Author: Bea Grist
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Future Focus
This guided meditation is all about the future and getting some focus on where you’re going. The idea of this is that if we can visualise our future, we’re much more able to consciously create it. This guided meditation was written for one of our Powerful Pause meditation sessions, where we come together to meditate…
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Imposter Syndrome and How to Manage It
Spotlight’s Mental Health and Wellbeing manager explains what imposter syndrome is and offers techniques to help you deal with it. Imposter syndrome is one of the most common topics that I coach performers on. I’m fascinated by it – having also struggled with it myself for many years. Feelings of uncertainty are an expected and…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Pre-Self-Taping
This meditation is designed to help you feel more present and connected to what you love doing so you can bring your best self to your self-tape audition. When you’re self-taping at home you may find it harder to switch off as you’re having to wear lots of different hats. It’s important to learn how…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Togetherness
Inspired by the tragic events in Ukraine, this meditation focusses on togetherness and how it makes us stronger and more resilient. This 30 minute meditation by Spotlight’s Mental Health and Wellbeing manager, Bea Grist, is inspired by the idea of togetherness and what gets created when we come together. It’s designed to calm and soothe…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Celebration
In this guided meditation you’re gently invited to celebrate all parts of you. Because all parts of you are worthy of celebration. There may have been times when things didn’t go to plan. Maybe there were some days when you felt like giving up. But you didn’t. You’re here. In this meditation we celebrate all…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Confidence for Young Performers
This short meditation is designed to support young performers to feel more confident in themselves and their abilities. Our hope is that this meditation will help young performers reconnect to the part of them that knows that anything is possible and to keep trying – even when things don’t go to plan! This meditation is…
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Introducing the Performer Resilience Programme
Build the resilience you need to sustain your career. We’re committed to supporting and empowering you throughout the casting process because when you feel well, you perform well. This industry can be tough and resilience is a key part of being able to confidently navigate the challenges of life as a performer. Our Performer Resilience…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Deep Relaxation for Sleep
This meditation is designed to help you to unwind and let go of the day, helping to aid a restful night’s sleep. We use a progressive muscle relaxation technique to help release stress and tension out of the body so we recommend finding a cosy and comfortable place where you can lie down for this…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: Calming Nerves for Young Performers
This meditation is designed to support young performers who might be feeling a bit nervous or worried – particularly if they have an audition, self-tape or performance coming up. We spend some time relaxing the body and then we go on a short journey where we discover some very special magic clouds. This meditation is…
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Powerful Pause Meditation: New Beginnings
This meditation is themed around the idea of new beginnings and is designed to calm a busy mind by gently guiding you back to yourself. We get curious about how each new breath creates space for new awareness by bringing us back to the present moment. This guided meditation was inspired by our Powerful Pause…