Awaken Your Inner Musician:A Mindful Approach to Guitar & Ukulele with Josh Brill
A new way to experience music—through presence, feeling, and deep listening.
FULL WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Music Mindfulness is a therapeutic, embodied approach to learning and experiencing music—one that begins not with performance or perfection, but with presence.
In this 3-hour immersive, in-person workshop, you’ll explore guitar and ukulele as tools for awareness, emotional regulation, and creative expression. Rather than focusing on songs or technique alone, we’ll slow down and learn how to feel music in the body, listen deeply, and reconnect with the part of you that already knows how to make music.
This workshop is designed to help you:
- Calm and regulate your nervous system
- Develop deeper attention and listening
- Reconnect with joy, flow, and creativity
- Experience music as something you participate in, not perform
We’ll work with simple music meditations, gentle guidance, and shared exploration. No pressure. No judgment. Just real musical expression—right from the first note.
Whether you’re brand new, self-taught, returning after years away, or an experienced player feeling stuck or disconnected, Music Mindfulness meets you exactly where you are.
This is music from the inside out.
WHAT WE’LL EXPLORE
- Deep listening and feeling sound in the body
- Slowing down to build presence and confidence
- Using rhythm and tone to regulate attention and emotion
- Releasing tension, judgment, and “trying to get it right”
- Reconnecting with your Inner Musician
- Playing simple, meaningful music that feels good and sounds beautiful
WHO THIS IS FOR
This workshop is for you if:
- You’ve always loved music but felt blocked, intimidated, or “not talented”
- You play guitar or ukulele and want a more connected, embodied experience
- You feel tense, frustrated, or disconnected when you practice
- You’re curious about mindfulness but struggle with seated meditation
- You want music to feel nourishing, grounding, and alive again
No prior experience required.All levels welcome.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Gentle, guided musical practices
- Individual and group exploration
- A calm, supportive, non-judgmental environment
- Sitting and playing comfortably (chairs provided)
- Time for reflection, questions, and integration
You’ll leave feeling more grounded, more musical, and more connected—to yourself and to sound.
WHAT TO BRING
- A guitar or ukulele*
*if you don’t have a guitar or ukulele, there will be a limited number available for use on a first come basis. Please let us know when you register if you’ll need an instrument.
- Curiosity and an open mind
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Josh Brill is a musician, former educator at Berklee College of Music, and the founder of Music Mindfulness—a method that integrates music, presence, nervous system regulation, and inner awareness. With over 33 years of teaching experience, Josh has worked with beginners, professionals, and lifelong music lovers who thought music wasn’t “for them.”
His work reframes music as a birthright, not a talent—and invites people to experience music as a path to connection, healing, and personal transformation.