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Warm Up Exercises for Musicians: 2020 Update
The go-to resource for musicians preparing to perform, our new and improved Don't Cramp Your Style: Warm-Up Exercises for Musicians factsheet is now available online. These essential tips and warm up exercises for musicians are designed to prepare you for healthy and...
What happens during BAPAM community drop-in sessions?
Our weekly sessions started at the beginning of June and are designed to help performing artists to set goals and stick to healthy practice routines. It includes new techniques and strategies to help maintain mental and physical health now and into the future. Book...
Healthy Practice Community Drop In
Healthy Practice Community Drop In - supporting you to develop and sustain your healthy practice as a performing artist Knowing what you should do to keep healthy is one thing, adopting healthy practice as routine in your life is...
Return to work and study: Post COVID-19 Occupational Health Service for the Performing Arts
For more information contact claire.cordeaux@bapam.org.uk As lockdown eases and students and professionals start to return to work and study, institutions will need, in addition to their health and safety responsibilities, to assess the level of fitness to work and...
Managing Anxiety: BAPAM CBT Group for Performing Artistes
During the current social distancing period, we are pleased to be working with Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Dr Sidrah Muntaha, and GP, Dr Tamara Cohen, to offer free online group therapy for mild to moderate anxiety. This 6 session programme is for performance...
What’s Blocking You?
Just before lockdown, Equity and ArtMinds worked with the Young Vic on this YV:IDemystify session on Resilience. The video is now available online
Healthy Practice Resources
As a companion to our Healthy Practice Webinar Series, here are collected BAPAM resources to plan and sustain healthy creative practice: Healthy Practice Diary Knowing what you should do to keep healthy is one thing, this diary is...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
Even at the best of times, maintaining good mental health while sustaining a career in the arts presents unique challenges. The current pandemic disrupts our communities, creative practices and ability to earn a living, and brings significant...
Kindness
It is Mental Health Awareness week, May 18th - 24th 2020, and the theme is Kindness. It seems appropriate to share this from People United - Changing the World through Arts and Kindness
Free Online Symposium on Alexander Technique
Current Scientific Research and Models for the Alexander Technique A free online symposium outlining current scientific research and models for the Alexander Technique is taking place on Monday 18th May. The event has been shared...
Nadiya Hussain : anxiety during lockdown
The baker and author spoke to the BBC about her anxiety and how it is important to 'be kind to ourselves'.
BAPAM Hearing Conservation Guidelines for the Performing Arts
The need to establish an effective hearing conservation strategy was spearheaded by the Healthy Conservatoires Network and was then developed by clinicians working with BAPAM. The launch of the document in March 2020 follows a consultation period which took place...
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