The Vagus Nerve & Singing

Ahh... The mighty Vagus Nerve, also called the "Master Nerve", is the longest and most complex nerve in our body. It goes from the base of the cranium all the way down to the abdomen, connecting the brain to the gut and all the organs. This is also the only nerve that can be strengthened and toned, almost like a muscle 🙂

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Periods & Performance

Is it just me or do you find yourselves supernaturally energetic when you ladies are on your period? On equal measure, I feel my senses significantly heightened, my mind is hyper-sensitive and I have all sorts of perceptions from everywhere at the same time that I normally don't have. This leads me to overthinking, overanalyzing…

Singers’ Gut Health

“All diseases begin in the gut.” – Hippocrates Fair enough. But the most surprising thing of all is that this wasn't fully researched until 2006 (are you kiddin' me!? - I get so frustrated 😦 ), when O'Hara and Shanahan recognised the gut bacteria as a living organ and said it was responsible for all…

Singing and Hormones

I was just talking to my drummer friend Roberto after finishing one of our weekly gigs at Sarastro in Covent Garden, about the sheer happiness and incomparable high we feel while performing. And it's true, there's absolutely nothing in this world that can compare to the adrenaline rush, the feeling of completion and everlasting power,…