Bring Your Calming Friend to Every Audition, Callback, and Booking

The Aligned Actor · Jul 9, 2026 · 10m · transcript

In this episode we’re going to practice mindfulness of breathing. As the name suggests, we’re going to pay very close attention to our experience of breathing and I’m going to guide you in noticing different things about that sensation. This is one of the most basic, formal mindfulness practices and it often serves as the starting point or foundation for other mindfulness practices, which we will explore later in this series.

My favorite thing about mindfulness of breathing is the relationship that it has helped me cultivate with my breath and my body as it breathes. The more I’ve practiced…