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Abdominal Release Breath Breath & Movement Practice & Play

Waking Up the Spine

Begin in a comfortable semi-supine position on the floor. Allow yourself to be supported by the surface underneath you for a breath or two, releasing into gravity. On your next inhale, rock the tailbone toward the floor, lengthening the belly and allowing it to balloon upward with the incoming breath movement. On the exhalation, allow […]

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Abdominal Release Breath Practice & Play Rib Swing

Diagonal Stretch

Begin on the floor in a comfortable semi-supine position. Allow yourself to be supported by the surface underneath you for a breath or two, releasing into gravity. Draw both knees up toward the torso, then drop them over to one side. Extend your top arm in the opposite direction from your knees, coming into a […]

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Sound Shift Practice Phrases

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Breath Practice & Play Rib Swing

Side Stretch

Reach overhead and clasp one wrist with the opposite hand. Using gentle traction on your wrist, lengthen into a gentle side stretch, feeling for opening and release in the space between the ribs. Soften the jaw, soften the belly and soften the knees, allowing for a generous, spontaneous breath through an open mouth. If it’s […]

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NORTH/FORCE Lookup Tool

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Lexical Sets

All About Lexical Sets A terrific place to learn about J.C. Wells’s lexical sets is Eric Armstrong’s Lexical Sets for Actors, a free, online, open educational resource. J.C. Wells’s original 27 lexical sets are: Checked Vowels Free Vowels & Diphthongs Centering Diphthongs Weak Vowels (in unstressed syllables) * SPA is my keyword preference, since Wells’s […]

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Accent Research Worksheets

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What Makes a Good Sample?

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How to Work on an Accent