#90 | Helena Walsh | Acting/Mindfulness coach

On this week we're joined by the wonderful Helena Walsh. We've a massive amount of respect for the practices of Helena at Film Network Ireland, hence, we've been chasing her for a while..  Helena Walsh is an International Voice and Acting Coach.  She is one of Ireland’s leading coaches in the Irish film and theatre industry for young up and coming actors, preparing them for screen and stage alike.Helena teaches and hosts workshops all over the world.  She is Artistic Director and founder of her own Voice and Acting Studio ‘Helena Walsh Voice and Acting Studio’ in Dublin, Ireland.  It is an innovative, cutting edge, studio for artists around the world.  She invites some of the finest international teachers in the industry to co-teach with her at her studio.   The studio acts as a centre for cutting edge practice for an interdisciplinary approach to a truly empowered, creative, vibrant and embodied actor and human being. Her mission with her work is to empower each actor and filmmakers to discover their unique creative intuition and foster it so they stand out because of their differences.  She gives them skills that ensure their resilience and artistry within the industry.  She offers them a practice and a process that they can continue to foster their craft through for the years ahead.  She has created a truly unique approach to acting from her thirty years of research and practice. Helena's approach to mindfulness and well being is at the very core of her work to help people to Find their authentic voice as an artists and creators. Helena is a bundle of positivity and good will and raises some really interesting points on how a creative working in the industry can apply practices to be present, authentic and relaxed. This is an episode not to be missed.   *Notice:  Our biggest networking event to date is coming up. Friday the 28th of February. Five Lamps Brewery. Camden Street. Dublin. FNI's Pull FOCUS. All information here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fni-pull-focus-tickets-89986721… book now. #WeAreFNI

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