I’ve been coaching actors, other artists and executives for nearly twenty years.
Sometimes the focus is specific like voice, speech or dialect or preparing for an event or a role.
Other times we work in broader strokes on overall presence and vitality, navigating life’s transitions, relieving anxiety or processing trauma.
A unique combination of awareness and skills gleaned from my training at The Juilliard School, specialized voice work with Patsy Rodenburg and Saul Kotzubei, schooling in Somatic Experiencing and Jungian studies, and my Vipassana meditation practice support my somatic approach to working with all kinds of nervous systems in various states.
It’s about sustaining ourselves through the Creative Life of uncertainty and randomness. It’s about honing your soma-psyche skillset in regards to alignment, voice, dialect and your own creative process.
It’s about bringing more humanity to the workplace while creating and maintaining healthy boundaries and efficient, benevolent systems.
[The Training]
Sales For Non-Sales People & Companies in Transition
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Theaters took a big hit during COVID and are still recovering and maneuvering through the currents of our socio-political oceans in addition to working with personal bandwidth shortening.
With a decade of Executive Coaching experience married with somatic, consent-based and Parts Work practices, I can help your ELT get grounded and clarify communication and intention to reduce reactivity and work from a place of openness.
Lauren is extremely knowledgeable about the technique of speech and dialect, and also Alexander, but she is unlike other coaches I have worked with because she brings a holistic approach to her work. She not only helped me find and identify a good dialect for my character, but she helped me when the physical demands needed modifications to keep me safe. I felt very supported by Lauren throughout the process and I whole-heartedly recommend her to anyone who is considering having her on their team!
— Tessa Auberjonois On the Verge, The Affair, Lucifer, Modern Family, BirthLauren has helped me develop a practice that I’ve been able to stick with 3 years straight. I can count on one hand the amount of times I haven’t been able to do my daily vocal practice. This practice has given me tremendous confidence in my vocal abilities. (I’ve also got a pretty convincing British dialect to boot!) Lauren truly helped me through some very soul crushing times in my pursuit of a creative life. I’m not entirely sure I would have been able to continue this journey without the support and tools she’s helped me cultivate.
— Roger Actor, ArtistLauren has been my dialect coach for several years and is truly fantastic!! When I first moved to the states I sounded foreign, or so I’ve been told. Today, after a couple years of working with Lauren people are surprised when they find out i‘m not originally from the US. Oddly enough, Lauren was the first dialect coach who actually imitated my speech pattern, allowing me for the first time to really hear myself speak and recognize the sounds I mispronounce. She has a sharp ear, catching any sound that is out of place, a wide variety of dialects under her belt and her instructions are clear and specific, adjusted to the individual students needs. Lauren possesses many skills and applies them all in class as needed; physical exercises, text analysis, and acting/dialect coaching.
— Maya Eshet Teen Wolf, To the Bone, Flower, Nightflyers, Star Trek, PicardLauren is deep well of insight and wisdom. She has the perfect balance of challenge and encouragement, compassion and candor. I tell my friends that Lauren has a wide range of talents and engages traditional and non-traditional methods depending on the individual. She is innovative and dynamic. I sincerely believe that meeting Lauren was a "God thing"! I am blessed to know her!
— Angela Lutheran PastorLauren is an incredible facilitator of healing, safe spaces. She is curious, open-minded, encouraging, and honest. She asks the big questions and doesn't shy away from difficult topics and conversations. We've worked on somatic experiencing and emotional processing. She has catalyzed so much healing and deep reflection for me and I'm so grateful to her.
— DaniI wasn't aware that there was a disconnection between my body and my mind. With Lauren's guidance I came to realize that my trauma was subconsciously effecting my body. She helped me recognize where it was stored in my body and how to release it. I highly recommend Lauren's somatic therapy for those who what to change their way of being in the world. She's caring, solid, and compassionate guide in this vulnerable territory, one who appreciates the humanness of what I have taken on along my path.
— ElorLauren is an extraordinary healer. My experiences with her have helped shape how I relate to my past traumas, recognize, give them space and notice sensations related to them. She helps me bring awareness to what I'm working through, while giving me the opportunity to heal and love myself. She's a gem and I'm forever grateful.
— JasmineWorking with Lauren is a supportive and transformative experience. She is truly a safe space to be authentic and vulnerable with and helps me see where I can hold compassion and build new self awareness, boundaries and self love. Being someone who has CPTSD I found it overwhelming to find a practice I could trust and truly feel supported by but working with Lauren dissolves that fear and helps me work through past trauma to live a happier, fuller and more joyful creative life. I highly recommend connecting with her if you’re feeling overwhelmed, lost and/or struggling.
— SusanLauren is an intuitive and brilliant practitioner. One of the most impressive aspects of working with her was her ability to pick up on subtle cues and adjust our work accordingly. She very skillfully guided me through exercises and practices specifically tailored to address my issues, and I felt confident in her comprehensive understanding of her work. Most of all, she is compassionate and empathetic. I trusted her immediately and can't wait to continue our work together
— Caroline S.