by teddydmz | Oct 3, 2016 | Buddhism, change, grief, impermanence, Improv, loss, Mindfulness, non-self, relationship, Thought-Provokers
A recent loss gets Ted and Lisa reflecting on how best to relate to change. They start with a playful word-at-a-time school announcement (1:45) and some early reflections on change in general (3:54). From there, they consider what improv has to say about change (7:15)...
by teddydmz | Sep 14, 2016 | Applied Improvisation Network, Blues Traveler, Da Vinci's Notebook, David Wilcox, Europe, Improv, meta perspective, Mindfulness, Thought-Provokers, Wales
Lisa and Ted return from their most recent retreat to share a few meta-level insights. After a storytelling warm-up game (1:27) and a check-in about Ted’s trip to Europe (7:51), the duo introduce the perspective of the Observer in meditation and improv (19:25). They...
by teddydmz | Jul 28, 2016 | chaos, Improv, Mindfulness, Mr. Messy, schedules, Thought-Provokers, unicorns
Finally back from a month-long hiatus, Lisa and Ted get into their different preferences around chaos and order. They open with a ribald riff on unicorns and rainbow prisms (really, see 2:34) and then explain what happened with the delay between podcast episodes...
by teddydmz | Jun 20, 2016 | 3 Things, Caduceus, Fast Times at Ridgeomont High, healing, health, Improv, Judge Reinhold, Mindfulness, mistakes, Thought-Provokers
Responding to their first ever Monster Baby listener letter, Ted and Lisa explore the healing powers of mindfulness and improvisation. They warm up with a rousing game of 3 Things! (1:38) and then start digging into their topic (6:25), noting that healing can be like...
by teddydmz | Jun 2, 2016 | accents, awkwardness, CROW, games, Improv, Mindfulness, play, rules, Stanford, stereotypes, Teaching, Thought-Provokers
Emboldened to try an outdoor “studio”, Ted and Lisa dive into a conversation about rules and who they’re meant for (7:02), whether there are rules in mindfulness (13:06), and how rules provide structure for games, play, and community (20:29). Lisa explains improv’s...
by teddydmz | May 23, 2016 | Gratitude, happy and healthy, Improv, Improv Playhouse of San Francisco, James Bond, Mindfulness, negativity, positivity, scene starts, Story Spine, Thought-Provokers
Inspired by a new workshop they led in western Massachusetts, Ted and Lisa explore why we should talk about positivity (1:25) in improv and mindfulness, how one of Lisa’s improv groups has learned to make positive starts (16:05), and how beginning from gratitude lays...
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