"You have to crawl inside the eyes, mind, & throat of another human being." - Meisner Training, Year 2.
Simply put, the first year of Meisner training is based on discovering your emotional reality. This means, what emotions arise naturally in you in response to various stimuli. This means, how your emotions externally manifest. What do emotions look like and feel like from your point of view? What inspires them in you? And most importantly, what blocks have you set-up that prevent your emotions from springing forth?
But the second year is all about stepping into the emotional realities of people who aren't you. Can you answer all those same questions for another human being? Can you embody their experiences, reactions, and emotions?
Good news is, you have a year to find out.
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