Stage Fright during Yoga?? -Maggie

[Guest guest]

With Kundalini one can feel the attentions of others and the energetic

environment far more intensely. So for you an inner recognition of this and a

coming to peace with it and as you do this more and more your shaking will

diminish into nothing! - blessings Maggie! - chrism

 

, " Maggie " <a216024

wrote:

>I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this phenomena!?

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for everyone's advice and kindness regarding this subject.

It's something I've never felt before in such a setting so it's all new to me.

I remember the Brady Bunch episode where Marsha was scared to talk to a large

group of people and the advice was to picture everyone naked. This eventually

got her laughing and having a grand time. I'll give it a shot and the underwear

idea is great . I like the mudra as well Chrism! (Phone conversation

of, I think I'm spelling it write, the Kubra mudra kooo-b-ee-ra.) Of course in

the middle of the poses I'll have to drop the mudra but before and after will

work wonders!

 

I did have a feeling the chocolate was going to get in the way. I have that

daily (caffeine) so I have stopped all chocolate and found some white chocolate

just for the fix! We'll see how it goes. My next asana lab is tomorrow night so

I will keep you all posted!

 

Coincidentally, a woman from my Soul Coaching group had this to say to me about

the Mountain pose (the pose I was to demonstrate and teach back): " Here is

another point of view - my " two cents " worth...It actually occurred to me in the

middle of my yoga class yesterday as we were standing in Mountain Pose. What a

simple, yet powerful, strong pose. Could it be your kundalini was awakening

within? We tend to make life difficult and therefore think we have to do

something " grand " in order to move forward, yet it is those simple things;

mountain pose, being a friend, etc. that can actually propel us farther along. "

 

I don't believe she knows how much I work with the Kundalini already so it was

funny how this just came to her!

 

Blessings,

Maggie

 

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> your shaking will diminish into nothing! - blessings Maggie! - chrism

[Guest guest]

Hi Maggie, I see you've received some great suggestions on easing Stage Fright

during your Yoga presentations. Sorry to join this conversation so late but I

just felt like adding some more thoughts...

 

For some years, I attended a Public Speaking club in Australia (a bit similar to

Toastmasters) and put together a few guidelines as to what worked best for me.

They are mainly aimed at work presentations, but much of the psychology should

carry across to your Yoga instruction:

 

 

1. Do unconventional 'left field' starts to each presentation. Either 'slow

whimsical' or 'fast aggressive' but short - then a dedicated pause, keeping them

guessing where you're going next. The pause also helps your breathing.

 

2. Heavy body language in those first few sentences also makes your audience

super-responsive. Making them laugh early, defuses much tension on both sides

but will not please those with stilted, analytical leanings. Those people can be

best appeased with early display of written or screen diagrams that give them a

focus.

 

3. As your talk gathers momentum and you start relaxing, selective eye contact

and hand gestures can give your presentation charismatic and unforgettable

qualities.

 

4. If at any time, you feel " you're losing it " , make your next sentences

aggressive, raise your pitch and gesture yourself out of your downward spiral.

Also don't try and say too much in the one breath. Pause and breathe deep -

disguising the length of time it takes to do that by spinning around to the

other side of the audience or (perhaps, in your case, doing a physical

demonstration of a yoga movement) so as to single-mindedly emphasise some point.

 

5. In preparing your speech, focus heavily on memorising key LINKS, such that

each LINK (or key thought) triggers a sequence of thoughts that lead to the next

LINK. Don't worry, if in successive rehearsals, you use differing sentences to

travel to and from each such LINK. On the day, your lead-ins and follow-ups can

usually be relied on to be spontaneous and appropriate.

 

6. Practising with friends is fine, while you're trialling the flow and

persuasiveness of subject matter. It however, doesn't help in dealing with

atmospherics. To get the self confidence in dealing with " bullies " or those who

have a power or intellect advantage, start making impromptu speeches in strange

places eg. elevators, shops, trains where it doesn't matter if you get ignored

or seem a bit weird. You'll probably never see those people again anyway.

Importantly though these are the safest places to listen to YOURSELF speaking.

If you run out of things to say or make a faux pas, you can just say 'oh what

the hell', turn on your heel and walk away.

 

 

Finally Maggie, if any presentation is really important, rehearse, and rehearse

again until you can almost do it parrot fashion, giving you risk minimisation

re. forgotten lines and allowing the bulk of your creativity to go, on the day,

into the nuances of your delivery. You may find it very helpful to do a dress

rehearsal at the actual venue itself, by making a private booking where only you

or perhaps a friend is present during your rehearsal. Love - John.