🚀Apply to join the next Soulful Ambition Circle - a 6 month group journey led by Analisa Leaming. 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: Leaving a highly successful career for deeper meaning The Power of Vulnerability The Dark Night of the Soul Ho…

🚀Apply to join the next Soulful Ambition Circle - a 6 month group journey led by Analisa Leaming. 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: Dreams + Goals changing Sister wound exploration People pleasing + feeling like others don’t like you Imprompt…

🚀 Apply to join the next Soulful Ambition Circle - a 6 month group journey led by Analisa Leaming 🚀 Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE Episode Highlights: The Business Side of Analisa’s Work Changing career paths Investing in support Trusting yourself Listening to …

🚀Apply to join the next Soulful Ambition Circle - a 6 month group journey led by Analisa Leaming. 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: What is "Soulful Ambition" Learning to Listen to that Still Small Voice Within Knowing Your Resistance The Pow…

🚀Sign up for the IN PERSON 4 Hour Workshop HERE. 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: The power of Sisterhood Online dating as a catalyst for shadow work Giving your most cringe-y bits a moment to express Our default mode vs Our Main Character E…

🚀Sign up for the In-Person Workshop with Analisa, “Unlocking the Power of Desire,” May 1st!! 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE Episode Highlights: Analisa’s Post Partum Depression The prevalence of trauma and PTSD and the available healing methods Meaning of, “Th…

🚀Sign up for the In-Person Workshop with Analisa, “Unlocking the Power of Desire,” on May 1st!! 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: Noticing in the body if it feels safe to dream big Building a healthy relationship with your desires How to cult…

🚀Sign up for the In-Person Workshop with Analisa “Unlocking the Power of Desire” May 1st!! Early bird ends 4/15 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: Embracing messy emotional expression Ritualizing the embodiment of emotions The power that unfel…

🚀Learn more about working with Analisa HERE. 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: From Atheism to all things subconscious, energetic + mysterious The beauty of embracing grief, rage, and pain Unshaming ourselves Practical embodiment practices to…

🚀Learn more about working with Analisa HERE. 🚀Get Analisa's signature practices to unleash your star power + take aligned action towards your soulful ambitions: HERE. Episode Highlights: From a PhD to washing dishes Integrative Thinking rather than positive thinking Shadow work: repression to expression The bridge between our human selves and our D…

Welcome to Soulful Ambition, formerly known as A Balancing Act, Analisa's latest iteration of her work in the world. Soulful Ambition explores what it means to live inside out and go after our deepest longings. Soulful Ambition might sound contradictory at first… Because we’ve let society define ambition as striving for individual success, monetary…

Performers get your free Between Gig Guide here for powerful tools and practices to support you in staying aligned and to unleash your star power! Visit www.analisaleaming.com to coach with Analisa, receive updates about the podcast, and future events! Episode Highlights: ✨ Analisa shares why she's ending her journey with ABA + where she's heading!…

🚀 Get your free Between Gig Guide Here 💛 Learn more about working with Analisa Leaming here. Episode Highlights: ✨ An update on A Balancing Act podcast + where it's heading ✨ Embracing the in-between ✨ Tangible ideas and practices to keep the flame alive ✨ Connecting daily with your Soul ✨ Using your creative gifts to be in your Star Power In this …

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: Aligning with the seasons to enhance the creative process Identifying your primary element (earth, air, water, or fire) to provide insights into your creative process The importance of playing the long game as a Creative Being The Ultim…

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. In this short + sweet solo episode Analisa explores two ways of managing energy while you await your audition. It's easy to be swept up and deeply affected by frenetic energy and most performers are sensitives/empaths. These kinds of practices are imperati…

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: Patrick's story: dressing actors on Broadway while also auditioning!!! Patrick's hot-take on audition season What makes an actor stand out in the audition room Goal setting Detaching from audacious dreams The power of creating on your own…

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming HERE. Inside this episode: Analisa's way of activating her Indestructible Core How to practice not taking things personally How the fear of humiliation points to an addiction to pride The antidote to…

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming HERE. In this episode with Eleri Ward: ✨ Eleri's journey from musical theatre showcase to critically acclaimed recording artist + finding HER voice ✨ Having "Healthy Delusion" in the entertainment + …

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Analisa has been podcasting since 2016 and this is the first time she's shared her own unique path to Broadway and beyond. She shares her early influences, experiences in college, auditions, and survival jobs in New York City. Analisa discusses the heartbrea…

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: All the tangible practices + tools for managing your hopes and dreams in the biz and beyond Vulnerable stories + shares from Broadway and Hollywood Establishing a practice to manage challenges + setbacks without letting it derail or def…

Reserve your Seat: Harvest Wisdom/Plant Dreams: A Soulful Approach to Year-End Reflections and Intention on Dec 29th Embrace the spirit of self-discovery and artistic growth as we bid farewell to the year and set our sights on new beginnings. Join as we revisit a cherished discussion with Jack Plotnick, whose wisdom on overcoming mental barriers in…

New Year Workshop: Harvesting Dreams/Planting Wisdom Dec. 29th Reserve your spot here. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: The power of rituals in seasons of transition A journal prompt: “If I were heading back to New York City, what would I do?” Dissecting the “Old Way” of…

New Year Workshop: Harvesting Dreams/Planting Wisdom Dec. 29th Reserve your spot here. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa + A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: Finding the gifts in disappointment Learning that “you are not what you do” Broadway stories from Rebecca, The Little Mermaid, Phantom, & Hello, Dolly!…

Dec. 29th Event: Harvesting Wisdom, Planting Dreams: A Soulful Approach to Year-End Reflections and Intentions In today's episode Analisa is talking about something no one likes talking about publicly, especially in our shiny-only-post-the-highlights-social-media world. Have you ever gotten the thing you were desiring (a gig, a job, a raise, etc.) …

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming HERE. Get your free audition meditation & stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: Looking at your dreams through the lens of the enneagram Your unique vice turned to virtue A story of an actor who left New York and found creative success on their own terms …

Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. This week’s solo episode is an interactive inner exploration. You’re invited to be an active participant, grab a journal or sit and close your eyes. You’ll pause and check in, without judgment, how you’re currently doing and feeling. Analisa guides us on t…

Grab a limited time 1:1 session with Analisa here. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: How trauma can make it hard to go after big dreams How our big dreams can inspire healing What is trauma? Brain- and Body-based healing modalities The role of feeling our feelings The s…

Sign up for a 1:1 Session with Analisa! Episode Bullet Points In this short solo episode Analisa helps you love on your Little Self. She also opens up the conversation to you, the listeners: is there anyone out there with the research know-how to look at these universal struggles from a social sciences perspective? Topics covered in this episode in…

Alignment Before Action free online workshop Nov. 2nd!! Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle HERE. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa & A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: The need to be “the best” The “Little Self’s" need to be seen The trap of toxic positivity …

Free workshop Nov. 2nd, 2023: Alignment Before Action!! Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member HERE. Episode Highlights: Elena’s journey Planting the Role in Your Voice as a Garden Proving vs Sharing The Gift of Perspective Shifts “It’s Not Fair That You Can’t Do It All” The Gifts of Motherhood A…

Alignment Before Action Free Workshop November 2nd! Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. In a solo episode that is jam packed with inspired practices, we dive deep into the HOW of releasing our attachment to outcomes, specifically around auditions. Analisa guides us through: The fears that co…

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member HERE. Get your free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. Episode Highlights: Identity shifts, grief, and integration The impact you can have by sharing soulfully Social media assumptions Build resiliency by seeking …

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member HERE. In a meta solo episode that is made to be listened to on repeat, we dive deep into what it means to realign with our authenticity. Analisa guides us through: Authentic Self-Introduction Her personal process for getting into & staying in alignment Ways …

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Membership HERE. Get a free audition meditation and stay in the loop with Analisa and A Balancing Act HERE. In this wide-ranging interview with Cara Kovacs, the Business Witch, we dive deep into service, and the business side of sharing our passion. Analisa and Car…

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member HERE. ✨✨✨✨✨✨ In this solo episode, we dive deep into what it means to set our Goals with our Soul. It’s a skill to be able to cultivate structure from within, versus needing and then resenting external systems. How can we have both freedom to create and grou…

Learn more about 1:1 Soulful Coaching w/ Analisa Leaming or Soulful Creatives Circle Member HERE. Today's episode with co-founders and artistic directors of TheatreSquared, Bob Ford + Amy Herzberg: What Bob + Amy were doing in their 20s & how they wouldn't have believed this is how their lives would unfold Amy's journey from acting to teaching + di…

Two ways we can work together: 1:1 Soulful Coaching or the Soulful Creatives Circle Read more here and set up a discovery call! This short + sweet episode is all about Analisa's journey with the word STAR. Make the claim + own your star power! You're literally stitched from stardust. May this episode support you before an audition, stepping on stag…

Aug 31st workshop: Claiming your Big Dreams + Moving towards them with LOVE How to make the claim, manage disappointment + insecurity, stay in alignment, release the neediness, and discern ego from soul. In this 2 hr workshop I’m going to share with you practical steps, exercises, and practices. I won’t hold back for fear of being “too spiritual.” …

In this episode Analisa: Shares how she drops in before podcasting or creating content, and how to do this for auditions, etc. Talks about her nervous system and when it's not regulated the challenge to be creative and/or take care of herself Permission to listen to our bodies and pause - how important it is to the creative process and our overall …

This episode with Laureen E. Smith is a massive dose of PERMISSION to trust the path that you are on! Laureen started her career with a BA in Theatre and then took a completely different route via divinity school at Harvard and becoming a minister. Now, in her 60s, she's a D.C. based actor and in this episode shares wisdom through her story and the…

In today's solo episode Analisa explores the importance of cultivating awareness of thoughts and feelings for creatives. Creatives tend to be more emotionally aware, but often they are more emotionally reactive and are still stuck in very limiting thoughts. Through developing the capacity to notice and sit with uncomfortable emotions, you will be a…

In today's episode Analisa interviews one of her best friends, Jillian Jarrett - performer, makeup artist and most recently seller of mortgages. In this episode: Jill’s journey from AMDA to selling mortgages Doing really hard things and the rewards from that The sense of power, resilience and resourcefulness knowing there are options to support you…

We have so many tools to prep for auditions, but we rarely talk about how to manage afterwards. The waiting, the doubt, the uncertainty. In this short solo episode, Analisa explores some ideas to build the capacity to manage all that arises post audition in order to have a more sustainable, joyful journey. Receive your free audition meditation here…

Kara Lindsay has been seen on Broadway in Wicked (Glinda), Beautiful (Cynthia Weil), Newsies (Katherine). Read her full bio below. In this episode Analisa + Kara talk about: Making the decision to have a baby + timing Doing Beautiful until 5 months pregnant - telling people, fear of what people would think Performing postpartum The realities of wor…

In this short solo episode Analisa shares the framework she's currently using with her clients: What is the new way that we can approach our dreams? Reflecting on and releasing what doesn't work Redefining and getting clear on how you want to move forward even mid-audition season What's your why today? What is a successful audition? Creating ritual…

Today's guest is the incomparable J.J. Caruncho - read his full bio here. This episode is filled with truly life changing ideas and inspiration. Here's what lies ahead: His powerful story of being a first generation American with a neurodivergent brain who lost his voice for 10 years after a botched surgery but then spent a decade training members …

In this tiny nugget, solo episode with Analisa, she lets her freak flag fly. She shares how working with Divine Feminine energy has changed her life, her creativity, and her artistry. Listen to the episode to hear how this applies to actors and could be the key to rapid transformation. Also in this episode Analisa speaks to the epidemic of women ag…

Today's episode is with Broadway performer and beautiful soul, Jessie Hooker-Bailey. Jessie's credits include Beautiful and Waitress on Broadway as well as Freaky Friday, Devil Wears Prada, Sister Act, The Color Purple, Ragtime and Footloose regionally. In this episode: We talk about her journey from a non-union bus and truck tour to Broadway and b…

In this episode Analisa dives deep into the belief that can keep us stuck and how it's not our True Self. Halfway through the episode is a tangible practice to move from fear to our Higher Self. It's a balancing act and we'll likely bounce between these thoughts and beliefs often, but being aware is key to a healthy journey in our industry. Sign up…

Creator of Meisner in Music, Jillian Paige, shares how the Meisner technique can be applied to singing and life. In this episode: - How training programs can be product focused on the product rather that process and manifest as physical tension, trauma, etc. - How MiM can help signal safety to our brains and bodies - Tangible, practice life + actin…