Interview with Breana Gilcher

This month we had the immense pleasure of speaking with fellow body nerd Breana Gilcher. She shared her journey through a playing-related injury, her impressive knowledge of the body and fascial system, and how she balances life and work as an oboist, teacher, and myofascial release practitioner. Breana Gilcher Bio: Breana Gilcher is an oboist, improviser, educator, and Certified Massage Therapist based in Los Angeles. Breana's music career spans orchestral playing, contemporary music, improvisation, and studio work. As an oboist she has collaborated with a myriad of groups and artists such as the LA Chamber Orchestra, LA Opera, Musica Angelica, wildUp, Wayne Shorter, and Andrea Bocelli. She is on faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara as Lecturer in Oboe. Breana received her massage therapy training from Hands on Healing in Tujunga, California and completed an internship in Myofascial Release Therapy for musicians with Jenni Asher. She holds additional certifications in Music Therapy and Personal Training, as well as a certificate in Performing Arts Medicine. Having struggled with playing-related injuries and found Myofascial release to be incredibly beneficial to her own recovery and maintenance, one of Breana's passions is to provide artists with individualized therapy that understands the demands of a creative occupation, both before and/or after an injury. As a therapist Breana's primary goal is targeted treatment in a gentle, therapeutic space in which the body feels safe to let go of what it no longer needs. http://www.breanagilcher.com Show Notes: Breana's Self-Care Toolbox Myofascial Release Jenni Asher Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA) Eva Amsler Alexander Technique Feldenkrais Technique John Barnes Rolfing The New Rules of Posture- Mary Bond