AN INNER LIFE PRACTICE

Creating a thoughtful, personal, self-care foundation for a sustainable career as a performing arts professional

An Inner Life Practice is a methodology used to develop and nurture a deliberate personalized self-care practice for performing arts professionals. It creates a practical, self-driven discipline that promotes ownership, stability and career longevity.

As performing arts professionals, we spend time and effort practicing our external craft, i.e. our music skills, acting, singing and dancing skills, etc. But how much time do we spend developing and nurturing our inner world? A sustainable career requires both.

An Inner Life Practice is available as a customizable curriculum, master class and 1-1 coaching, and has been offered at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, Leeds College of Music and Associated Studios in London.

CONVERSATIONS

FOUNDATION

Your Spark – getting to the source of your passion for performing: know it, feed it, nurture it, protect it, harness it

Permission is Everything – understanding your barriers (who and what keeps you in place) and learning to give yourself permission

Energy, Effort, Resistance, Result, Reward – creating and understanding a model for how you engage and integrate work in your life sustainably

What is ‘An Inner Life Practice’ – introduction to the framework, the different modules, the foundational values and learning the language of change

SUSTAINABILITY

Navigating a New World – understanding that performing arts is first and foremost a business (what the established rules of engagement are, who the stakeholders are – including you, etc.); exploring the skills, the game and a level of comfort you personally want to develop to navigate this business; discovering how you can draw the world towards you

Tribes – creating a co-dependent personal support network of people and understanding the specific circumstance and the specific way each person supports you

Your Body is your Temple – making the connection between emotional, spiritual, intellectual and physical health

Dovetailing – making the connection between your career as a performing artist and your personal values; exploring how you can expand your impact on the world through activism

OWNERSHIP

The 99% Principle – understanding the relationship between effort and result; finding your personal level of consistency and effort to achieve what you want

Financial Planning – making the connection between your inner health and your financial situation

When Things Don’t Go your Way – understanding and discovering how you best manage adversity (because you will have to); the skill of re-framing; how is the COVID-19 pandemic shaping you?

A Story to Tell – exploring your brand: what are the stories in your life that connect you to the world? How do you represent yourself to the world? How do you draw the world to you?

THRIVING

A New Performer’s Toolkit – making the connection between your external practice and your inner health; developing your personal skills habits and being ready when you get the call

Getting Out of your Own Way – discover your own way to make any audition a positive and powerful experience

Connecting to Success – making the connection between your inner health and your definition of success; working past fixed mindsets, building on growth mindsets towards thrive mindsets

TESTIMONIALS

“On the 4th of November 2019, Eu Jin visited Leeds College of Music (LCoM) as a guest speaker and delivered a talk to our Musical Theatre degree program. His talk was based on A Healthy Inner Life Practice – a methodology Eu Jin
is creating to address aspects of practical, self-driven and sustainable wellness and resilience through training and upon entering the acting profession.

Throughout the guest talk, Eu Jin was professional, courteous and an excellent facilitator for conversation regarding the difficult and complex nature of a professional career as an actor. The feedback from the
students was incredibly positive and I would highly recommend his discussions and workshops based around a Healthy
Inner Practice to any other institutions and conservatoires. I do hope Eu Jin develops this work into a curriculum and that it becomes available in the future to as many higher education performing arts students as possible.”

Adam Stadius, Programme Leader (Musical Theatre), Leeds College of Music

“I met Eu Jin nearly two years ago, and was instantly attracted to his positive energy. In the midst of a great life transition (a Trans-Atlantic move and Grad School), I found myself riddled with mental chaos – how would I get through the next year? Where would I end up? Was I making the right choices? It was clear from our first meeting that Eu Jin not only understood these anxieties, but had mastered a way to succeed in spite of them. His kindness is boundless, but his standout feature is his genuine generosity.

When I speak, Eu Jin listens, and allows me space to voice my trepidation without judgement. He emphasizes the importance of being patient with oneself, and advocates reframing each negative and anxious thought into an affirmation or focused plan. He promotes presence and connection – both to the natural world and other humans.

Since working with Eu Jin on inner acceptance of myself, and how I fit into the world, my growth as an artist and human being has multiplied exponentially. It is a daily journey, but with Eu Jin’s guidance, I am finding each day to be filled with less doubting, more joy.

He has, and continues to instil the power of now, and the beauty of the unknown, as each day gives us the gift to grow and flourish – even if it’s not a particularly positive one. I find myself showing up – in both the audition room and corporate workplace – more energized, present and willing to collaborate with confidence and understanding.

In Eu Jin, I have not only found a mentor, but a lifelong friend. It is an honour to have his guidance and support on this glorious adventure that is life.”

Arjana, actor

“Eu Jin is empathetic, genuine, caring at the same time tough and honest. I have found our time together inspirational and insightful. Exploring one’s inner self, goals and self-worth can be a brutal journey and I can’t think of anyone more equipped to both challenge and mentor me through than Eu Jin. Thank you!”

Michele, corporate citizen and mother of two