These recent times have been some of the hardest challenges we've faced and as a community, it hit us pretty hard. However during these difficult times, here at Pocket Size Theatre, we wanted to spread a little positivity and share some peoples experiences because we are all in this together. Each day we'll be speaking to our friends in the industry to share their experiences with you all so take a read and see how people are getting through these hard times.
Let's stick together, share the love and get through this as a community!
Let's stick together, share the love and get through this as a community!
*Some information mentioned in this article may be out of date due to the progress of the current situation. Please keep that in mind when reading*
Jessica Louise Parkinson is a musical theatre performer and a qualified instructor in Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin yoga and a Level 3 Personal Trainer. She is known online as MusicalTheatreYogi and a lot of her work is based around Yoga for Creatives. Her theatre credits include Mrs Hathaway & cover Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock (Gillian Lynne Theatre); Sally in The Hired Man (Cadogan Hall) and Ensemble & Cover Mary Magdalene in Love Beyond (Wembley Arena).
Can you tell us anything productive you’ve been doing?
As a yoga teacher, fitness instructor and personal trainer as well as a performer I've been adapting to the online life and offering my services remotely! Via my Instagram, I'm offering a lot of free classes including a free, live, daily meditation at 4pm on my Instagram Live and also weekly classes including flexibility training and yoga. As you may guess I'm a bit of a fitness fanatic so in my own personal practice I'm enjoying changing up my routine by finding new and innovative ways to work out and trying things I wouldn't normally!
Whenever you log onto social media there is so much negativity circulating. How have you been trying to keep a positive mental attitude during these times?
I have to be honest and say that I'm (so far!) managing to keep away from social media negativity however I do sometimes witness it and I do my best to step away from my screen. My daily walk or run is time for me to leave my phone off and have a scheduled break from social media and the screen. I also find that because the classes I've been offering are very positive and mindfulness orientated, I'm enjoying drawing like-minded people towards me and hopefully impacting on erasing some of that negativity. Daily meditation is also a lifeline to me keeping positive and productive.
