Learn HOW to process stressful situations you face as a musician in the moment.
Consistently calm your inner criticism and comparison to others
Develop self-compassion by understanding of your "bad" habits and how to shift them
Experience techniques that work gently with deeper sources of stress and anxiety
Improve your communication with your colleagues, family and your inner self.
Find yourself doom-scrolling and comparing your success to others
Feel like everyone has it "figured out" except you
Feel you have to be part of "hustle culture" to survive
Feel sadness or shame when you see your peers succeed
Try to ignore your negative emotions, thinking they'll resolve on their own with time
Are ready to connect with yourself and your music on a deeper level
... but that doesn't mean they are healthy, or necessary!
Did you know that even many of your heroes in music experience stress, comparison and self judgment?
You're NOT the only one in the room (or Instagram) who questions your abilities, social skills, if you're doing enough to advance your career, or are good enough to even be attempting this profession.
Most of us have learned to put on a good 'professional' mask, and need to project the sense of having-it-all-together to appear hirable and desirable.
This can be incredibly stressful and isolating.
This stress gets stored in our bodies and normalized as part of the 'hustle.'
Musicians rarely talk about our emotional challenges, and if we do, there are rarely good solutions.
Our mission is to equip you with techniques that address the specific emotional challenges musicians face, and the unique way we experience them.
Even if you currently work with therapy (which this class is not a substitute for) you will find powerful distinctions in this approach to emotional work that embraces your nature as a creative, artistic person.
"Practicing harder" is NOT the answer
You need to learn and apply the fundamental skills of emotional work, just as you learned them with music.
Learn these essential skills in this workshop and get 24/7 access to the recording and exercises.
Evan is a certified Clinical EFT facilitator with over 7 years of experience working with individuals 1-on-1 and in groups using a variety of emotional work techniques. His unique approach focuses on our relationship with ourselves and cultivating compassion, rather than trying to fix or get rid of ‘negative’ emotions.
His professional life as a New York City based, internationally touring and recording jazz bassist gives him a unique skill set of deep listening, supporting and improvising as well as dealing with a stressful lifestyle and competitive career.
Testimonials from clients have credited working with Evan as playing a major role in getting of debt, finding their first relationship, overcoming a fear of flying and much more. You can see more of his work on his YouTube channel, "Inner Work with Evan" or on Brad Yates’ show Get Ready.
"My first 1 hour session was one of the most valuable hours of my life…”
Violinist, educator and composer, Christian Howes was voted #1 in the Downbeat Critics Poll (“Rising Stars/Violin”), named among the top three jazz violinists in the JazzTimes critics poll, and nominated for Violinist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association.
He received the Residency Partner Award through Chamber Music America, earned a USArtists grant through the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and was invited by the U.S. State department to teach and perform as a cultural ambassador twice, in Ukraine and Montenegro.
Howes is the founder of “Creative Strings“, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to expand music education through the creation of online curriculum, conferences, and visits to schools teaching improvisation, contemporary styles, and related subjects.