My name is Kimberly Hankins, DMA, PD, RYT500, and I am a Violist and Trauma-Informed Yoga + Breathwork Facilitator. I created this podcast to empower musicians to find their own path to healing, normalize talking about our struggles without shame, consider practical solutions, and discuss ways to improve music education and performance through musicians wellness.
*TW: Normalizing discussions around musicians wellness struggles means that we often talk about challenging topics on this podcast, including but not limited to: mental health, disordered eating, physical health, and trauma.
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Check out my blog posts that relate to this topic:Performing Without Unnecessary Tension (https://open.substack.com/pub/alignedmusician/p/performing-without-unnecessary-tension?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) Are you nervous or is it your nervous system? (https://open.substack.com/pub/alignedmusician/p/are-you-nervous-or-is-it-your-nervous?r=83x0d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web)Trauma Informed Music Teaching (https://alignedmusician.substack.com/p/trauma-informed-music-teaching?r=83x0d) (or this podcast episode (https://alignedmusician.substack.com/p/17-trauma-sensitive-music-education-8ba?r=83x0d))The Best Way to Practice (https://open.substack.com/pub/alignedmusician/p/the-best-way-to-practice?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web)
For more musicians wellness content and FREE weekly practices visit alignedmusician.substack.com (http://alignedmusician.substack.com/)
For more about me, visit my website! alignedmusician.com (http://alignedmusician.com)Get a 1:1 session with me when you sign up for my Yoga for Musicians Course (https://alignedmusician.com/yogaportal/start-here).Join me for online and in-person concerts and movement practices by visiting my Event Calendar (https://alignedmusician.com/events).
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17 Dec 2025
On Avoiding Injury
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For more on avoiding injury, check out these articles: 5 Tips to Avoid Injury this Holiday Season (https://open.substack.com/pub/alignedmusician/p/5-tips-to-avoid-injury-this-holiday?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web)10 Things I Do To Avoid Playing With Pain (https://open.substack.com/pub/alignedmusician/p/10-things-i-do-to-avoid-playing-with?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web)
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9 Oct 2025
A Musician Accessible (and Audio Only) Yoga Practice
Move, breathe, and bring your awareness inward with this audio-only yoga asana practice.
I start with updates, some ideas for consideration during your practice, and then we begin at 9:50.
Please read this short disclaimer before you practice with this recording: https://alignedmusician.com/disclaimer (https://alignedmusician.com/disclaimer)
Here are ways to stay in-touch with me:
alignedmusician.com/events (http://alignedmusician.com/events)Calendar of all upcoming events
insighttimer.com/alignedmusician (https://insighttimer.com/alignedmusician)Free yoga and meditation
alignedmusician.substack.com (http://alignedmusician.substack.com/)Free Musicians Wellness content and live yoga for musicians classes
instagram.com/alignedmusician (http://instagram.com/alignedmusician)Connect with me on instagram!
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