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Power to Guide your Thoughts
Michalis Kourtidis, MA, MCIPD
Outline
• What do you expect?
BEFORE
• How would you prepare?
DURING
• What to do when performing
• How could you work out your emotions and
secure your inner peace and balance
AFTER
• Homework to do...
What might you experience?
(pleasant & less pleasant)
Based on
• ...your introductory tour at the wards
• ...possible personal past experiences
• ...your practice at the rehearsals
• ...discussions you may have had with fellow
students who have been there previously
Why is so important to learn to
Guide our Thoughts?
Thoughts precede
• feelings
• discomfort
• anxieties
• depressions
Be prepared – Go prepared
• Do you ever perform in theatre unprepared?
• What sort of preparation do you normally do
before getting up on stage?
• Follow the exact same process...
• Focus on ―being centred‖
– relax through breathings
– find your central point
– collect your unwanted/ discomforting thoughts in one
place
– ―Let Go‖... throw them away of your central point
If surprised during performance
• Follow your guidelines from the rehearsals
• Always be in role
–Best to incorporate any unexpected
incident into your performance and act
as actors you are
Disempower your Thoughts’ Strength
Write about it...
Deconstruct it...
Rationalise it...
Understand it...
Write about it (Unguided)
• Expressive writing—writing about your
deepest thoughts and feelings—has been
tested extensively and it does have various
health and psychological benefits.
• Writing emotionally about yourself may help
to reduce recurrent unwanted thoughts
Write about it (Guided)
• Keep a Reflective Log
• Use it every time after performances
• Use it every time you feel like
• Use it every time you spotted something
which makes you uneasy
• Review logs every week – month
• There’s no way it will harm you – on the
contrary ...you’ll benefit a lot
Let’s exercise
Reflections...
Summary
• Prepare (Centred)
• Be in role
• Reflect (Express yourself
in writing)

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Power to guide your thoughts

  • 1. Power to Guide your Thoughts Michalis Kourtidis, MA, MCIPD
  • 2. Outline • What do you expect? BEFORE • How would you prepare? DURING • What to do when performing • How could you work out your emotions and secure your inner peace and balance AFTER • Homework to do...
  • 3. What might you experience? (pleasant & less pleasant) Based on • ...your introductory tour at the wards • ...possible personal past experiences • ...your practice at the rehearsals • ...discussions you may have had with fellow students who have been there previously
  • 4. Why is so important to learn to Guide our Thoughts? Thoughts precede • feelings • discomfort • anxieties • depressions
  • 5. Be prepared – Go prepared • Do you ever perform in theatre unprepared? • What sort of preparation do you normally do before getting up on stage? • Follow the exact same process... • Focus on ―being centred‖ – relax through breathings – find your central point – collect your unwanted/ discomforting thoughts in one place – ―Let Go‖... throw them away of your central point
  • 6. If surprised during performance • Follow your guidelines from the rehearsals • Always be in role –Best to incorporate any unexpected incident into your performance and act as actors you are
  • 7. Disempower your Thoughts’ Strength Write about it... Deconstruct it... Rationalise it... Understand it...
  • 8. Write about it (Unguided) • Expressive writing—writing about your deepest thoughts and feelings—has been tested extensively and it does have various health and psychological benefits. • Writing emotionally about yourself may help to reduce recurrent unwanted thoughts
  • 9. Write about it (Guided) • Keep a Reflective Log • Use it every time after performances • Use it every time you feel like • Use it every time you spotted something which makes you uneasy • Review logs every week – month • There’s no way it will harm you – on the contrary ...you’ll benefit a lot
  • 11. Summary • Prepare (Centred) • Be in role • Reflect (Express yourself in writing)