Media Interviews
Books
A Wellness Handbook for the Performing Artist: The Performer’s Essential Guide to Staying Healthy in Body, Mind, and Spirit
Celebrity, fame, wealth, the big timefor many people, these are some of the images conjured by thoughts of a career as a professional performing artist. But for the hundreds of thousands of active professional performing artists in the United States, the big time matters far less than all the time. In other words, your health needs as a performerusing your body, voice, and emotions in your workfar outweigh mainstream recommendations for optimal health.
In this book Alena Gerst examines issues that go beyond the importance of training or navigating the business of performing. It is the first book to prioritize the performer’s well-being, your ultimate key to a long and satisfying career. Purchase on Amazon.com.
Speaking Engagments
Alena lectures and panels on topics related to mental health, psychotherapy, and mind-body well-being for professional, educational, and community audiences.
- NYU Langone Health
- Mout Sinai
- Harness Center for Dance Injuries
- Columbia University
- The New School
- Wagner College
- The Actors Fund
- Arthritis Foundation
- Kripalu
- MindBodySoul Yoga
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