Fight is going to happen. People are going to confront you. I want you to embody a warrior-like quality, not one of constant vigilance or suffering. Instead, this warrior is a loving and composed presence, possessing the agility to fight if necessary, to soar through the skies, to freeze in place wh...

Remember actors, you are in a time of the crossroads of change.

In the face of this transformation, we must allow room for it to unfold. Change is sweeping through the universe, our planet, politics, society, and even within ourselves, our families, and our communities. Everywhere we look, movement ...

Actors, preparing to receive the characters, the story, and the environment in a film set can greatly impact your ability to express yourself from the present moment. This preparation involves understanding the interconnectedness of various elements, ranging from biology to the cosmos.

In terms of bi...

Actors, I wish for you to realise that you don’t have to endure suffering to be an artist. The notion that artists must suffer is misguided. The only suffering that arises is from lacking the necessary framework to express yourself in your chosen art form.

But here’s the truth: you already possess...

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 ever r...

Actors, when you're engaged in a relationship with the present moment, especially as an artist, you anchor your sense of self there. It's not possible to anchor your identity solely on a nine-to-five job with a predetermined plan and trajectory for the future. As an artist, your journey involves con...

 Being an actor is like being a finely tuned instrument. 

We listen with our eyes, ears, and touch, allowing the words and experiences to come in, and then we create constellations and connect the dots. 

It's a beautiful mystery that we may not fully understand, but it's extraordinary.

 ...

Actors, when you’re reading a play for the first time, it’s not really about analysis or intellectually understanding it on any level.

It’s about what is that story telling your body? How is that story resonating in your body?

Because it’s an embodied experience which is incredibly different to it bei...

Actors! Be slow to judge and very quick to learn.

I try to balance in between the requirements of an actor to have good instincts for acting.
But also a very important part of acting is analysis.

Generalisation is the enemy.

Always be specific in everything you do.

This means every line has to be...

Actors, the stories that you inhabit, you embody and the more complex and richer the actor is inside that process, the more of your listener you will wake up. So the more of you that's present, the more the listener will be able to feel their presence.

~ Helena Walsh on voice & acting Helena’s tea...

Actors, I need you to be alive, alert, responsive.   I want you to be dynamic and more like Bruce Lee. Like water, it's a martial art. I see this as the aikido of acting. Your ability to move with, take in the energy, and respond to what you're given.  

~ Helena Walsh on voice and acting  Helena’s ...

What does it mean to listen in scene and what to do if you are struggling with reflection.

~ Helena Walsh on voice and acting

Helena’s teachings are inspired by Organic Intelligence ® @getoi, Fitzmaurice Voicework ® @fitzmauricevoicework & NeuroSystemics™ @neurosystemics_care

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What is the ideal environment for actors to thrive and how do you get the best out of your actors?

If you want to work with Helena and really enliven and bring more subtlety, diversity & nuance to your acting craft or if you just want to really inspire and engage those around you, comment "me" below ...

If the voice is seen only technically, it's problematic because fundamentally the voice is the most intimate part of your acting and it is the thing that takes the longest to really sit in.

And it's probably the final thing that comes to you as the actor when you're creating the story.

It's the most f...

Actors, you are inspired creatively individually, ancestrally and collectively which is why it makes no sense to take anything personally.

When you believe in the co-creative process, you are believing for the ancestors before you, the collective around you and the celebration 🍾 of your individual ...

‘By noticing more of your own complex nature, the more alive your response will be.’ - Helena Walsh

Trust & The Subconscious

There is a whisper that lies amidst the more subtle and nuanced part of your being, it emerges gently from the silence and guides you deeply to the safer unfolding of who yo...

“The path is one to be walked, to be felt, and keep embodying
Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and keep going!"

~ Boaz Feldman @bfsimple

What does it mean to be affected? If you are in fight, flight or freeze, it is challenging to be affected. You shut down, shield, ...

Between jobs, one of the most profound and nurturing places the actor can develop a relationship with is the natural world.

Why? For many reasons It is the greatest mirror we have.It is constantly transforming, constantly changing. In Ireland, we have four seasons.

So how I structure my life as an...

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 really imp...

Actors there is a difference between chemistry, sensuality and sexuality.

For our industry, so much of casting revolves around chemistry, this kind of energy field, which is kind of an inexplicable quality that exists between two actors. It is a kind of playful,energetic exchange between two people...