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It’s a stressful time. It is.
Dealing with the unknown and needing to react quickly to the latest cancelation or news is not easy. Here are 5 ways to relax by yours truly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Not some godawful
Classics-for-Baby”
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1 – MUSIC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course!
I released ‘New Lullaby’ in 2010 knowing our culture doesn’t sleep well enough or listen to much music by living composers. The result is 14 New Lullabies from 13 American composers, from the warm and sightly dark to the lullaby you shouldn’t hear the end of because you’re asleep. It has continued with over 55 premieres!
Check out the album on BandCamp: alcguitar.bandcamp.com\/<\/a> (best for Artists)
Physical CDs from: Amazon<\/a>
Autographed CDs from my Store: alcguitar.com\/store<\/a> (great for Artists!)
Join the New Lullaby Project FB Group<\/a>!!
Youtube Playlist of New Lullaby Videos<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – Neu-Becalm’d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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After a major house fire in 2007 and finding I couldn’t sleep more than 4 hours or quiet my mind, my wife discovered Neu-Becalm’d\u2122. It is a nutritional supplement that gives the brain-targeted nutrients to aid in the balancing of neurotransmitters. Problems such as mental and emotional focus, or substance abuse may be caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. Very helpful for performance anxiety and quieting the mind. This was life changing!
I do not recommend drugs of any kind (beta blockers, weed, etc), but this is only amino acids. I do believe in it enough to be a distributer.
\u2022 You can find it at my Website Store: alcguitar.com\/store<\/a> (we will match prices)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 – Food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jasmine Yeh at Banff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

During my Banff Music Residency in January (remember January!?) we held a New Lullaby concert with performance art and visuals called ‘The Oscillating Dream Space’. Artist Jasmine Yeh<\/a> (NY) served up “chill food” and Laura Sofia Perez <\/a>did visuals. It was amazing!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t recommend enough finding the right food to compliment your body and assist your mind. It is not comfort food. Chill food<\/em> is food that helps you relax by its chemical makeup, ie. melatonin (amino acids!).
\u2022 A few include: Fruits and vegetables (tart cherries, corn, asparagus, tomatoes, pomegranate, olives, grapes, broccoli, cucumber)
\u2022 Grains (rice, barley, rolled oats)
\u2022 Nuts and Seeds (walnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, mustard seeds, flaxseed)
In other words: Cook!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 – Garden <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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‘Tis the season. Go work in your garden. There is not much that compares with digging in the dirt. Don’t forget to wear gloves if you’re a musician. Our Dwarf Iris’ came out and they bring smiles. We need smiles!
That’s it.
Go dig and start planting!

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5 – Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n