by teddydmz | Oct 13, 2017 | Alan Watts, Elf on a shelf, Flamingo, fun, Improv, intimacy, Jesus, lasagna, Mindfulness, play, rubber duck
Regular Monster Baby listeners know that Ted and Lisa love to play. In their latest episode, you learn why. The intrepid pair discuss play as a connector (1:43), whether it makes sense to be playful in such tough times (5:02), and different types of play (7:49). They...
by teddydmz | Sep 27, 2017 | Arabian Nights, autopilot, breath, Facebook, flow, Improv, Mindfulness, prunes, Shangri-La, summer camp, Voldemort, zone
Glide down a river of insight as the Monster Baby podcast takes on the topic of flow. Despite her uncertainties, Lisa offers a great San Francisco-based analogy before Ted brings in the Buddhist image of the Windhorse (1:45). The two distinguish between autopilot and...
by teddydmz | Sep 12, 2017 | break-up, Contemplation, David Whyte, heartbreak, Improv, Kahlil Gibran, Mindfulness, poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, romance, The Prophet, Thought-Provokers
Coping with a wounded heart can be tough, but mindfulness and improvisation principles and practices can help. In this episode, Ted and Lisa process Ted’s meteoric rise-and-fall romantic connection (2:33), preparing with a little levity in an opening game of...
by teddydmz | Aug 30, 2017 | Eco, Ego, humility, Improv, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, self-focus, Thought-Provokers, yield
How does yielding at the right times serve creativity and collaboration? Ted and Lisa start with a game of Sound Ball (1:49) and catch back up after a summer apart (3:47) before jumping into this episode’s topic of “It’s Not You.” (11:02) They explore the connections...
by teddydmz | Jul 27, 2017 | Digging deeper, Girl Scouts, Glacier National Park, Improv, life choices, Manhattan, Mindfulness, Moments, Patsy Rodenburg, poetry, Thought-Provokers
Lisa and Ted reach across the country to dig deeper into life’s offerings. Lisa shares some perspective from her time at Girl Scout camp and Ted relays a story or two from his trip across country on his way to a training program in Manhattan (1:56) and then the pair...
by teddydmz | Jun 16, 2017 | Contemplation, Double Bounce, Hell, Humor, Improv, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson, Reality, Spirituality, woo woo
What’s spirituality got to do with it anyway? Ted and Lisa take on the thorny task of exploring the realms of spirit and what they have to do with mindfulness and improv. Lisa starts by explaining the Double Bounce Theory and why her coffee and exercise routine might...
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