Frequently Asked Questions

The training is open to anyone who has a genuine love of acting and wants to know how to be a good actor.

The course is best suited to students over the age of 16. There is no upper age limit.

Of course! The Spiritual Psychology of Acting system will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to analyse and embody any character, quickly and effectively. Once you understand how to act properly, approaching auditions and self-tapes will no longer be a question of ‘how can I say these lines to impress’, as you will know clearly how best to serve the character and the scene and give the director / casting director what they need.

This will allow you to submit auditions that are truthful and compelling, and give you the very best opportunity to land the part and succeed within the industry. It will also free you from fear and self-doubt and make the whole process far more enjoyable!

Students on the course consistently report a huge increase in confidence and a much higher success rate.

Traditional drama schools generally teach a wide range of disciplines related to acting, including dance, mime, stage combat etc, but often fail to provide their students with clear knowledge of acting or any reliable psychological technique.

Our course only teaches the pure nuts and bolts of the art and craft of acting. We don’t waste your time and money teaching the peripheral aspects of the actor’s craft, as these can easily and affordably be studied elsewhere.

All of our courses are designed to offer maximum quality of training with minimum cost.

Yes. We are all actors on the stage of life! the unique skill set we offer will bring greater confidence and awareness to anyone form any field of life.

Previous students have included lawyers, doctors, architects, civil engineers, advertising executives, singers, dancers and other creatives.

For those who are primarily seeking self-improvement, we highly recommend our Know Yourself, Be Your Self course.

The complete Spiritual Psychology of Acting course will provide you with all the knowledge and practical acting techniques you need to help you create any character for stage or screen. It will also show you how to raise your own level of consciousness, develop your stage presence and help you shine.

The Know Yourself, Be Your Self course will teach you the principles of spiritually based practical psychology, to enable you to gain a deeper awareness of your individual self and connect you with your true self. The fruits of this study are greater confidence, peace of mind and improved relationships with yourself and others, The ultimate aim of the training is to help you to be your best self and ultimately fulfil your potential in life.

Consistent experience shows that the unique skill set that John has developed, not only produces good actors, but also has a massive capacity for healing and empowerment for anyone, in any field of life.

John believes the job of a coach is to provide a reliable frame of reference and create an environment for you to resolve inner obstacles and do your best work.

The eternal question, both for individuals and for humanity as a whole is, ‘Who am I? Are we merely an organic mind/ body machine? Or are we the consciousness being which inhabits it?

Whilst traditional psychology tends to lean towards the former conclusion, spiritual psychology is firmly established in the later, i.e., one’s real or true self is not the mind or body, but rather the ever present, unchanging being which simply observes the whole show.

We define spiritual psychology as the science and art of human being.

John’s main teachers in the fields of psychology and human behaviour are Sam Kogan (Ukrainian Acting Teacher), Eric Berne (Canadian psychiatrist who created the theory of transactional analysis), Alfred Adler (Swiss post Freudian psychologist) and Desmond Morris (British zoologist).

John considers his main spiritual and philosophical teachers to be Sri Shantananda Saraswati and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.

John’s work is also greatly influenced by the work of Joseph Campbell (American mythologist) and Terrance McKenna (American philosopher).

Whilst John has been blessed to have been guided by some wonderful teachers, honest enquiry and real experience are the best teachers.

The system of philosophy referenced within the training courses is called Advaita Vedanta, a Sanskrit term which loosely translates as ‘non-duality’; or ‘knowledge of the one consciousness that manifests as everyone and everything.’ John also draws great inspiration from Gnostic, Sufi, Buddhist and Taoist teachings.

John has been a student of practical philosophy at the School of Philosophy and Economic Science in London since 1994, and has been practicing mantra-based meditation twice daily since 1995.

He has a keen interest in the comparative history and evolution of world religion and is fascinated by the commonality of the essential truths behind the symbols and stories contained within them.

The Spiritual Psychology of Acting course content has evolved from an in-depth study, and many years of John teaching a system for actors, originally developed by Constantin Stanislavski. John’s work was further inspired by a selection of Eastern and Western philosophies, spirituality, psychology, mythology and human zoology.

We greatly honour the origins of these teachings throughout the courses and celebrate the global mix of enlightenment studies that have led to our own innovative training.