The Aligned Actor

We’re practicing mindfulness today because mindfulness is an incredibly important tool that can help us thrive physically, mentally, and emotional in all areas and aspects of our creative lives. As a reminder, mindfulness is an incredibly simple practice — it’s a special way of paying attention to the present moment with kindness and curiosity. In the past I’ve used the term, “non-judgmental curio...

Today I want to share with you a super simple starter mindfulness practice. It’s so simple that you can do it anytime, anywhere. It’s small enough that you will think “This couldn’t possibly be doing anything for me!” but I promise you, if you do it consistently, it will deliver big results. What I like to call “10-count Mindfulness” is a great way to get started practicing mindfulness. All you do...

Happy New Year! Happy 2026! I thought it would be fun to spend some time together exploring how we want 2026 to look and feel for us. I wrote a creative, meditative visualization designed to relax you and allow your mind’s eye to just play and dream. If you found this content helpful or inspiring, I’d be honored if you’d leave a comment, share it with a pal, give a one-time donation, or consider b...

‘Tis the season of Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward All, so in keeping with that theme, I thought it would be a good time for us to do a loving kindness meditation together. Loving kindness meditation is a beautiful practice where we focus on and activate feelings of love, kindness, and compassion within us, and then flow those feelings energetically out to various people and creatures we envisi...

If you’ve spent any time in my world at all, you know that one of my favorite mottos is ABC: Always Be Celebrating . I celebrate EVERYTHING. I celebrate every time I record a PodTubeStack. I celebrate every time I complete a workout. I celebrate every time I skip a glass of wine in the evening. I celebrate every time I submit a self tape. I celebrate every time I teach a workshop or coach a client...

As we approach the end of 2025, there’s a natural inclination to reflect on the year and for actors that can mean looking at our numbers. * How many auditions did I have? * How many callbacks? * How many avail checks? * How many bookings? Data holds value. But data does not tell the whole story. Personally, I had a slow year, so my 2025 numbers leave me feeling uninspired and a little down. Fortun...

‘Tis the season of joy and magic and festive good cheer. ‘Tis also the season of… …rushing to finish all the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of 2025 (or lamenting how you fell short)… …shopping for all the gifts for all the folks, including that ONE THING your kid desperately wants that is sold out EVERYWHERE… …attending all the work parties, and friend parties, and school recitals… …t...

An area of #ActorLife that is often overlooked, but crucially important when it comes to maintaining a strong, resilient mindset, is the interactions that we have with the people in our lives who are not actors and have no connection to the entertainment industry — “outsiders.” “Outsider” Thinking Can Tank Our Mindset Acting is a WEIRD profession that most people are exposed to every day, but that...

Being an actor is not for the faint of heart. The delicious high of booking your first co-star! The agonizing low of being left on the cutting room floor after you’ve told all your friends and family “your episode” is airing tonight! The delightful twist of getting a straight-offer because you’re a recommendation of a casting director who loves your work. The devastating turn of being told hours b...

Once again we’re exploring a letter I wrote a few years ago to Young Actor Amy who had just arrive in LA. This is A Letter to Young Actor Amy: Part 4 and our topic today is Create, Because No One Cares . Technically we’re combining two topics from my letter, but they go hand-in-hand, so this is perfect. Let’s read what I wrote to myself back then and see how this all holds up today. Create! Don’t...

It’s time, once again, dear friends to practice mindfulness together. One of my major goals with The Aligned Actor is to demystify mindfulness and make engaging in a regular practice as easy as possible for you. Remember, mindfulness is incredibly simple. Mindfulness is a special way of paying attention to the present moment with curiosity instead of judgment. You focus on your breath and you noti...

Welcome to more fun on The Aligned Actor PodTubeStack! I’m Amy Schloerb. I’m a professional actress and a mindfulness and mindset coach helping actors ride the roller coaster — all the ups and downs, twists and turns — of being an actor without throwing up. Once again we’re exploring a letter I wrote a few years ago to Young Actor Amy who had just arrive in LA. This is A Letter to Young Actor Amy:...

Hello friends! It’s time to practice mindfulness, again. I want to demystify mindfulness and make engaging in a regular practice as easy as possible for you. As a reminder, my definition of mindfulness is incredibly simple: Mindfulness is a special way of paying attention to the present moment with curiosity instead of judgment. You tune into your breath and just notice whatever you notice both wi...

Here’s your moment of mindfulness — right up top — so you can find it easily! Hello and welcome back to the Aligned Actor PodTubeStack. That's what I'm now calling this because I think it's fun, I like combining words, and nobody can stop me. Just as a reminder, I'm Amy Schloerb. I'm a mindfulness and mindset coach helping actors ride the rollercoaster of being an actor without throwing up — inste...

Hello friends! I’m adding a new element to The Aligned Actor PodTubeStack. We’re going to practice mindfulness together because mindfulness is a hugely important foundation of my work — I am a mindfulness and mindset coach after all — and one of my missions is to demystify mindfulness and make engaging in a regular practice as accessible and easy as possible for people. Mindfulness is incredibly s...

Hello and welcome back to the Aligned Actor Substack, podcast, YouTube video, wherever you have found this content, I welcome you. I'm Amy Schloerb. I am a mindfulness and mindset coach and I help actors ride the roller coaster of being an actor without throwing up. September is my "actorversary" — the anniversary of when I became a professional actor by moving to Los Angeles and starting my actin...

My mind tends to wander when I meditate and I bet yours does too. And really that's not a problem because it's just part of your present moment experience. Welcome to my Substack! I'm Amy Schloerb. I am a mindfulness and mindset coach. And, like I said, my mind likes to wander when I meditate. Sometimes it goes off into the future. Sometimes it goes wandering and rummaging around in my past. Somet...

How well do you know your breath? Have you ever REALLY studied it with wonder and awe? That’s what we’re going to do today. So settle in and prepare to observe your experience of breathing with mindful curiosity. Join me for weekly mindfulness! In addition to Monday Mindful Moments, I also host a mindfulness group called Mindful Creators every Wednesday on Zoom. The practices are recorded and emai...

What are you putting up with in your life? 😒 The burned out light bulb in the kitchen. 🤪 All the clutter on the dining room table. 😩 The sink that never drains. How much better would you feel if those things were no longer present in your life? You will be amazed at the amount of renewed energy and relief you will get by getting “that thing” taken care of. Give it a try! Video Transcript I just...

When we practice mindfulness meditation we choose to place our attention and focus on our breath. Other things may be present in the moment around us and within us (thoughts, sensations, sounds, etc), but we choose to keep our focus on our breath. We don’t have to fight with those “distractions.” We can just allow them, notice them, witness them. And then choose to bring our focus back to our brea...

Today I wanted to share something I’ve really been enjoying in my life recently. A quiet, mindful walk. But I don’t want to just tell you about it, but really share it with you by guiding you through the experience of a mindful walk for yourself. And if you enjoy this mindful walk experience, you should really check out my weekly mindfulness group, Mindful Creators . I guide two mindfulness practi...

The only way to get better at anything is to practice. Practice. Practice. Practice. That’s what we do in these mindful moments. We practice. We practice focusing. We practice noticing. And practicing here makes it easier and easier for us to focus and notice in the rest of our lives. And speaking of practicing… In addition to these Mindful Moments, I also host a mindfulness group called Mindful C...

Mindful meditation is a beautiful cycle. Focus on your breath. Notice whatever you notice (without attaching to it). If you notice that your mind has wandered away from your breath and is focused on something else, gently guide your focus back to your breath. The full cycle is mindfulness, not just the part where you’re focused on your breath. You’re not “getting it right” when you’re focused on y...

It’s so easy to get caught up in our thoughts and miss the present moment. The process of thinking is of course part of our present moment experience, but today, we’re going to open ourselves up to our whole experience. And if you’re enjoying these weekly mindful moments, you should really check out my weekly mindfulness group, Mindful Creators . I guide two mindfulness practices for the group, an...

Gratitude is a great practice to cultivate in life. The more we pause to appreciate the good things in life, the more good things we tend to find. Let’s practice gratitude today in our mindful moment. Join me for weekly mindfulness! In addition to these mindful moments, I also host a mindfulness group called Mindful Creators every Wednesday on Zoom. The practices are recorded and emailed out the s...