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 5, 2017 | accepting, Advance-Color-Emotion, Beautiful Anonymous, Chris Gethard, curiosity, Improv, Improv games, limericks, Mindfulness, noticing, Thought-Provokers
Ted and Lisa get curious about curiosity in Monster Baby Episode #26! They laugh their way through the opening challenge of a few Line-at-a-Time Limericks (1:48) and then enter their topic in earnest around the five-minute mark (5:29). They ask whether curiosity is...
by teddydmz | Mar 9, 2017 | Courage, dating, Improv, Mindfulness, practice, tenderness, Thought-Provokers
In Episode #22, Ted and Lisa share a conversational cup of courage. A brief and playful check-in (1:59) leads to defining what they mean by courage (4:27) and together, they wonder if Lisa’s courageous to do improv (8:52). Ted considers the last time he felt...
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,...
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