CEOs, performers, speakers, managers, or anyone who engages groups publicly may find themselves feeling fear, nervous stomach, racing thoughts, tightening of muscles, forgetting what to say, or the inability to connect with their audience. Let’s re-frame performance anxiety. We will use a mix of modalities to identify blocks to up your mental game.
PERFORMANCE SPECIALTIES:
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The primary reason you get stuck is because you are in your head and not engaged from your body.
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Develop techniques to access your imaginative brain and intuition for moment-to-moment connection and unplanned for brilliance.
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When your analytical perspective is overpowering, your brain is thinking in a compartmentalized or rigid fashion cutting off flow or access to organic expression.
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Like athletes who condition the body for peak performance using visualization (engaging in their plays from a present state of awareness), we will use a combination of techniques for mind-body-heart coherence as you experience the joy of process vs. outcome.
BENEFITS:
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Mind Optimization to perform from an integrated, whole-brain approach (mind, body, spirit)
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Desensitize to audition or performance fear to enjoy the experience, and re-frame failure as data to be greater
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Build neuropathways that fuel “I Am, I Can, I Will” thinking that offers psychological safety for creative risk-taking
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Break bad habits or ruminating thoughts that prohibit goal achievement and condition the nervous system to accept new choices
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Use curiosity as a tool to increase dopamine (the motivating hormone) & serotonin (the satisfaction hormone) for memorization of key points
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Fictional Journaling or backstory using imagery to prime the mind for character development and discovering nuances that set you apart
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Apply your natural gifts to deliver your message in a manner that is authentic, fun, and allows for unedited signature moments that leaves your mark
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
“Bypassing the critical mind to increase stakes, build specificity, increase confidence through mind/body immersion, and activate visualization for peak performance.”
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Screen Actor’s Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
“From Mindset to MindRIGHT™ – Mastering change, overcoming mental resistance, reframing the fight/flight response, and employing mindfulness tools that generate positive outcomes.”
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Screen Actor’s Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
What Performers Are Saying.
“Jessica taught me how to use visualization in my preparation work, so that when the time comes, I am able to remain laser focused and not affected by external interruptions to get to the end goal. I was able to use a few mindfulness tools to get rid of nervousness and to center myself so that when I was filming The People vs OJ Simpson on FX and also GRIMM on NBC I was completely engaged.”
Maurice Webster
“What I found most enjoyable about your class was the true sense that acting is not about one, plastic, reality. To look at our own blocks and challenges and acknowledge those deeper aspects of our being, and to create pathways to channel in new energy while releasing old ways is a cathartic journey. Experiencing these states of being through the models explored in your class really allows us to plant ourselves, firmly in the ground, as actors, as individuals, and both shed and embrace those unique things about ourselves that make us real, unappologeticaly.”
Melissa Morch
“Jessica’s teachings were mind blowing and so amazing, exercises I have never done this before but I beg of you to please get her back. There is more she can teach us. It has transformed my life. Our well-being and happiness are so important and I feel there aren’t enough classes teaching that. If one doesn’t feel at one’s best, no matter how many acting classes one takes, one will never get there.”
Barbara Grace Dior
“I recently took a sag workshop, led by the vivacious Jessica Morales @beyoubloom called “Breaking through the blocks”; and this class allowed me dive deeper into the hindrances that affect my mind and pushed me closer to “healing my inner child”. I left the class with answer I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW I needed, and I felt so much lighter with that knowledge in tow.”
Viddona
“You bring so much light to the union. We are excited to have you share your gifts and talents with the members.”
Ms. Allen, SAG/AFTRA Member Education Coordinator
“Working with Jessica has put me on an enlightening road to self discovery. It’s wonderful to be moving forward in the direction that you want for your life. When you jump into the work, you discover that changing is not as difficult as one may have thought!”
Jan M., Actor
Since your workshop last year at the Screen Actors Guild Conservatory, my life has gone through a complete makeover. Talk about feeling like a walking magnet. Blissful!!! You helped change my life and steer me on a glorious adventure. Thank you!!!
Cyntrea Cotton
