Many people know Lindsay Wagner as the Bionic Woman, a character with superhuman strength in the iconic ’70s TV hit that was one of the first shows to feature a strong female lead. While many successful TV stars find it hard to define their persona off screen, the Hollywood actress has been recognized as a holistic health educator, travelling to various countries holding workshops and retreats.
“It was the tip of the wedge, and it kind of had this flood,” says Wagner in her appearance in Global Toronto’s The Morning Show on Friday, revelling on her Emmy Award-winning role.
“I knew it was unique, what we did not know that it was going to become a global icon for the entire shift that we were through on a cultural level,” she adds. “Some of us move faster than others on that as far as countries and cultures go.”
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Her role in the show – which spanned just three seasons – opened up many doors, having starred in 40 television movies, five mini-series, and 12 feature films. However, picking a role meant that more than just acting.
“To me, I look for pieces that have some kind of resonance with the audience that can help people transcend their circumstances rather than just survive them,” she says.
“There’s always good roles for actors in survival films but it’s different when somebody writes a story about somebody transcending their circumstance, moving into say a higher consciousness.”
Wagner’s holistic passion started at 19 when she discovered body, mind, spirit integration and healing, which provided support for an undisclosed health illness. Due to this, she successfully avoided surgery and taught her to curb her mental mindset.
While she uses many different techniques for her “Quiet the Mind and Open the Heart” workshops, meditation plays a central role. “(Meditation is) hard because we think we’re supposed to be doing something, and the point of it is to allow yourself to relax simply doing nothing.” She adds, “Especially in our culture it’s zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re acculturated that way … So the point is not to shut it up, the point is to relax and start observing … and eventually it starts to calm down.”
Wagner has also released a meditation CD.
“The mind has to sit on the passenger seat when you do the techniques that we do in the workshop.”
For more information on Wagner’s workshops, visit www.lindsaywagnerinternational.com.
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