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 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...
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....
Recent Comments