I used to have this problem in the past, but I found what works for me is relaxation and meditation. When a performer gets cold fingers prior to performance, it is usually related to performance anxiety. In my opinion, it is related to fear of doing a bad performance.
For example, a person having a headache, especially migraine, has cold hands. The learned art of warming the fingers, by thinking about it, can sometimes even abort migraine headaches. The same is true with performers. One can warm the fingers by relaxing, and imagining the fingers becoming heavy and warm. During relaxation, the fingers actually do warm up, as evidenced by bio-feedback, using temperature feedback. Making a long story short, relaxation is what works for me. Rather than "making" the fingers get warm, I have found that merely "allowing" them to get warm is what works for me. ed At 09:53 AM 11/13/2011, Dick Brook wrote: >Hi Netters > >I'm interested in any remedies for cold finger tips, which I >invariably get when I play a gig in a cold room. >Very frustrating-fingerless gloves? chemicals?, Holding a cup of tea >an hour before? > >Any suggestion appreciated. > >Dick Brook > >[email protected] > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
