Mindful Actor Workshops use the Chakra system as a tool to bring you into presence.
We explore acting + movement based exercises to cultivate both embodiment + understanding the human condition as it relates to the energy body —
The Mindful Chakra Method.
By understanding how you hold your energy naturally, finding balance & wholeness becomes an achievable process. character work becomes endless in possibilities.
No acting experience needed or necessary to get something out of this course, but an open mind & willingness to play is key!
Yogic principles meets Acting Technique! In these workshops, we dive into the connection between the 7 Major Chakras and Character Creation, looking at the 3 States of a Chakra – Balanced, Over Active and Under Active. By understanding how you hold your energy naturally, you can then shift this Energetic Signature into that of your Character’s, based on the text.
Through engaging discussion and practical exercises, participants gain a profound understanding of how Chakra imbalances manifest in character physicality and psychology, and how it unconsciously contributes to their lives off stage. We delve into techniques that help identify and address these imbalances, allowing actors to bring a sense of physical authenticity and impulse to their roles. All workshops include grounding techniques and guided meditation.
Mindful Actor Workshops are for you if :
You’re a creative person wanting to get out of your box
You feel disconnected to yourself or your body
You feel blocked or uninspired & can’t figure out why or what to do about it
Your nerves or lack of confidence get the best of you
You want to feel physically, vocally & emotionally connected to your characters
You want to stop being typecast
You feel you need “thicker skin” for this business
You want to let go of fears + limiting beliefs
You’re looking for a way to begin or deepen your meditation practice
Sounds like you?
Let’s work together.
Acting with the Chakras Level 1
Level 2 - Monologues
MAW Online - Acting with the Chakras - Online Course
Chakra Warm Up Library
MAW classes get you out of your head + into body awareness.
Along the way,
the work will gently help you discover your blocks
+ give you tools to begin to move past them.
There are two avenues for the work:
-For Creatives:
Anyone who is looking to shake things up in their lives + come back to the authenticity of the present moment. Learn more about the Chakras + how tuning into them can be life changing for daily living. Express yourself in a safe environment, + get in touch with yourself through play, dance, meditation + poetry.
-For Actors:
It is a “process” class for those who are looking for a new + more embodied approach to creating well defined characters. If we use the Chakras to calibrate the body, we then have access to an instrument that freely connects with any human condition. Lose your habits, find new physicality + honour your impulses.
Why study the Chakras in Acting?
The Chakras are often an untapped resource for an actor.
Think of them as pockets of expression.
When you set your energy in a specific way, your intuition will guide you into an effortless emotional life through which your characters will live.
A Mindful Actor class will help you discern what is an authentic impulse + what is just you trying to stay safe + think your way through things.
Using the Chakras will help you access emotions effortlessly + give you another tool when deconstructing characters - giving them an emotionally supported physicality.
By knowing the "Energy State" of the character, you can completely transform into it.
“The 7 chakras take us along the full spectrum of human consciousness and in that way they provide a formula for wholeness. The Chakra system is really a universal template for understanding human consciousness and behaviour.”
— Anodea Judith, Author - Wheels of Light, Western Body Eastern Mind, Chakra Yoga, Creating on Purpose
