Soulful Ambition

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Analisa has been podcasting since 2016 and this is the first time she's shared her own unique path to Broadway and beyond. She shares her early influences, experiences in college, auditions, and survival jobs in New York City. Analisa discusses the heartbreak and soul-searching moments in her career and the...

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights:  All the tangible practices + tools for managing your hopes and dreams in the biz and beyond Vulnerable stories + shares from Broadway and Hollywood Establishing a practice to manage challenges + setbacks without letting it derail or defeat you Making peace with where you are The power...

Reserve your Seat: Harvest Wisdom/Plant Dreams: A Soulful Approach to Year-End Reflections and Intention on Dec 29th   Embrace the spirit of self-discovery and artistic growth as we bid farewell to the year and set our sights on new beginnings. Join as we revisit a cherished discussion with Jack Plotnick , whose wisdom on overcoming mental barriers in acting remains evergreen as we step into the n...

New Year Workshop: Harvesting Dreams/Planting Wisdom Dec. 29th Reserve your spot here. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights:  The power of rituals in seasons of transition A  journal prompt:  "If I were heading back to New York City, what would I do?" Dissecting the "Old Way" of working and birthing the "New Way" Having self...

New Year Workshop: Harvesting Dreams/Planting Wisdom Dec. 29th Reserve your spot here. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights:  Finding the gifts in disappointment Learning that "you are not what you do" Broadway stories from Rebecca, The Little Mermaid, Phantom, & Hello, Dolly! Uncovering our true purpose  Honoring our deep d...

Dec. 29th Event: Harvesting Wisdom, Planting Dreams: A Soulful Approach to Year-End Reflections and Intentions In today's episode Analisa is talking about something no one likes talking about publicly, especially in our shiny-only-post-the-highlights-social-media world. Have you ever gotten the thing you were desiring (a gig, a job, a raise, etc.) only to feel disappointed, let down, or disillusio...

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming HERE. Get your free audition meditation & stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights:  Looking at your dreams through the lens of the enneagram  Your unique vice turned to virtue A story of an actor who left New York and found creative success on their own terms How to use the enneagram as an acting tool Episo...

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. This week's solo episode is an interactive inner exploration. You're invited to be an active participant, grab a journal or sit and close your eyes. You'll pause and check in, without judgment, how you're currently doing and feeling. Analisa guides us on this journey & asks us deep questions to find the a...

Grab a limited time 1:1 session with Analisa here. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights:  How trauma can make it hard to go after big dreams How our big dreams can inspire healing  What is trauma? Brain- and Body-based healing modalities The role of feeling our feelings The stories we tell ourselves and how to rewrite them...

Sign up for a 1:1 Session with Analisa!  Episode Bullet Points In this short solo episode Analisa helps you love on your Little Self. She also opens up the conversation to you, the listeners: is there anyone out there with the research know-how to look at these universal struggles from a social sciences perspective? Topics covered in this episode include: Offering one-off 1:1 session in Nov/Dec 20...

Alignment Before Action free online workshop Nov. 2nd!! Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle    HERE. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa & A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights:  The need to be "the best" The "Little Self's" need to be seen The trap of toxic positivity  Pep talks + reframes might not be the solutio...

Free workshop Nov. 2nd, 2023: Alignment Before Action !! Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member  HERE. Episode Highlights :  Elena's journey  Planting the Role in Your Voice as a Garden Proving vs Sharing The Gift of Perspective Shifts  "It's Not Fair That You Can't Do It All" The Gifts of Motherhood Audition Friendships  The Difference between...

Alignment Before Action Free Workshop November 2nd! Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. In a solo episode that is jam packed with inspired practices, we dive deep into the HOW of releasing our attachment to outcomes, specifically around auditions. Analisa guides us through: The fears that come up with we WANT the job The need to acknowledge...

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member  HERE. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act  HERE. Episode Highlights:  Identity shifts, grief, and integration The impact you can have by sharing soulfully Social media assumptions Build resiliency by seeking rejection Reach out in gratitude Teach your aud...

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member  HERE.  In a meta solo episode that is made to be listened to on repeat, we dive deep into what it means to realign with our authenticity. Analisa guides us through: Authentic Self-Introduction Her personal process for getting into & staying in alignment Ways to deal with the resistance that pulls us out of...

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Membership  HERE. Get a free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. In this wide-ranging interview with Cara Kovacs , the Business Witch, we dive deep into service, and the business side of sharing our passion. Analisa and Cara cover many angles: The importance of having a...

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member  HERE. ✨✨✨✨✨✨ In this solo episode, we dive deep into what it means to set our Goals with our Soul. It's a skill to be able to cultivate structure from within, versus needing and then resenting external systems. How can we have both freedom to create and grounded connection to the systems in our lives...

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member  HERE.  Today's episode with co-founders and artistic directors of TheatreSquared , Bob Ford + Amy Herzberg:  What Bob + Amy were doing in their 20s & how they wouldn't have believed this is how their lives would unfold Amy's journey from acting to teaching + directing Amy's keys to career longevity Bob's u...

Two ways we can work together:  1:1 Soulful Coaching or the Soulful Creatives Circle  Read more here and set up a discovery call!    This short + sweet episode is all about Analisa's journey with the word STAR.  Make the claim + own your star power!  You're literally stitched from stardust.  May this episode support you before an audition, stepping on stage and as you walk through your life.  You...

Aug 31st workshop: Claiming your Big Dreams + Moving towards them with LOVE   How to make the claim, manage disappointment +  insecurity, stay in alignment, release the neediness, and discern ego from soul. In this 2 hr workshop I'm going to share with you practical steps, exercises, and practices. I won't hold back for fear of being "too spiritual." I'm going to play BIG in a way that I know will...

In this episode Analisa:  Shares how she drops in before podcasting or creating content, and how to do this for auditions, etc. Talks about her nervous system and when it's not regulated the challenge to be creative and/or take care of herself Permission to listen to our bodies and pause - how important it is to the creative process and our overall wellbeing  Shares why she's taking a break from p...

This episode with Laureen E. Smith is a massive dose of PERMISSION to trust the path that you are on!  Laureen started her career with a BA in Theatre and then took a completely different route via divinity school at Harvard and becoming a minister.  Now, in her 60s, she's a D.C. based actor and in this episode shares wisdom through her story and the perspective it's given her.  She speaks to many...

In today's solo episode Analisa explores the importance of cultivating awareness of thoughts and feelings for creatives.    Creatives tend to be more emotionally aware, but often they are more emotionally reactive and are still stuck in very limiting thoughts.    Through developing the capacity to notice and sit with uncomfortable emotions, you will be able to bust through current limiting beliefs...

In today's episode Analisa interviews one of her best friends, Jillian Jarrett - performer, makeup artist and most recently seller of mortgages.  In this episode:  Jill's journey from AMDA to selling mortgages Doing really hard things and the rewards from that The sense of power, resilience and resourcefulness knowing there are options to support yourself  Creatives thriving in jobs outside of the...

We have so many tools to prep for auditions, but we rarely talk about how to manage afterwards. The waiting, the doubt, the uncertainty.  In this short solo episode, Analisa explores some ideas to build the capacity to manage all that arises post audition in order to have a more sustainable, joyful journey.  Receive your free audition meditation here.   A Balancing Act is hosted by Analisa Leaming...