My ultimate goal with ‘Healthy Inner Life Practices’ is to have this be available to all performing arts students and educators. For this to happen, I want to put the material through the rigour of a Masters of Education. It is a difficult ask while I am on tour. So what I have decided to do is to maximize my time on tour by reaching out to performing arts institutes and educators in the cities and countries I visit to speak to them about this and ascertain if and what the needs are.
I recently had the opportunity to speak to performing arts educators and students in Glasgow and Leeds. I am extremely fortunate that the educators at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Leeds College of Music were willing to let me have - not only their time - but also the time of their students.
I prepared meticulously - tailoring the sessions for both a Masters cohort as well as a Bachelors cohort.
I was incredibly relieved when both educators and students responded so well to the work - not just intellectually but emotionally and spiritually as well. We spoke in as much depth as time allowed, and I can only hope that I have brought an old - yet much needed - conversation to the fore. I hope that I have opened up that can of worms, opened up Pandora’s Box so that we can start to learn how to have a mature conversation about building emotionally-balanced and sustainable careers in the arts.
I am fortunate to have the opportunity to re-visit the conversation in Glasgow in January when the tour goes back to Scotland.
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My name is Eu Jin. I embarked on a career as a professional actor after 20 years in the corporate world. I am a big advocate of personal growth in the performing arts. I dedicate time and energy in performing arts education, specifically in the arena of practical approaches to inner health because I believe that this lays the groundwork for a sustainable career as an artiste.
If you would like to engage in a conversation about a healthy inner life practice, please leave me a message on the "Contact" page of my website and a way to contact you. Thank you.