by teddydmz | Nov 30, 2019 | bread, feminine, human nature, Improv, Kat Koppett, Kenn Adams, masculine, Mindfulness, personal history, story, Story Spine, storytelling
Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons Should you tell your story—or step out of it? Storytelling: it’s a topic that lies at the center of both improvisation and mindfulness practices. After recognizing that this episode has been a long time coming (2:14), Ted and Lisa dive...
by teddydmz | Nov 16, 2019 | Constructive Living, goldfish, Hawaii, Improv, Maui, Mindfulness, officiant, Reality, Stanford Alumni Magazine., Thought-Provokers, wedding
Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons What can you learn from improv without ever taking an improv class? After catching up a bit after a long stretch away from the podcast, Lisa and Ted reflect on a recent article in the Stanford alumni magazine that quotes each of them....
by teddydmz | Oct 17, 2019 | best day ever, BJ Fogg, bricolage, Contemplation, Convergence, Country Music, discipline, Improv, Ken Burns, Mindfulness, Steven Nachmanovich, Thought-Provokers, Tiny Habits
Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons What if this (and every day) were the best day ever? Finding inspiration from their everyday interactions with others, Ted and Lisa offer up a Monster Baby grab bag of musings and insights. After opening up with a rousing game of...
by teddydmz | Sep 11, 2019 | AIN Applied Improvisation Network, Applied Improvisation, Contemplation, facilitation, Improv, IPSI, Mad Scientist, mango, Mindfulness, NASAGA, OD, organizational development, Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Teaching, Thiagi, Thought-Provokers
Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan, renowned facilitator, game maker, and general wizard. “You don’t solve problems in life. You keep reconciling paradoxes.” –Thiagi Every now and then—if you’re lucky—you get to spend time “under a mango tree” in the presence...
by teddydmz | Sep 6, 2019 | + Reinforcement, accountability, accountable, agreement, Buddhism, ethics, Improv, Jakusho Kwong, Mindfulness, Thought-Provokers, washing potatoes
“Check here if you got it done.” Who holds you accountable? Even just a little addition of accountability can make a huge difference in the behavioral choices we make. What the heck makes that work? Given an unexpected gift of time and inspired by an...
by teddydmz | Jul 25, 2019 | Creativity, Girl Scouts, God, Improv, joy, Mindfulness, privilege, rose-colored glasses, sadness, summer camp, Uncategorized
Image courtesy of publicdomainpictures.net. What happens if you conspire for joy? Joy’s a huge part of improv—and hopefully, a huge part of life. On Monster Baby #65, Ted and Lisa explore the ins and outs of this delicious emotion. They start with a laugh-worthy...
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