Alba Emoting: A Scientific Method for Emotional Induction

by Susana Bloch, Patricia Angelin (Preface)

The actor is an 'athlete of emotions,' says Antonin Artaud, and though actors are an extreme case, now, thanks to Alba Emoting, the capacity to regulate our emotions in a simple physical way, without mental intervention, is possible for everyone. Alba A Scientific Method for Emotional Induction offers us the means to reexamine six basic emotions that are joy, sadness, anger, fear, erotic, and tenderness; to recognize them accurately, without confusions, and to express them genuinely, just as children do. Mastering the triad of "breath + posture + facial expression," one can Step-Out from a feeling of anger, attain neutrality, or even better, enter into a tender mood; one can transform sadness or paralyzing fear into mobilizing joy. From such an encounter with the essential, we can observe and better understand the complex mixed emotions that we normally feel, realize the anxieties, the neuroses, the depressions, and also the wonderful sublime emotions, such as that of spirituality. "One can lie through the mouth; the accompanying gesture, however, tells the truth," says Nietzsche. Alba Emoting is a system that allows people to get into physical contact with their neurologically basic emotions, by using precise breathing patterns, postural attitudes, and facial expressions that go beyond words.

Genres: Theatre

224 pages, Paperback

Published January 17, 2017

About the author

Susana Bloch A. es psicóloga y psicofisióloga. Descubrió los patrones respiratorios y posturofaciales de las emociones básicas, llamados “patrones efectores emocionales”, y la manera en que una emoción puede iniciarse a partir de cambios en la respiración y en la postura de rostro y cuerpo. A partir del desarrollo de estos estudios creó el sistema Alba Emoting, que permite la inducción y modelación emocional.

Reviews

[Jean Simmons · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure how to rate this. The information about emotions was 4 stars. The poetry and some of the extraneous stories were more distracting than helpful though.