enlivenment sessions
creative exploration
for artists and the artistically inclined
These sessions may be for you if ...
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you want to make time to nourish your creative practice
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you're craving space to breathe, ground and cultivate presence
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you want to prioritize what energizes and fuels you
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you're ready to devise, generate and actualize your latest project
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you want to keep the promises you make with yourself
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you're interested in relating to yourself with greater kindness and acceptance
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you want to take tangible action steps towards your career goals and creative desires
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you value curiosity, creativity and self exploration
The Details:
All sessions are private, 1 hour, live on zoom
Together, we will create a safe container for honest reflection, exploration, mindful awareness and intention setting. Whether you're feeling stuck, unsure or overwhelmed, I will partner with you to get things moving again so you can feel more alive and connected to what matters to you.
A coaching relationship is a partnership. I meet you where you're at, ask questions, listen deeply, point out patterns, offer feedback, honour your work, hold you accountable and celebrate your commitment to yourself. I will not offer unsolicited advice or feed you solutions. I know you are the expert on your own process. I believe in you, your voice and your art and I know making it is fundamental to who you are.
I currently have sliding scale spots available- priority given to BIPOC, trans feminine and non binary artists.
What is a Sliding Scale? Learn more here
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Interested in working together? I love hearing from you!
The Spark
8 weeks
A transformative guide to reconnecting with your core, artistic truth and building authentic confidence on camera. Perfect if you are just starting out or transitioning to the screen from theatre.
You will gain a unique set of tools for cultivating real confidence; strategies you can always return to and embodied practices for letting go of mental blocks so you can JUST BE on camera.
By the end of these eight weeks you will have a much deeper understanding of who you are on screen, what you need to perform at your personal best and where you want to go next.
the 8 week workbook & goal guide
8 live, one and a half hour sessions including on camera + career & mindset coaching
free 3 month membership in enlivenment lab upon completion
INVESTMENT:
$900.00
2 SPOTS OPEN
“Vivien is a generous, kind and creative coach who empowers her students to not only grow their technique and range but to deepen their entire artistic practice.
Working with Viv has made me more confident and comfortable as an actor and above all, feel more like myself on camera. I cannot recommend her enough... hands down the best coach I've ever had”
- bryn kennedy, actor
"Vivien has helped me find better ways to work through the uncertainty of this industry, develop a personal practice, and work from my own experience to create more truthful performances.
She is a highly qualified, incredibly supportive, hands on acting coach and her warm and nurturing personality is what I love most about her!
- lauren wolanski, actor
"I always look forward to my coaching sessions with Vivien. She goes out of her way to make me feel seen and heard during our sessions; it’s more than just the craft of acting— we strip down what it is to be a woman in the industry and how being in tune with all parts of you ties into the work.
Every session is so wholesome and I always leave feeling empowered and inspired to create".
- lindsay wu, actor
"Enlivenment gave me a chance to slow down and take pause more than any other training I've encountered. Vivien's approach allowed her to get to know me in an organic way and meant our work was perfectly tailored to what I needed in my personal growth and my development as an actor.
Warm-ups and taping techniques I practice with Viv remain invaluable to me each time I prepare for a role".
- justine christensen, actor
Vivien has a way of making first time performers feel seen, heard, and comfortable which in turn leads to great performances. In the acting and casting world it has been a challenge to find people who have both a skill set in performance and an intrinsic empathy when working with marginalized communities. Vivien has both of these which makes her the perfect acting coach for my projects.
She has expertly led casting workshops for my film "For Nonna Anna" which screened at festivals around the world including Sundance where it received a Special Jury Prize. I attribute much of the film’s success to the lead who was cast with Vivien’s insight, skill, and care.
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The Firefly
4 weeks
pre-requisite: The Spark or previous enlivenment experience
This is for you if you have some on camera experience but want to hone in on your audition skills and career strategy.
These intensive four weeks will give you the tools, rigorous practice and competitive edge you need to book work. You will be given a new character/set of sides to prep every session, you will explore 4 different "types" and you will watch and reflect on your work each week.
We will identify what's in the way, give you strategies for dealing with setbacks and lay out a simple, effective plan for putting your goals into action.
4 live, one and half hour sessions including on camera + career & mindset coaching.
2 rounds of email notes on headshots, reel, website, letters of intent.
free 1 month membership in enlivenment lab upon enrolment
INVESTMENT:
$450
3 SPOTS OPEN
“Vivien is a generous, kind and creative coach who empowers her students to not only grow their technique and range but to deepen their entire artistic practice.
The On Camera Confidence program helped me get a new agent and made me feel more confident, comfortable and, above all, more like myself on camera. I cannot recommend this program enough.”
- bryn kennedy, actor (V- Wars, Netflix)
The Firecracker
6 months
By Application & Consult Only
This offering is for the working artist who wants to go deeper. You've worked hard and its showing. Your career is on fire. You are feeling the momentum and you know what you're capable of. You're ready to invest in your emotional, mental and spiritual health so you can embrace the new heights you are soaring to with ease and grace.
You want to hone in, get super specific about your next steps and what it will take to get there. You're ready to do some serious introspection, shift unconscious patterning and take decisive action in alignment with your highest self.
There is something inside you burning to work hard, make shit happen and show up fiercer, more wholehearted and committed than you ever have before.
4 flexible half hour on camera sessions (audition/rehearsal/ pitch coaching/writing support) per month
4 supportive 1 hour coaching calls per month
1 emergency mini session per month
2 rounds per month of email feedback & support on career communications, applications, headshots, reel, website, letters of intent, proposals.
free 1 year membership in enlivenment lab upon enrolment
INVESTMENT:
$3,000.00
Payment Plans Available
1 SPOT OPEN
On Camera
Firecracker
6 months
By Consult Only
This offering is for the working actor who wants a deeper level of support. Your career is on fire. You're feeling the momentum and you know what you're capable of. You're ready to invest in your emotional, mental and spiritual health so you can embrace the new heights you're soaring to with ease and grace. You want to hone in, get super specific about your next steps and what it will take to get there. You're ready to do some serious introspection, shift unconscious patterning and take decisive action in alignment with your highest self.
Over these six months, I am your wing woman; in your corner, cheering you on, challenging you, holding space, offering armfuls of affirmation and encouragement and keeping you accountable to the promises you make to yourself.
There is something inside you burning to work hard, make shit happen and show up fiercer, more wholehearted and committed than you ever have before.
1 initial deep dive inventory and career goal setting session
4 supportive 1 hour mindset coaching calls / per month
4 flexible hours of on camera or creative sessions (audition/rehearsal/writing/ pitch)/ per month
1 emergency mini session/ per month
2 rounds of email feedback & support on career related communications, applications, headshots, reel, website, letters of intent, proposals, rep emails/ per month
weekly text check-ins
$3000.00
SOLD OUT
“Vivien is a generous, kind and creative coach. The work we did 1:1 made me feel more confident, comfortable and, above all, more like myself on camera. I cannot recommend Vivien enough... hands down the best coach I've ever had.”
- bryn kennedy, actor (V- Wars, Netflix)
On Camera Reboot
5 weeks
pre-requisite: On Camera Core or consult.
These intensive five weeks are for the actor with significant experience who wants to recommit to their growth, fine tune their audition skills and get crystal clear on what's next.
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Engage in rigorous scene work with 2- 3 of your go- to "types", watch and reflect on your work each week.
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Identify what's missing in your current self tape process and fill in the gaps.
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Overhaul your materials & make sure they cohesively represent the different sides of you.
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Set and begin to implement process focussed goals in line with the results you want to see.
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Learn strategies for focussing on what you can control and accepting what you can't.
You will be encouraged to direct yourself, use your time effectively, get technical, play to win, make strong choices, let go of safe habits, step out of your comfort zone and take your work to a new level of specificity.
What's included?
an initial inventory & 30 minute intake session
4 live, one and half hour sessions + 1 follow up session a month later
The 4 step guide to implementing process focussed personal change.
2 rounds of email notes and feedback on your materials; headshots, reel, website, letters of intent, clips, IMDB.
Who is this course designed to serve?
This course is designed for return artists who have taken On Camera Core at least once or have equivalent experience with personal development and are simply looking to ignite a competitive edge, jump start the next steps in their growth and re- commit to showing up for themselves with consistency.
How many hours of work are involved outside of class time?
Minimum 3 hours a week.
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1.5 hours of homework journaling per week, minimum.
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You will be encouraged to commit to a consistent, daily introspective practice for 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week minimum.
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You will be expected to learn lines and prep your scene work on top of other course work.
Holiday Discount: $357
apply now for
JANUARY 2022
"Vivien goes out of her way to make me feel seen and heard; it’s more than just the craft of acting— we strip down what it is to be a woman in the industry and how being in tune with all parts of me ties into my work.
I leave every session feeling empowered and inspired!
- lindsay wu, actor (Grand Army, Netflix)
"Vivien's approach allowed her to get to know me in an organic way and meant our work was perfectly tailored to what I needed in my personal growth and development as an actor.
Techniques I learned in On Camera Confidence with Viv remain invaluable to me every time I prepare for a role".
- justine christensen, actor
(Murdoch Mysteries, CBC)
Vivien has helped me find better ways to work through the uncertainty of this industry, develop a personal practice, and work from my own experience to create more truthful performances.
She is a highly qualified, incredibly supportive, hands on acting coach and her warm and nurturing personality is what I love most about her!
- lauren wolanski, actor
(Work Party, short film)