Actor and comedian Jonny Weldon talks about auditions, making your own work and capitalising on social media success.

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This meditation is designed to help you feel more present and connected to what you love doing so you can bring your best self to your self-tape audition.

This 30 minute meditation is inspired by the idea of togetherness and what gets created when we come together. It’s designed to calm and soothe the nervous system and can be helpful to listen to when things in our lives (and the world) are feeling out of control.

In this meditation, we gently invite you to celebrate all parts of you. Because all parts of you are worthy of celebration. There may have been times when things didn’t go to plan. Maybe there were some days when you felt like giving up. But you didn’t. You’re here.

This meditation is designed to support young performers to feel more confident in themselves and their abilities. It’s designed to help them to reconnect to the part of them that knows that anything is possible and to keep trying - even when things don’t go to plan. This meditation is suitable for ages 8+ and parents and guardians are encouraged to listen to this meditation along with their child. 

This meditation is designed to help you to unwind and let go of the day, helping to aid in a restful night’s sleep. We use progressive muscle relaxation, a deep relaxation technique to help release stress and tension from the body. We recommend finding a cosy and comfortable place to lie down for this meditation. You may also like to have a blanket or a cover over you. 

This meditation is designed to support young performers who might be feeling a bit nervous or worried - particularly if they have an audition, self-tape or performance coming up. We spend some time relaxing the body and then we go on a short journey where we discover some very special magic clouds. This meditation is suitable for ages 8+ and parents and guardians are encouraged to listen to this meditation along with their child. 

This meditation is themed around the idea of new beginnings and is designed to calm a busy mind by gently guiding you back to yourself. We get curious about how each new breath creates space for new awareness by bringing us back to the present moment.

This meditation is recommended for those aged 8+ and is designed to help calm and centre young performers before an audition or self-tape. Parents and Guardians are encouraged to listen to this meditation along with their child. 

This meditation is designed to help with feelings of envy or jealousy. These feelings can come up often when you’re an actor or performer but it’s usually just a sign that you care deeply about something. In small doses, envy can motivate us to move towards what we want. With conscious awareness, we can use this energy of envy to help us to move forward.