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A Little Character Study on Yourself · The Aligned Actor

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  SPEAKER_00: Hello, and welcome to the Aligned Actor Podcast.
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  I'm Amy Schloerb,
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  your friendly fellow actor and mindfulness and mindset coach.
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  And this is the podcast where I share practical mindfulness
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  tools and mindset
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  SPEAKER_00: shifts to help us all thrive in our full actor lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because actor life is a rollercoaster, friends.
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  It is full of ups and downs,
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  twists and turns,
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  sometimes full on loop-de-loops.
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  And the only way that we will survive in this entertainment
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  industry long-term
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  is if we are taking care of ourselves and finding effective
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  ways to handle all of
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  SPEAKER_00: the stress that the entertainment industry throws our way.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's just a fact.
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  SPEAKER_00: In this episode,
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  SPEAKER_00: we are going to practice what we learned in the previous episode,
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  SPEAKER_00: paying attention to the present moment with kind curiosity,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is the definition of mindfulness.
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  So just listen and follow along as I help you pay attention to
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  your current present
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  moment And this might be the one practice where you can
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  actually do this while
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  you're doing something else Maybe even driving a car because
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  I'm just asking you to
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  SPEAKER_00: tune into what you're actually doing You don't have to close your eyes
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  SPEAKER_00: In fact, if you're driving a car, please don't close your eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Please, please, please don't close your eyes.
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  But if you want to close your eyes and it's safe for you to do
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  so,
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  you can.
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  But you certainly don't have to because practicing mindfulness
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  doesn't have to mean
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  SPEAKER_00: a formal,
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  SPEAKER_00: seated,
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  SPEAKER_00: closed-eye meditation.
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  Because really we're just intentionally noticing ourselves and
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  our current circumstances.
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  So you can even think of this kind of like doing a little
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  character study on
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  SPEAKER_00: yourself and your current present moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: So just see what you notice.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what, if anything, do you see, hear, feel, smell, or taste?
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  SPEAKER_00: Just tune in with your senses for a second.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you notice any sensations in your body, like internally?
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  SPEAKER_00: Can you notice the sensation of your breath, your inhales and exhales?
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you notice any thoughts in your mind?
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  Again,
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  just notice whatever you notice kindly,
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  curiously,
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  non-judgmentally.
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  SPEAKER_00: For me, I see my computer.
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  SPEAKER_00: I see my phone.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can hear my voice talking.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can hear an airplane going overhead.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel the floor under my feet, and I can feel my clothes on my body.
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  SPEAKER_00: I don't smell any particular smells.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nothing's standing out.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can taste
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  SPEAKER_00: Some water,
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  SPEAKER_00: which sounds weird,
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  SPEAKER_00: but I had a sip of water before I started recording this,
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  SPEAKER_00: so I can kind of taste that feeling in my mouth.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can feel the aliveness of my body.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can feel actually my knees.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was locking them, and I just noticed that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm going to move those around a little bit.
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  And I feel kind of a relaxed energy in my body as I record this
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  episode,
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  which is nice.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hear that plane again.
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  SPEAKER_00: Probably a different plane.
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  SPEAKER_00: As I breathe, I can feel cool air coming into my body as I inhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: And warmer air going out as I exhale.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I notice thoughts related to this recording.
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  SPEAKER_00: The ideas I'm relating to you.
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  I also notice thoughts about my mouth starting to feel a little
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  dry and wanting some more water.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just things I'm noticing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now that you've experienced my example,
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a moment again to tune into your own present moment.
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  What do you kindly and curiously notice about your present
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  moment right now?
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's it.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's mindfulness.
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  SPEAKER_00: You paid attention to your present moment with kind curiosity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Great job!
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  SPEAKER_00: You can practice paying attention to the present moment,
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  intentionally noticing yourself and your current circumstances
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  with kind curiosity,
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  SPEAKER_00: anytime,
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  SPEAKER_00: anywhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just remain safe while you're doing it.
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  Obviously,
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  if you are driving a car or operating a forklift or something,
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  be safe.
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  You should probably be present when you're driving a car and
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  you should probably be
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  SPEAKER_00: present when you're driving a forklift as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it might be a good time to really focus in on the present moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a fun challenge,
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  set a random alarm on your phone and maybe label it notice
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  right now or take a
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  SPEAKER_00: mindful moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: And take yourself through this exercise again.
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  So just pause and notice what you're doing and what's happening
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  around you.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you don't have to use all the same questions that I used.
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  SPEAKER_00: You don't even have to remember all of that.
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  Just pause and pay attention to your present moment,
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  kindly and curiously.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for joining me.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you found this content helpful and inspiring,
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  SPEAKER_00: I would be so honored if you'd leave a comment,
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  SPEAKER_00: leave a review of the podcast,
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  SPEAKER_00: share this content with your actor pals,
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  SPEAKER_00: check out my offerings below.
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  SPEAKER_00: That would be so great.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I will see you next time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks!