Perhaps one of the best bits of acting advice there is: Breathe.
Breathe deep. Breathe often.
Breathe.
Breathing deeply relaxes us, on a cellular level. Inhaling deeply takes in oxygen to feed our energy. The oxygen enters our cells and flushes out the chemicals of fatigue and stress. Exhaling fully releases those chemicals and allows us to let go.
Relaxed and ready posture frees the breath to support the actor's voice and energy.
Both training the actor's body and training the actor's voice begin with posture and relaxation. Postural alignment puts the organs, bones and muscles of the body in optimal position to function well and easily. Relaxation frees body and voice to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the actor, the character, the moment.
I use deep breathing and deep relaxation exercises in teaching acting, and also in building small class ensemble. Breathing deeply slows us down, brings us in sync with one another.
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