Actors, what you’re being asked to do is be vulnerable and sensitive to the story while being put in circumstances that can be very intense, very clinical and very technical, while at the same time as you’re being asked to be the heart of the story, the heart of the experience.

And...

if you are in a state of fear or anxiety in relation to your environment, your eyes will become fixed, you’ll stop hearing stuff, you’ll come out of your body, and now you are in a state of freeze.

Your mind, the meaning channel will start to try to make sense:

“You’re...

Actors, Your nervous systems are alert and alive to your environments, which is why your nervous systems pick up what's beneath what's being said.

You sense in a way that other people don't, the vibrations of emotions sensations, a kind of psychic field in a way the implicit, the...

 Navigating the intense demands of a career, especially in the film industry, can be overwhelming. It's particularly challenging when you're in a leading or supporting role, as the pressure can become immense. The rollercoaster of highs and lows often accompanies such endeavours.

To handle...

In times of intensity, overwhelm, and anxiety, self-regulation can be challenging. Often, we rely on co-regulation with others to find balance. If the people around us aren’t supportive in this aspect, seeking co-regulation from nature, like taking a walk or being near the ocean, can be...

The natural world is the greatest form of sustenance, followed by music, dance, and storytelling. These elements regulate and organise our nervous system. When clients visit my house, I always ask if they want Ocean, my border collie, in the room. She's always eager to join, and no client has...

Actors, look to the natural world. In many ways, the greatest artist we have is the natural world. 

When actors work with me, I spend a lot of time asking them to work with something called "orientation" to find in the world around them what feels pleasurable, easy, good and this becomes...

The nervous system and neuroception

We're moving out of intensity into complexity so that we can allow our voices to mirror all the different ranges of expression that are needed for any given moment.

With over over 25 years training and coaching actors for stage and screen as well as leaders,...

How to calm down the nervous system for a performance?

First of all, where do I find stability for my voice? - in the environment?

Secondly, how do I find it? - through the language of my neuroception, which is through the senses?

You just practice that it would change how your body breathes in...

Because what you're being asked to do is be vulnerable and sensitive to the story while being put in circumstances that can be very intense, very clinical and very technical, while at the same time as you're being asked to be the heart of the story, the heart of the experience.

And this can be...