Holistic living

My Daily Om

by Monica May 16, 2011

Yoga Word Collage Print I love a good challenge, always have. They have taken numerous forms over the years including poetry competitions, a game show, going vegan, dating a slew of drummers, and running races in zero degree temperatures. (I can be a wee bit competitive). This past month I took part in a 30-day [...]

All The World Is A Stage (So Act the Shit Out of It)

by Monica April 6, 2011

“A correctly functioning actor should, ideally, be the healthiest, least neurotic creature on earth, since he is putting his emotional and sensory life to use by expressing it for an artistic purpose.” ~ Acting legend Uta Hagen I am a big believer that in this day and age there is no need to suffer for [...]

Magic Hour (No Magic Required!)

by Monica March 3, 2011

We Have A Strategic Plan Happy Think Outside The Box Thursday!! Instead of the post I had planned for today, I’d love to share with you my Guest Post: The Magic Hour (No Magic Required!) over at The When I Grow Up Coach because it totally applies to today’s topic! (And I created my first [...]

Letting Go Of Need

by Monica February 16, 2011

When I ask my clients what steps they think they could be doing to improve their health/happiness/creativity, I’m often met with a response that immediately begins with I need to ______. I need to work out more. I need to eat healthier. I need to write for an hour every day. I need to find [...]

In With The New

by Monica December 31, 2010

Happy Last Day of 2010!!! For my final post of the year, I thought it fitting to respond to the final Reverb10 prompt: December 31 – Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through [...]

Acting With Intention

by Monica December 17, 2010

The first thing most actors are taught in a scene study class is to identify the character’s Intention in the scene and then decide what Actions the character will do to accomplish it. In other words: “What do I want?” and “How am I going to get it?” This is often easier said than done, [...]

Word-Play

by Monica December 1, 2010

Can someone please tell me how it can possibly be December already??? The LAST month of 2010??!!… Bananas One of my favorite aspects of closing this chapter every year is the ability to reflect back. I am so often guilty of looking ahead to try and see what’s next that it can be a sort [...]