by teddydmz | Mar 12, 2020 | catastrophizing, connection, Coronovirus, Improv, Jack Kornfield, jigsaw puzzles, mice, Mindfulness, opportunity, Wisdom 2.0
With good reason, everybody’s talking about the coronavirus. We are too. In the midst of the growing global coronavirus pandemic, Lisa and Ted take a few moments to reflect on the impacts of rapid change and uncertainty. Well, actually, they start by reviewing Ted’s...
by teddydmz | Feb 27, 2020 | 2020 Primaries, Amy Klobuchar, Artistic Director, BATS Improv, Bernie Sanders, China, Coronavirus, Democratic Election, Elizabeth Warren, Improv, Inclusion and Social Justice, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Mindfulness, Pete Buttigieg, Super Tuesday, Thought-Provokers
Which way to go? (Thanks for the image, Robin Higgins!) Presidential Primary season’s swirling into hurricane mode: how do we make sense of it all? Just before the big Super Tuesday Democratic Primary elections, Ted and Lisa take stock of their feelings and leanings....
by teddydmz | Feb 2, 2020 | atheism, Contemplation, Improv, Joseph Chilton Pearce, listening, Mindfulness, Spirituality, St. Theresa, yes, yes to life
What if your spiritual practice meant simply saying “Yes!” to life itself? In anticipation of this March’s “Yes to Life! The Improvisation and Spirituality Weekend,” Ted and Lisa welcome the retreat’s co-facilitators, Angelo John Lewis and Cindy Franklin, on to the...
by teddydmz | Jan 25, 2020 | BATS Improv, David Attenborough, Improv, Light up BATS, Mindfulness, Polaris Lounge, Prince and the Pauper, Thought-Provokers, thunderbolt
What are your “thunderbolt” moments of insight from mindfulness and improvisation? Inspired by a listener’s question, Ted and Lisa consider particular moments of clarity and insight from their long experience in the worlds of mindfulness and improvisation. The episode...
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...
by teddydmz | Dec 14, 2019 | banana bread, Buddhism, Christmas decorations, Improv, Mindfulness, performance, slowing down, tension, Thought-Provokers
How can you play if your string is too tight or too slack? Finding the right amount of tension matters hugely: in improv, in mindfulness, and in life. Along those lines, Ted and Lisa mine a moment of tension from the last podcast episode (1:48) before drawing on some...
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