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Ingela Onstad

May 19

Is my career over?

Although not the same as a pandemic, my decision to leave Germany and start over was also due to a crisis: divorce.

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Book Review: Agreement #1 of The Four Agreements

Ingela Onstad

Mar 16

Book Review: Agreement #1 of The Four Agreements

The agreement "be impeccable with your word" from the bestselling book "The Four Agreements" can help performing artists be more positive.

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Ingela Onstad

Mar 2

On Being Supportive to Ourselves

Most of us understand what being a good friend means, but fail to apply those qualities to our relationship with ourselves and our art.

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A simple breath exercise to use in times of trouble

Ingela Onstad

Feb 25

A simple breath exercise to use in times of trouble

People often tell me that deep breathing doesn't calm them, but most of the time they are lacking a method. Here's my favorite one.

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Little fish in a big pond, or the story of my anxiety - part 2

Ingela Onstad

Feb 17

Little fish in a big pond, or the story of my anxiety - part 2

As I stated in the previous blog post, I think every performer has an anxiety story to tell. This is the story of my anxiety in my career.

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Every Performer has anxiety, whether they call it that or not

Ingela Onstad

Feb 10

Every Performer has anxiety, whether they call it that or not

I'm going to make a bold statement. Every performing artist suffers from performance anxiety at some point in their lives. Here's my story.

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