Day 7: Your Barre Relief Blueprint + 2-Week Maintenance

Optional Watch (30 seconds)

Dragos Ilie: Mind & Body Mapping

Use this only if you want a quick reminder: tension patterns quietly limit movement before you even notice them.

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Do This Today (15 minutes)

Step 1) Create your “Barre Relief Blueprint”

This can be a printable page or a note on your phone. Fill in:

1. 2-Minute Setup Reset
   Your Day 1 cues (posture + stability): _____________

2. Barre Ladder
   Your progression (2 strings → 3 strings → chord):
   
   1. My starting strings: __________
   2. My “graduation” rule: __________

3. Selective Strings Rule
   In my current piece, the strings that must ring are: _______________

4. Micro-Release Rule
   My reminder phrase: “Attack clean → soften slightly while it rings”

5. Close-to-Fret Rule
   My “easy spot” reminder: “Close, not on top”

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Your 10-Minute Barre Lab (Weekly Plan)

Use this as your default maintenance routine:

• 2 min: Setup reset
• 3 min: Barre ladder
• 3 min: Selective strings inside a real passage
• 2 min: Micro-release + close-to-fret combo

(That’s it. Consistency beats intensity.)

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Success Check

You’re winning today if:

• you have a plan you can actually run on busy days
• and barres feel less “personal” (less like a judgment, more like a process)

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Want to Keep This Going?

If this week helped and you’d like the same kind of guidance across more technique + repertoire (with world-class players), the 14-day tonebase trial is there – no pressure. Just a solid next step if you want more structure, more examples, and more “this finally clicked” moments.

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