by teddydmz | May 18, 2022 | baby, buddha, celebration, Improv, Mindfulness, monster baby, retrospective, statistics
Time for a celebration and retrospective—Monster Baby reaches 1oo episodes! Welcome to the party, people—Monster Baby has reached a milestone! In honor of this, the 100th episode of Ted and Lisa’s “curious romp through the worlds of mindfulness and improvisation,” the...
by teddydmz | Mar 6, 2022 | African spirituality, attention, Diversity, fame, forgiveness, freestyle, Freestyle Love Supreme, Improv, Inclusion and Social Justice, Mindfulness, redemption, Shakespeare
Rhythm and improvised poetry can lift the highs and heal the lows. For Monster Baby Podcast episode #99, Ted and Lisa link up with San Francisco freestyler, improvisor, music-maker, comedian, actor, Larry martial artist, activist, spiritual practitioner, and...
by teddydmz | Dec 22, 2021 | A or B, apartment, cozy, ex-pat, home, Improv, Mindfulness, Miscellaneous, moving in, nest, new shell
What makes a home “home”? Sparked by Lisa’s move into a new apartment, she and Ted consider the many elements that go into feeling at home. The two warm up with a playful new spontaneity game called “A or B” that you can play right along with (1:35) and then explore...
by teddydmz | Oct 30, 2021 | Applied Improvisation, Contemplation, Dion Flynn, Humor, Improv, inner voices, Inside Out, Insight Meditation Society, Kat Koppett, Mindfulness, Mindset, Mopco, puppet strings, silent retreat, Thought-Provokers
Making friends with inner voices can be fun—and healing. For Monster Baby episode #97, Ted and Lisa are joined by fellow Applied Improvisor Kat Koppett to discuss (and play!) her mindfulness-and-improv-blending exercise, “Inside Out.” Lisa starts by asking about Kat’s...
by teddydmz | Aug 24, 2021 | ensemble, Improbabilities, Improv, listening, loneliness, Los Angeles, Mindfulness, play, Thought-Provokers
A good ensemble can cure the loneliness blues. For Monster Baby episode #95, come join Ted and Lisa for Part 1 of their conversation with improvisor and author Dan O’Connor, celebrating the release of his new book, Ensemble! The Power of Improvisation and Play in a...
by teddydmz | Jul 31, 2021 | Humor, Improv, Mindfulness, parenting, storytelling, The Moth, Thought-Provokers, yes and
You’ve got great stories to tell—want some tips for sharing ‘em? In part two of his conversation with Lisa and Ted, improvisor, storyteller and author Corey Rosen dives deeper into the craft and skill of telling great stories. Corey starts by noting how stories change...
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