The Aligned Actor

This one goes out to all my actor pals. 🎭 But even if you’re not an actor, this video still applies to you. 🤗 I read a Martha Graham quote that at its heart speaks to the unique self expression that we were each born into this world to fulfill. And if you’re curious what the heck “ Self Tape May ” is, it is a free challenge created by Audrey Moore, host of the podcast Audrey Helps Actors . Each...

When you distill mindfulness down to its most basic elements, it’s just breathing and noticing. Noticing the breath, noticing the mind, noticing the body, noticing whatever is happening around you. Noticing your present moment experience. That’s what we’re doing in our mindful moment today. Enjoy! Join me for weekly mindfulness! In addition to these mindful moments, I also host a mindfulness group...

As you know, mindfulness is my jam. (I especially love it on toast! Ba dum bum. 🤣) Anyway, this video presents a fun twist on a mindful walk. I’ve been walking like this a lot lately and I’m finding it very calming and relaxing. If you’re looking for more calming ideas to help you manage the stressful world we live in, check out Accessing Calm . It’s my collection of super simple, fun mindfulness...

As I say at the top of this recording, this meditation is intended for your evening practice. It’s a bit of a follow up to last week’s session where I guided you to set an intention for your day. In this practice we are letting go of the day and setting an intention for a restful night sleep. Enjoy! Transcript Welcome to your Monday Mindful Moment. Today's meditation is intended as an offering for...

Today’s MMM was a request from a participant in my weekly mindfulness group. I am always open to suggestions for meditation themes or topics you wish me to explore in another way on Substack. Just let me know! Enjoy! Transcript Welcome to your Monday Mindful Moment. This is a chance for you to practice connecting to your breath, practice finding presence right here in this present moment, and it’s...

Transcript Okay, so this is a video for anybody who's in the midst of some kind of creative process and wants to f*****g tear their hair out. I am in that place. I am creating something and I feel like the whole thing is s**t. Everybody's gonna hate it. Nobody's gonna like it. It's not even gonna work. It's just garbage and all my thoughts are garbage. Everything about it is garbage. It’s unclear...

Quick side note: My kid was sick the day I recorded this, so you may hear him coughing in the background. You may also hear the occasional airplane flyover. I invite you to just be present with an extra sounds and observe them as part of your present moment. Transcript (00:00:01): Welcome to your Monday Mindful Moment. We're going to do something a little different today. We're going to connect wi...

Quick side note: My kid was sick the day I recorded this, so you may hear him coughing in the background. You may also hear the occasional airplane flyover. I invite you to just be present with an extra sounds and observe them as part of your present moment. Transcript Welcome to your Monday mindful moment. This is a chance for you to connect with your breath find presence right here in this prese...

Today we’re back meditating with our good friend the breath to see if it has something to tell us. Just observing and being in conversation with your breath in this moment. Get comfortable, press play, and enjoy! 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...

I’m starting something new, which I hope you will find beneficial. I’m going to be releasing short mindfulness meditations on Mondays. Like the title says, I’m calling this a Monday Mindful Moment. And since it’s short, I could also call it a Monday Mini Mindful Moment, but that feels like too much alliteration even for me! So find a comfy spot, settle in, and press play. I hope you enjoy! Join me...

Okay, so you're super stressed out. I get it. There's a lot going on in your life right now. Grab a piece of paper and write down everything that you have going on right now. What are your responsibilities? What do you have going on in your life? What's just stressing you out? What’s weighing on your heart and your mind? Write it all down. Every single bit of it. Put it all on that piece of paper....

In the episode I talk about the importance of setting an intention (aka making a plan) for how you will approach the holidays so that if they tend to suck for you, they can hopefully suck less. And if you want help making your intentional holiday plan,  schedule a free session and we'll tackle it together. Then if you want, you can add on-going support from me throughout the holidays via email, me...

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The NLP process Perceptual Positions can help you gain new insights and understandings within your relationships. Get full access to The Aligned Actor at thealignedactor.substack.com/subscribe

My show notes: I got a marketing email that triggered me. It bothered me to the point that I had to investigate why. This episode explores how I did that.   Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@amyschloerb   Check me out on Insight Timer: https://insig.ht/81R4D3NwdKb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=live_stream_share   Check out my website: https://www.thealignedactor.com/home...

My show notes…   Join me as I share some thoughts on a practice that has helped me more fully feel and release any emotional tension I’m carrying.    thealignedactor.com   And here’s some stuff AI wrote that is a bit more comprehensive and maybe will help with SEO and all that fun stuff…   In this podcast episode, the host shares their personal journey of learning to fully feel and express their e...

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In this episode I share an excerpt from my free mindset workshop, "It's the most AWKWARD AF time of the year!" Actors and creatives know that the holidays can be full of questions and comments from our friends and family who don't understand what we do. Let's take a look at this dynamic and find a way to support ourselves and our mindsets better this holiday season. Get free and immediate access t...

September is my LA Anniversary and I'm celebrating myself and my career. This is the perfect opportunity to talk about my favorite motto - ABC: Always Be Celebrating. Learn more about my transformational program Become Your Biggest Fan - https://www.thealignedactor.com/becom... Follow me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amyschloerb/ Visit my website - https://www.thealignedactor.com/ Get f...

We're back! Now with video! Join me as we talk about what's in store for The Aligned Actor Podcast moving forward and I share how perfectionism was getting in the way of its return. Links to things I mention... The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/book/the-gifts-of-imperfection/ The Lazy Genius: https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/ My website: https://www.thealigned...

This episode is about my control issues and how they are messing with my confidence as an actor.   Let's connect! thealignedactor.com The Aligned Actor Community on Facebook @amyschloerb on Instagram Get full access to The Aligned Actor at thealignedactor.substack.com/subscribe

Like the name suggests, this episode is all about visualizing! I take you through a little visualization using my number 1 top tip for Craftin' a Kickin' Visualization (see blog post ). Please don't listen while driving! Be safe!   The Aligned Actor Community mailing list The Aligned Actor Community (private) Facebook group   Visualization Music: Adrift Volume 2 by Christopher Lloyd Clarke   Intro...

It's true! I'm in love! I've finally found a great plumber! This is a fun story about the process of manifesting my "forever plumber" that has some useful manifesting lessons, even though it has nothing to do with acting. (And I'm sorry about the audio volume issues. I switched microphones and I am still trying to figure out input levels. The content is still good though!)   Links: The Aligned Act...

This episode is a companion piece to my most recent blog post "Welcome to LA, Amy Schloerb" where I wrote a letter of advice to my younger self on the 14-year anniversary of my arrival in LA.   Links: Welcome to LA, Amy Schloerb The Aligned Actor Community on Facebook The Aligned Actor Community mailing list   Music: "Easy Lemon" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: B...

I have been questioning how I show up in the world. These are the beginning thoughts of that journey.   Links: Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad I need to talk to spiritual white women about white supremacy (Part One) I need to talk to spiritual white women about white supremacy (Part two) To Some, Mindfulness Feels too Whitewashed to Embrace  (Vice) How Wellness Got Whitewashed  (Glamour UK...