Testimonials
In their words
Messages and reviews from people who've worked with Ashlie, shared on her previous website and social channels. Some have been shortened.
Personal coaching & The Transformation Process
Ashlie holds a space like nothing I’ve felt before. It’s unconditional love and holding you to the standard of your highest self.
Ashlie gives you the tools and puts all the agency and power in your hands. She truly believes in your power. It’s not about waiting for the next meeting with your therapist, it’s about having the power to change your life every moment of your day.
My inspiration is back, I feel less guilt and less pressure to achieve and yet I’m achieving so much more, and enjoying it. Recognising it. It has been a very important journey for me and I will use these tools for the rest of my life.
All I can tell you is that taking the leap with an open heart and working with Ashlie will be the best decision you could make. She has changed my life in more ways than I could ever thank her for, and I’m forever grateful for her.
It has honestly changed my life so much, from the first day. I’ve felt light, strong and open ever since. You’ve changed my perspective for the better — on everything! From success and money to friendships and self-love.
Ashlie’s programme and 1-on-1 coaching is the real deal; I am beyond grateful for the support, guidance and love she has given me and the lessons I’ll keep in my pocket tightly. Three words how I would describe working with Ashlie: healing, inspiring and creative!
I had done so much work on myself before meeting Ashlie, but she really has pushed me to integrate all the work into my bones.
The energy I bring to everything in my life is so different — I am no longer forcing, controlling, fixing, pushing. I am able to receive. I am able to self-soothe.
I feel stronger and more energetic about both life and career — I found my purpose again and the energy! I get triggered way less easily and it’s amazing… The tools you taught me are totally useful, I’m grounded and feeling super creative! A thing that hadn’t happened in a very long time.
Ashlie is sharing wonderful and useful tools and techniques to inspire, uplift and kick you into action and being. To awaken you to take responsibility for and to enjoy your life, purpose and career fully.
Ashlie showed me you don’t have to be driven by an unconscious fear — you can be in control of your actions!
Workshops & performance coaching
I learnt to intercept my negative thought pattern and realise what the underlying belief was that I had. Once those were confronted, I felt a weight lifted.
I do feel like if my anxiety pops up again I am able to stop the thought, break the pattern and trust in my abilities as well as the situation.
It really has created a monumental positive shift in my mindset. I’m feeling focused and confident about what I want — it was just an amazing, life and mind shifting three days.
From our very first session she has always made me feel 100% comfortable in my own skin and ironed out any doubts that I may have had in my head. Through my work with her I have been able to grow confidently and work towards certain goals… She really is great!
The workshop woke me up and got me into creative flow. I was pushed out of my comfort zone… My only complaint is that I wish it went on longer!
Acting coaching & Meisner training
Ashlie is an incredible director. She has a natural way of being on it, cutting through the bullshit and helping you find a way out of your comfort zone whilst holding a space where you feel safe to be vulnerable.
In the short time we have worked together, I feel like a new actress, less afraid of being perfect, staying in “the moment” with Ashlie’s gentle guidance. She has a way of saying the right thing when needed and staying out of the way when needed.
Ashlie’s uniqueness above others is in her highly sensitive intuitive awareness and emotional accuracy and understanding. Her way to direct is gentle, yet never lets you off the hook to underachieve your best potential at hand.
Ashlie holds a space for her students to really learn about themselves (and their craft)… She does this with the lightest of touch, guiding each individual forward with care, kindness and generosity.
But this sensitivity to nurture is not to suggest she is not precise and rigorous, or that she won’t push you to your limit if she sees that some tough love is what you need.
She has the ability to guide us to ‘the unexpected’, challenging us to unlock our potential, while giving us the confidence and support to take the leap. Her understanding of human behaviour is exceptional.
Not only will she guide you in a way that will unlock the doors with which to approach the craft of acting in a truthful manner; she will show you a way to make that craft your own.
As an actor, working with Ashlie Walker is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Her knowledge and internalisation of Meisner Technique is truly remarkable… And most important, she never gives up on you, as long as you don’t give up on yourself.
Ashlie’s teaching ignited my passion for the craft of acting. She approaches teaching with an inspiring level of dedication, patience and compassion which she then, inevitably, instils in her students.
I am marvelled by this practice of learning how to really listen and see a fellow human being. This has made me much more aware of my own insecurities, defences, longing to connect, to be seen and heard and also my ability to really connect!
It was safe, even therapeutic to work with Ashlie, and I feel that I was able to extend both my emotional scale as well as let go of learnt patterns limiting it.
It was transformational. In the end it all made me learn heaps about not only acting but myself as well… Hands down, I would give the workshop a 10/10.
The Meisner experience with Ashlie was eye-opening for me not only from an actor’s point of view, but also from a human being’s point of view. Ashlie’s brilliant way to teach and how she guides away from controlling the scene is something to experience.
She gave individual attention, presence. The environment was safe. The course gave me a strong and different understanding of acting — and definitely a more appealing way of acting. I grew as a person and as an actor.
I’ve never acted before, so for me this was not only an acting class, but also a deeper journey into myself. The reflection of your partner together with Ashlie’s help is very powerful and eye-opening.
She made me feel safe 100%. It’s the only way to learn, with the guidance of a teacher who has acquired a deep understanding of the technique.
Ashlie’s intuitive nature, warmth and forthright guidance helped me develop as an actor, and the lessons I learnt under her tutelage remain with me in my daily work.