Here's the short version of my story:

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I was educated in a culture of perfectionism. I pushed myself hard. I reached some goals, fell short of others. I kept climbing the career ladder as far as I could. Until I realized that the goals I'd already achieved were not in alignment with what I truly wanted as a whole person, not just as a musician. They were a tangled compromise between the things I loved, the things I was good at, and the pressure I felt from the outside world (parents, teachers, peers).

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I developed physical symptoms: tendinitis, tinnitus, back pain. My body was trying to share important wisdom with me but I wasn't listening. It took me a long time to learn to really listen, both to myself as a musician and to my body.

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When I was studying, nobody talked about questions like how I might want to live, what my values were, what brought me joy (rather than what would bring success, as if success were an objective, quantifiable milestone).

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I now have nearly 20 years of teaching experience and have a coaching practice that transcends cultural and generational boundaries. Our Performance Alignment package is a guide to everything I would have liked to offer my younger self:​

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• emotional and physical stability

• a deep connection to your intuition

• a roadmap to your own personal goals

• strategies for achieving those goals in a sustainable, joyful way

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the performance alignment package includes:

• 3 group coaching sessions (90 min. each):

  • accessing the body's wisdom​

  • recognizing and defusing limiting beliefs

  • pursuing goals in a sustainable way

• 4 Pilates classes (50 min. each) for physical stability and more power while performing​

• 1 personal life coaching session with Elena (50 min.)

• 1 bodywork treatment/posture analysis with David (50 min.)