Meditative Tools for Stillness

In this two-hour workshop with Aaron Haas, you will develop the skills to navigate this semester with connection. Together, we will explore intentional connection to our thoughts, our breath, and our instruments. Keep reading to hear about this workshop in Aaron's words: "What is your deepest ground? As musicians and students, we tend to rely subconsciously on various things for a sense of safety and groundedness. The respect of our peers and audiences, recognition and approval of our mentors, our own technical and musical skills, a position in an orchestra or university, the list goes on. But the problem with all of these is that they are ultimately unreliable, and when something happens that threatens or deprives us of them, we become ungrounded. So what can we truly rely on? The answer we will be exploring in this workshop is simply your deepest ground. Sometimes called the “ground of being,” we can…