Aug 10, 2022
Andréa Bendewald discovered the power of circling early on in
her acting career. Upon moving from New York to Los Angeles, she
attended her first circle, which was comprised of actors, singers,
writers, and producers, and found out that these successful and
self-empowered women had the same complex inner emotional landscape
as she did. She instantly felt less alone and more supported. She
is now a circle facilitator and brings that same life-changing
magic into her business, The Art of Circling. In today’s episode,
Andréa and Tracy come together to explore how the authentic sharing
of ourselves strengthens our intuition, increases our self-esteem,
and enhances our overall expansiveness.
Key Points:
- How Tracy and Andrea met.
- Andrea grew up in the Lower West Side of Manhattan during the
80’s and this provided an incredible basis for an inspiring
childhood and young adulthood.
- Andrea began acting at a young age and even attended a high
school for performing arts.
- Andrea dives into what both of her parents were like and how
their work ethics shaped her into who she is today.
- Stop forcing things and start fitting into the flow so you can
begin to enjoy life and trust the process.
- The mindset of enjoying the process helps Andrea tremendously
through her acting career, as the audition process is tedious; if
you don’t love and enjoy auditioning, you are in the wrong job
market.
- LOVE WHAT YOU DO.
- Andrea revisits the beginning of her friendship with Jennifer
Anniston.
- Andrea tells the story of her first acting gig on a sitcom
alongside Harland Williams and Jason Bateman.
- Andrea explains that she wasn’t in her “Zone of genius” and
decided to cave into her obsession of circling.
- Andrea tells her story about her first circling experience in
Laurel Canyon right after she moved to LA from NYC.
- Tracy and Andrea bond over their shared experience with talking
sticks.
- Burning Man led Andrea to fall in love with art for art’s sake
again, and upon returning home from the festival, she decided to
buy a teepee and create a sacred space for circles in her backyard
in Beverly Hills.
- Today, Andrea rides on the joy of having the best of both
worlds through knowing what to say yes to, and what to say no to
with respect of keeping the energy flow moving.
Memorable Quotes:
“In a circle, we get to remember who we truly are and reconnect
with who we truly are before everyone told us who we were supposed
to be.”
“When women gather, shift happens!”
“Self-made people many times have children who are self-made
people… they understand that there are a lot of moving parts”
“I spent so much extra energy trying to force things… sometimes
you force and you get it, it does move the needle, but I wish I
could back and do it again, and just try and enjoy.”
https://www.instagram.com/andreabendewald/
https://theartofcircling.com/
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