Review by Alexander Grebnev, Moscow, 12.01.2020
I practice the lessons from the face workshop 1–2 times a week. Something changes after every session. At first, it felt like entire layers were shifting. Physically, my face smoothed out completely. The nasolabial folds practically disappeared. The areas under my eyes became smoother. Under even lighting, everything looks even and smooth. My face feels completely free. I’ve learned to notice when tension arises somewhere in my face and can relax it immediately!
The most interesting changes, however, are psychological. After the lessons, fascinating things started happening in my dreams. Long-standing scenarios where I used to lose or try to avoid outcomes began shifting—I started winning. I began completing scenarios that I couldn’t resolve before. Then there was one recurring element from my childhood that used to scare me—it sometimes appeared as a nightmare. I would always try to run from it, but running in dreams is so difficult. Then one night, after practicing the lessons for the second or third time, that "thing" came at me. But this time, I fought back and beat it up so thoroughly that I even started feeling sorry for it. I realized how pitiful and harmless it actually was.
My confidence has grown even more—it was already strong, but now it feels foundational and all-encompassing. Even in acting, something has shifted. I can’t quite put my finger on it yet, but it feels like I have even more freedom—and something else as well!
I also love the sound lesson. I practice it periodically and have noticed that my voice has become deeper, more powerful, and lower. I can feel my voice emanating from my somatic center.
After the posture workshop, about a week later, I felt my body wanting to take on a new position in space. By following this sensation, my body restructured itself completely—in the pelvic area, shoulders, deltoids, trapezius, and neck! My spine even feels elongated; I seem taller. For now, I need to keep my attention on this new posture and make adjustments in different areas of my body.
For the neck, though, I’m still figuring out how to align it perfectly for comfort (so I request a separate workshop on the neck and trapezius!). Sometimes, the old pattern returns, but my body now notices when it’s slipped back and quickly realigns into the new position, faster and faster each time. This process is ongoing—it’s like fine-tuning. Every day, something gets reorganized. Today, my head’s position shifted, and now, while walking, my gaze naturally aligns with the horizon without any effort.