The Actor's restorative
A space for actors and performing artists to regulate the nervous system, release what’s been held through roles, and return to the stage more grounded, open, and connected to themselves.
a short walk from the Goodspeed Opera House East Haddam, CT
Acting asks performers to access deep emotion, presence, and vulnerability, often night after night.
Over time, the body begins to carry the work. And like any instrument, it needs space to reset.
This is a place to release what’s been held and return to yourself.
From there, something shifts.
You return to the stage more grounded, instinctive + fully in your power.
Between rehearsal and curtain
Before a performance — to center and arrive
After demanding rehearsals or shows — to reset
To release what’s been held in the body
During long weeks when the system feels taxed
To deepen connection to a role and trust their instincts
When something in the performance is ready to fully come through
Inside the Actor's Restorative
Clear the Noise
Release what’s been building through rehearsals, performances, and the pace of the work.
Return to the Work
Reconnect with the role, your body, and the deeper current of the performance.
Open the Instrument
As your system settles, instinct and expression begin to move more freely.
The Inner Current
Private audio support to help the work land and continue unfolding after you leave.
The Approach
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Each session blends clarity with nervous system support — helping release tension, settle overwhelm + restore steadiness so your work can move through you more freely.
$270
“Until I met Jaclyn, I had never experienced power that felt so rooted in love and so fully lived in the body. Even a single session, sometimes even a single minute in her presence, can dissolve years of confusion, concern, or pain. In just six months, she supported my physical body, my motherhood journey, my business, the consciousness of my film, and the future of my education nonprofit. She did not flinch at the scope of my purpose. She engaged. She merged. She cleared. She rallied. She cared.
She masterfully blends the practical with the unseen, yet always felt, and in my mind is already a leading force for lasting change at the intersection of medicine, wellness, earth wisdom, and community. Belief makes things real.
And Jaclyn Shea, among many other things, teaches you to believe in yourself again.
More. And more. And more. Until you become inevitable.”
-ANNA SCOTT | LICENSED THERAPIST, PERFORMANCE STRATEGIST, EDUCATIONAL ADVOCATE + FILMMAKER
Jaclyn Shea
integrative restoration practitioner and founder of river + rise studio
I’m Jaclyn Shea… Integrative Restoration Practitioner and founder of River + Rise, a restoration studio in East Haddam just a short walk from the Goodspeed Opera House and the East Haddam Swing Bridge.
Formerly a pediatric RN, I blend clinical understanding with integrative restoration to help people reset their nervous system and return to their work clear, grounded, and fully in their body + expression.
Much of my work supports artists and performers in reconnecting with the deeper intelligence that allows a performance to truly come alive.
visit riverandrise.studio