Monster Baby #72 Waking Up to the Gifts
by teddydmz | Dec 23, 2019 | Christmas, Creativity, gifts, Gratitude, Improv, improv wisdom, judgment, Miscellaneous, Naikan, Patricia Ryan Madson, positivity, Three Things
What gifts do mindfulness and improv bring to your season of light? It’s the season of giving and Ted and Lisa are musing on the life-shifting gifts of their shared practice. They start the episode with an invitation for responses and then take a few moments for a...Monster Baby #25 Be Average
by teddydmz | May 16, 2017 | andy goldsworthy, Be Average, Buddhism, Hamilton, Improv, improv wisdom, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson
In Episode #25, Ted and Lisa dive into the paradoxical wisdom in the Improv maxim “Be Average.” They start with a chat about the San Francisco production of Hamilton and time they each spent with Moms (1:53) before introducing the subject of the day (6:48). They...Monster Baby #16: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 2)
by teddydmz | Nov 10, 2016 | Improv, improv wisdom, Keith Johnstone, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson, Stanford Improvisors, Stanford University, Thought-Provokers
Chillin’ with Patricia in El Granada. Lisa and Ted continue their conversation with teacher and mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson, drama teacher and author of the acclaimed Improv Wisdom. In this segment, Patricia explained how she first learned to say “Yes,...Monster Baby #15: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 1)
by teddydmz | Nov 8, 2016 | Constructive Living, Contemplation, David K Reynolds, Improv, improv wisdom, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson, Simps, Stanford Improvisors, Stanford University, Teaching
Chillin’ with Patricia in El Granada. Lisa and Ted welcome their teacher and mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson, drama teacher and author of the acclaimed Improv Wisdom, for a two-part Monster Baby conversation. They explore how mindfulness and improv first...Recent Posts
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