My coaching has helped a variety of clients to achieve breakthroughs and newfound freedom in the creative and expressive process. Please read below for some examples of my work and its results.

MOVING THROUGH BLOCKS IN THE RECORDING PROCESS

Jathan Gurr is a political singer/songwriter and musician living in the Bay Area. He sought my services because he was noticing that he was having difficulty staying focused and on task when it came time to record in the studio. Jathan was also frustrated by his inability to achieve the same vocal quality in his recording sessions as he had experienced in developing and rehearsing the material. He felt spaced out and stuck.

Jathan and I first focused on grounding his awareness in the body, after which he noticed that he was carrying a lot of tension. He realized this tension was his body's response to the anxiety he was feeling about recording and that his "spacing out" was masking the awareness of the tension. I worked with Jathan using vocalization, movement, and imagery to transform and release his body-centered tension. As a result he was able to find new freedom in his vocal expression and proceed through his recording process with ease and with new tools to use in case the tension returned. Jathan also experienced deep relaxation that was an added benefit our work together.

"The most amazing part of Jenny Chafe's life-changing work was the breadth of healing and performance-related modalities she drew from. Her work not only changed my craft as a musician, but affected the way I apply myself to the rest of my life as well. "

—Jathan Gurr
   Musician and MFIA Candidate

CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND SUPPORT

Rebekah, an actor and singer in New York City, came to me searching for new ways to access her creative and expressive process. She was also exploring questions about her creative direction, career choices, and issues surrounding her next steps in life. In my work I believe that life issues affect the creative process and vice versa, and so we brought these issues into the studio as well.

My work with Rebekah focused on encouraging her to follow her expressive impulses, amplify sounds, and indulge in sensation and imagery to bring forth the innate wisdom and richness in her voice and body. At one point Rebekah chose to work with a song that mirrored her creative-path-and-life questions. Through our work she was able to feel new support in her body and from the ground, and to achieve a deepened and expanded awareness of herself as an artist and singer.

“Working with Jenny this summer, I felt a sense of deep intuition and listening that gave me a sense of safety as an artist. It amazed me to feel Jenny’s presence as I sounded. I was able to have my internal experience as I sang as well as feel Jenny with me. Jenny is a true witness and support. I was left with inspiration to continue my tapestral journey through sound.”

—Rebekah M.,
   Singer, actor, and dancer

JUMPSTARTING THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Liz is a New York based consultant whose work bridges the analytical and the creative realms. Faced with a major writing project, Liz worked with me to overcome blocks in her creative process. Though excited by the possibilities, she dreaded the blank page and felt stymied by its two-dimensional limitations. Knowing this, I designed my work with Liz to be grounded and focused in the present moment, using elements of our physical space as supportive metaphors for the creative concepts and ideas she wanted to express. By introducing these metaphors and then following her lead, I was able to help Liz move more deeply into the creative process where the room itself offered answers and support. Within a few days of our session Liz was able to write the basic framework for her paper.

"I enlisted Jenny's help for an important writing project that I'd been stalled on. I had no idea what to expect when we began working together, but Jenny created a comfortable cocoon where the ideas clamoring for my attention metamorphosed into a quiet buzz of concepts and images that took on a coherent structure. Our work fostered the calm, purposeful state I needed to focus and enabled me to walk away with a solid core on which to build. I'm grateful for the journey Jenny took with me, since otherwise I might still be at the starting gate!"

—Liz
   Consultant

To find out more about the types of work I offer, please go to Services. To learn about my unique background and credentials, go to About Jenny. Or if you're ready to get started or have any questions, please contact me.