Dance, Monkey, Dance! Tips For Overcoming Stage Fright.

Last night at Banjo Jim's I had the fight or flight response when I got on stage to sing. My heart started throbbing in my chest, my throat got tight, and I felt like I had to pee, even though I had just peed several times. 

I was looking forward to being back home in NYC, playing and singing in front of people I know and love. I was bummed that the next fifty minutes might turn out poorly due to unexpected stage fright. 

Performing is my favorite thing to do when I'm doing it well, and the opposite when I'm dying a slow death out there. If you have ever had a fear of public speaking, any kind of performance anxiety or stage fear, you have felt what I was feeling last night.

In the front of three rows were Abeline and Lucas who had both taken my "Sing Better in A Day" singing class earlier in the day. We had just talked about stage fright. I discussed a number of tools for overcoming stage fright, and there I was with a loud hum going off in my brain and shaky hands.  I have been a vocal coach and singing teacher for almost twenty years. 

I have given thousands of singing lessons, and worked on performance with hundreds of voice students, I have spent hours and hours helping students with a fear of public speaking, but there I was, sweaty and tongue-tied. All I could do was say what I remembered Joie Blaney telling me - you're not nervous, you're excited to play - and say, "Apparently, I'm very excited to see you guys. I'm really glad you're here."

Looking For Chocolate Cyst Treatment? This Natural Cure Could Solve Your Problems

Many people may be asking 'what is a chocolate cyst'? I had never heard about it until I worked with a girl who suffered the most terrible period pains ever and would at times nearly faint with pain. Unluckily by the time she was diagnosed, her cyst had reached the size of a large grapefruit and complications had set in and damaged one of her ovaries. As she was only in her early twenties, it was a considerable blow to her.

So what is chocolate cyst and how does it get its name? This cyst is derived from a condition known as endometriosis and it affects women during their child bearing years. It happens when the lining of the uterus detaches itself and begins to grow outside the uterus. This lining can then implant itself anywhere within the abdominal cavity. The endometriosis invades the ovary, producing blood filled cysts known as endometriomas. Eventually this blood darkens and becomes thick and sticky, virtually like chocolate - hence the term chocolate cyst.

Fat Burning Foods 101

Everyone wants to lose weight. In today's world everybody knows the importance of staying healthy.  To achieve this target, they go to the gym and exercise regularly. Some of them also get into crash diets but still end up with bad results. I know you might have tried just about everything to burn those extra calories. Now let me tell you a secret to lose that fat so you can look gorgeous and live healthy.

The food that you eat can burn that extra cholesterol for you. This means that certain foods can actually help you lose weight. This is because they contain calorie burning chemicals. Not only do herbs and shrubs contain such qualities but the food which you eat everyday can also help you to burn those calories. These foods also can increase your metabolism as well.