butter or a little cold water.
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Step 4
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Press dough evenly into a 10-inch tart pan; use half the dough for the sides and half for the bottom. Prick bottom with a fork and freeze for 30 minutes (or several days if desired).
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Step 5
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake chilled tart shell about 15 minutes until lightly brown. Cool.
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Step 6
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While the crust bakes and cools, make the cranberry curd: Put cranberries, sugar and orange juice and peel in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until cranberries have popped and softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a food mill or medium mesh sieve and press cooking liquid and solids into a bowl. (Alternatively, for the most vibrant color, purée the cooked cranberry and orange mixture with an immersion blender or in a food processor or blender. Press through a fine-mesh sieve.) Whisk the butter into the warm liquid.
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Step 7
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Put eggs and egg yolks into a bowl and beat lightly. Slowly whisk a cup of warm cranberry liquid into the eggs to temper, then combine both and whisk together. Wipe out pot if necessary, return liquid to pot and cook over low heat until nearly bubbling and thickened, about 10 minutes. If using immediately, let cool to room temperature. If working ahead, cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap (press wrap against curd) and refrigerate. (Curd may be cooked up to 1 day ahead.)
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Step 8
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Pour cooled cranberry curd into the cooled prebaked tart shell and smooth top with a spatula. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to set curd. Cool on a rack. Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.