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Q&A: How Can I Ease Performance Anxiety?: Shiva Rea Offers Tips from Yoga and Ayurveda for Calming Nervous Energy and Anxiety.
By Shiva Rea — 2017
I’m preparing for a dance performance in front of a big crowd of people, many of whom I know. I’d like to calm my nerves and quell my anxiety. How should I channel all my nervous energy?
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