The Empowerment Blog

 
What is empowerment? empowerment Aug 01, 2023

Organic Intelligence® work brings us back to a more authentic way of being with ourselves and the world around us. It involves embracing our bodies in connection to our environment and the people we engage with in the present moment.

Accessing the here and now primarily relies on our senses...

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Guided practice for artists: Vision of the Bigger Picture guided practice Aug 01, 2023

Guided Practice for artists vision of the bigger picture | Speaking from experience

 

As I look around, I follow a winding path and immerse myself in the symphony of nature - the bird song and the wind rustling through the trees, reminiscent of ocean waves. Pausing, I take in the beauty...

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True togetherness honours difference guided practice Jul 29, 2023

Actors, this is not a path that you need to trod alone.

Even though there is part of it where you are alone, even though you’re together.

And that’s the part where you get to step into your own self discovery, self realisation, daily in your life, in the work you mine in relationship to...

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Sharing experience connects us Jul 29, 2023

Actors, when co-creating together, the experience becomes vastly different as compared to merely sharing opinions in a room. It involves finding, discovering, and exploring the dilemma from a unique perspective. This approach brings a richness of curiosity, opening up opportunities for learning...

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Rebel, Mother, Mystic: Sinéad O’Connor - the Complete Christ Archetype Jul 29, 2023

#repost @brianjames.soulwork 

"I came away from watching the new documentary about Sinéad O’Connor last night thinking about how she, more than any other artist of her generation, embodied the Christ archetype.

According to Jung, Christ is the archetype of the human capacity...

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Ocean Waves Jul 29, 2023

 

Actors, being human is challenging. 

 

To be present in the moment requires skill and permission to embrace complexity and paradox. 

 

Our practice is to notice how the external environment affects us, allowing others' emotions and stories to enrich our...

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Sinead O Connor: A Tribute to an Extraordinary Woman empowerment Jul 29, 2023

This woman was an extraordinary woman.

Her songs, what she stood for, her honesty that cost her so so very much.

I’m sorry you're gone.

I’m sorry so much pain surrounded your beliefs and that somehow if you were born now how different your life could have been …..

We may...

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Mastering the Art of the Integrated Actor: A Director's Dream acting Jul 28, 2023

The integrated actor is essential for effective collaboration with directors. Rather than relying solely on intuition, actors must become conscious of their unconscious processes, sensations, emotions, and imagination. Before a scene, they need to understand their inner experiences and how they...

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Creative Agility and Flow creativity Jul 28, 2023

Actors, Your relationship with the present moment is built through openness to your senses - what you see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.

Notice the sensations, emotions, thoughts, and images that arise.

This practice is exploring and experiencing the world throughout your life.

Be open to...

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You Are Poetry in Motion guided practice Jul 28, 2023

You Are Poetry in Motion

The path of the actor is both individual and collective.

When you find the balance between those two, you have the ability to have your own creative fingerprint within your creative process while playing and being in relationship with other creatives.

This balance between...

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There is no here and now without the body body Jul 28, 2023

Actors, the portal to the here and now is through the body.

So that means if it’s through the body to get to the here and now, you’re either moving in through your senses - what you hear, see touch, taste or you are listening to the felt experience - sensation, emotion.

There is no here...

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Uniting Voices for Change: Freedom and Focus Conference August 2023 fitzmaurice voicework Jul 27, 2023

Hey

I’m Helena Walsh, and I had the honour of being the co-director of the extraordinary Freedom and Focus Conference in both Dublin and London in 2016 and 2018.

It was a transformative experience where people from all corners of the world, including coaches, teachers, and artists, came...

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Crafting Complexity: The Remarkable Interplay of Writing and Acting in Succession Jul 27, 2023

What’s quite extraordinary about how brilliantly “Succession” is written (Jesse Armstrong) , because it’s a collective story.

It’s a phenomenally complex story that’s dealing with so many different levels, from the family unit to the societal unit to the...

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You are being moved by something much bigger than you Jul 27, 2023

Actors, imagine being moved by something much bigger than yourself—a force that transcends your individuality. Picture two swans gracefully moving in perfect synchronicity, effortlessly guided by the water and each other.

This is the essence of art—the captivating dance that is ...

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Blue CARE, Green CARE, Creative CARE acting care Jul 14, 2023

Our journey towards deeper humanity involves exploring the art of change and transformation.

We must work on ourselves in relation to our environments and the people in our lives.

The phases of this journey include building ego strength and navigating relationships.

Blue care (ocean) and green care...

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Here and now through the body Jul 14, 2023

Actors, the here and now can only be accessed through the body.

And the body as we know its language, its dialect, it’s the senses and it’s the felt experience.

So that’s the only way to come into the present moment is through the body.

You can live in your imagination and live in...

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Your Path Together: Thriving in the Realm of Uncertainty guided practice Jul 11, 2023

Your Path Together : Thriving in the Realm of Uncertainty

Actors, if you’re going to go on a path into the unknown which you are, if you’ve chosen to be an actor or an artist, then why not go together?

Find your playful fellow artists.

Deepen and build your relationship with them.

...

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Image and Imagination Light the Way acting Jul 11, 2023

Image and imagination play a significant role in our perception. When we encounter an image, various parts of our brain are activated, and signals are sent throughout our nervous system. These images are connected to different associative networks, evoking sensations, emotions, and insights....

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Actors, this is what makes you stand out in an audition acting Jul 11, 2023

Foster a relationship through your senses.

The only way, the portal, the doorway to the here and now is through the senses. The only way you can do that is through the body.

Sensations are these pebbles, different coloured pebbles, 10,000 different shades of different colours. Emotions, you...

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A Worthy Sacred Way to Live Your Life acting Jul 03, 2023

Actors, when you start to notice the ordinary, like a serene pond, and truly experience it in a way that feels alive, it's akin to planting seeds. These seeds gradually grow, little by little, and they deeply nourish the soil of your heart and soul. This richness and the ability to embrace the...

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