Laura Facciponti Bond* has taught breathing work related to performing and personal expression for ten years through UNCA classes, as well as through private lessons and regional, national, and international workshops.  She is one of only seven certified Alba Emoting Instructors in the USA, holding a CL4 certification.  She studied and co-taught with Dr. Susana Bloch, the neuroscientist who created the Alba Emoting technique, in the USA and in Chile where Dr. Bloch resides.  

Laura and colleagues in the UNCA Psychology and the Health and Wellness Department were recently awarded a Wellness Initiative Grant to further research the benefits of conscious breathing techniques for improving health and wellness in the workplace.

Working closely with Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® instructors, she has partnered workshops where Alba Emoting lessons were supported by Feldenkrais lessons.  As a result of this partnering, Laura has developed new methods for teaching conscious breathing and Alba Emoting to non-performers, as well as performers, with greater somatic clarity and sensitivity to the individual.  

Laura is an Associate Professor of Drama and the Director of the Arts and Ideas Program at the University of North Carolina, at Asheville.  She is the author of The TEAM Approach: A Holistic Approach to Acting.  

In addition to the teaching mentioned above she also teaches acting, directing, voice production, storytelling and public speaking, including public speaking classes for the Asheville City Hall staff.  She is a professional actress, director, singer, and voice-over artist.

*Notice a recent name addition of Bond to Laura's name?  Laura was married to George Bond on June 4th, 2010.  Facciponti has moved to her middle name, and eventually Laura will simply use Laura Bond in her communications.