Actor, writer, improviser, singer, musical mover.
Hello...You!
I am Ashley Lovell; emphasis on the "Love" there - and in everything, if you please.
I am a native New Yorker.
I have one parent from Long Island and one from Montana, I attended schools that were smorgasbord of public, freeform Montessori, and private all-girls with uniforms; located in NY, NJ, and CT. I lived in 11 places before I was 12. My parents divorced and then remarried eachother and I went from hand-me-downs to sometimes taking vacations in that time. All of the above made growing up interesting in many ways. Among many gifts, it gave me an ability to connect and empathize with most kinds of people, which is a great help when telling stories.
Nicknames:
I heart le nicknames. Some samples:
1. My first nickname was Minnie Mantle because I have a decent talent facilitating the connection between a bat and ball.
2. Ashley Amazon was assigned because a makeup artist told a friend, after she introduced us. that she should be called ASHley because she wore so much grey, and that I needed to be referred to as AshleyAmazon; because I genuinely am big boned...beefcake...
3. When I studied in Italy, the name White Lightning was created fas my moniker in the international, all female, bicycle gang I was invited to join.
4. Nice Ashley. There was another Ashley in a program I was part of. She was less nice. SO, I was in somebody's address book as Nice Ashley. Their Aunt made the invitations for a surprise event and I saved the envelope addressed to? Nice Ashley Lovell. (Another person in the same program had me in their journal as Ashley Normal. - for those who know me; they had ME listed that way...what?)
5. Bohemian Rhapsody was assigned by a friend as an unofficial Playa name (for Burning Man) after I sang it at Karaoke because she felt the name expressed a lot about me. - just the title name; not the literal lyrics; I did not kill a man. Ever. . . If I had, I would have shot that man in Reno...
ARTS:
I've lead, and continue to lead, myself along various creative avenues throughout my journey; I’ve explored dance & choreography, writing, music / singing / songwriting, design, and photography - to start. Some reflected other people's dreams, many were dreams I didn't know I had. My most recent dance appreciation is Afro-Brazilian Samba, which I came to because somebody told somebody it could be great for me, so. tried it, and so it was since the very first class.
and beyond:
I always had an interest in things a bit left of center and started reading tarot in school thanks to a friend who knew a friend who was already reading professionally and offered to guide me, (and has been a guide to me in various ways ever since). Over more recent years, I’ve been learning and have become certified to facilitate
-guided meditation therapy
-various forms of energy work
-various forms of yoga
-light and gentle touch therapies like Thai Yoga Massage
-various forms and applications of Sound Healing
-various forms and applications of work with crystals
-supporting pets
-supporting the flow of energy in home, work, and community spaces
and more to come as I follow my immense curiosity and appreciation for supporting others while also employing my creativity, thirst for knowledge, and understanding of the infinite variety in these sorts of practices:
More Me:
I'm a hungry learner, and reader in general, and I tend to have compiled, and be compiling, at least a little information about a large variety of topics. Some current obsessions have been voice work, Vedic Astrology, learning to make my own oils and herbal remedies, Tibetan medicine, Irish History, and cars.
When not performing or building avenues with which to (because I would prefer to be playing pretend all a-the time) I'm building a multi modality healing business and founding a small eco-friendly design company, reading-reading-reading, enjoying my wonderful hometown of sweet NYC, traveling when I can, and catching up on the miracle that is John Oliver.
Before I conclude, it may be important for you to know that, more than once, I have said, "Excuse me," to a pigeon - with authentic sincerity. And I have a very strong tendency to Pollyanna like a boss.
Good talk.
Thanks for reading.
I hope that your night and/or day is the absolute best that it can be.
I am Ashley Lovell; emphasis on the "Love" there - and in everything, if you please.
I am a native New Yorker.
I have one parent from Long Island and one from Montana, I attended schools that were smorgasbord of public, freeform Montessori, and private all-girls with uniforms; located in NY, NJ, and CT. I lived in 11 places before I was 12. My parents divorced and then remarried eachother and I went from hand-me-downs to sometimes taking vacations in that time. All of the above made growing up interesting in many ways. Among many gifts, it gave me an ability to connect and empathize with most kinds of people, which is a great help when telling stories.
Nicknames:
I heart le nicknames. Some samples:
1. My first nickname was Minnie Mantle because I have a decent talent facilitating the connection between a bat and ball.
2. Ashley Amazon was assigned because a makeup artist told a friend, after she introduced us. that she should be called ASHley because she wore so much grey, and that I needed to be referred to as AshleyAmazon; because I genuinely am big boned...beefcake...
3. When I studied in Italy, the name White Lightning was created fas my moniker in the international, all female, bicycle gang I was invited to join.
4. Nice Ashley. There was another Ashley in a program I was part of. She was less nice. SO, I was in somebody's address book as Nice Ashley. Their Aunt made the invitations for a surprise event and I saved the envelope addressed to? Nice Ashley Lovell. (Another person in the same program had me in their journal as Ashley Normal. - for those who know me; they had ME listed that way...what?)
5. Bohemian Rhapsody was assigned by a friend as an unofficial Playa name (for Burning Man) after I sang it at Karaoke because she felt the name expressed a lot about me. - just the title name; not the literal lyrics; I did not kill a man. Ever. . . If I had, I would have shot that man in Reno...
ARTS:
I've lead, and continue to lead, myself along various creative avenues throughout my journey; I’ve explored dance & choreography, writing, music / singing / songwriting, design, and photography - to start. Some reflected other people's dreams, many were dreams I didn't know I had. My most recent dance appreciation is Afro-Brazilian Samba, which I came to because somebody told somebody it could be great for me, so. tried it, and so it was since the very first class.
and beyond:
I always had an interest in things a bit left of center and started reading tarot in school thanks to a friend who knew a friend who was already reading professionally and offered to guide me, (and has been a guide to me in various ways ever since). Over more recent years, I’ve been learning and have become certified to facilitate
-guided meditation therapy
-various forms of energy work
-various forms of yoga
-light and gentle touch therapies like Thai Yoga Massage
-various forms and applications of Sound Healing
-various forms and applications of work with crystals
-supporting pets
-supporting the flow of energy in home, work, and community spaces
and more to come as I follow my immense curiosity and appreciation for supporting others while also employing my creativity, thirst for knowledge, and understanding of the infinite variety in these sorts of practices:
More Me:
I'm a hungry learner, and reader in general, and I tend to have compiled, and be compiling, at least a little information about a large variety of topics. Some current obsessions have been voice work, Vedic Astrology, learning to make my own oils and herbal remedies, Tibetan medicine, Irish History, and cars.
When not performing or building avenues with which to (because I would prefer to be playing pretend all a-the time) I'm building a multi modality healing business and founding a small eco-friendly design company, reading-reading-reading, enjoying my wonderful hometown of sweet NYC, traveling when I can, and catching up on the miracle that is John Oliver.
Before I conclude, it may be important for you to know that, more than once, I have said, "Excuse me," to a pigeon - with authentic sincerity. And I have a very strong tendency to Pollyanna like a boss.
Good talk.
Thanks for reading.
I hope that your night and/or day is the absolute best that it can be.
