In episode thirteen, “Jeremy de Tolly on Community and Connection,” co-hosts Geneva Mayne and Kristen Ruiz talk with Jeremy de Tolly about singing with joy, the importance of communities and connection, and regulating ourselves before, after and during performance tasks related to communication (e.g. singing and speaking). He reintroduces us to the concept of Ubuntu, a South African concept, brought to mainstream U.S. culture through the decolonizing work of Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu to end apartheid. Check out Jeremy’s website here.
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