by teddydmz | Sep 29, 2020 | chocolate milk, Clown Neutral, Clowns, Creativity, Improv, love, Mindfulness, play, strawberries, strawberry, Thought-Provokers, tigers, Uncategorized, voter registration
Simple stories can give a sweet taste of wisdom. Cued by a compact wisdom tale passed on by friend and colleague William Hall, co-hosts Ted and Lisa wonder about purpose, sweetness, and gratitude in the midst of certain danger. The episode starts with a game...
by teddydmz | Mar 25, 2020 | Care Bears, Contemplation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Creativity, Improv, isolation, Mindfulness, Mindset, Miscellaneous, pivot, quarantine, shelter in place, Three Things, Virtual Reality, Wild West
How do you make sense of living under lockdown? As citizens of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ted and Lisa have been holed up in their respective homes as the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold. Recorded over Zoom, they start this episode by considering their usual...
by teddydmz | Dec 23, 2019 | Christmas, Creativity, gifts, Gratitude, Improv, improv wisdom, judgment, Miscellaneous, Naikan, Patricia Ryan Madson, positivity, Three Things
What gifts do mindfulness and improv bring to your season of light? It’s the season of giving and Ted and Lisa are musing on the life-shifting gifts of their shared practice. They start the episode with an invitation for responses and then take a few moments for a...
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...
by teddydmz | May 26, 2019 | Brené Brown, Coaching, Creativity, Denise Jacobs, faith, Improv, inner critic, Mindfulness, Mindset, Thought-Provokers
Can you quiet your Inner Critic and nourish your Inner Coach? Few things block your creativity more than the nastiness of the voices inside your own head. And it’s true for all of us. On episode #63 of the Monster Baby podcast, Lisa and Ted sit down with creativity...
by teddydmz | Mar 20, 2019 | Buddhism, Creativity, Improv, Improv Playhouse of San Francisco, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Meditation, Mindfulness, Miscellaneous, paradox, Patricia Ryan Madson, play, Playful Mindfulness
Have you ever wanted to get a creative vision into the world? In Monster Baby episode #60, Lisa and Ted celebrate the release of Ted’s new book, Playful Mindfulness into the world! The conversation starts with some reflections on Ted’s current voice and presence class...
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