Trust yourself

I had a post ready-to-go on working the scene with focus on how to discover a rich variety in each and every moment, while deepening your character work and strengthening your connection to your partner. Important work. And then I thought about it again, and decided...

Self-Care: a bit of “pampering”

There’s a few luxury items in my self-care regimen. If I can, I get a massage. Whenever possible, I go to a sauna/steam room. In Toronto, I like Body Blitz Spa and Hammam Spa. If I’m somewhere without those kinds of places, a hot yoga class is the next...

Practice

Practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Practice just makes permanent. Jared Kirby   Train it the way you want it to end up. Megan Cooke Put quality time and effort into your practicing. On your own time, do all of the drills your teacher...

Practice vs. Rehearsal

Practice is what you do alone. Rehearsal is with other people. –Tim Klotz   So let’s talk about Rehearsal (tomorrow is Practice). When you rehearse –when you are with a partner– they are gifting their time to you, just as you are to them....

Saturation point

At this point in the workshop, four days in, you’ve probably reached saturation point several times, at least once a day, if not four or five! The first strategy is to realize that this happens to absolutely everyone. It’s the moment when nothing seems to...

Day 3: be gentle

Today is day 3. If the pattern of every other workshop I have gone to holds up, today is the day that everyone is so very sore, and it’s is the day that injuries tend to begin. Be aware of your limits today. Take care of yourself. Eat well, drink water,...

Stages of Learning

When you’re being immersed in new skills and information it can be helpful to remember that learning is a process, and most of us don’t just magically look at something and “get it”. Here is a theory that was developed at the Gordon Training...