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....
by teddydmz | Oct 17, 2019 | best day ever, BJ Fogg, bricolage, Contemplation, Convergence, Country Music, discipline, Improv, Ken Burns, Mindfulness, Steven Nachmanovich, Thought-Provokers, Tiny Habits
Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons What if this (and every day) were the best day ever? Finding inspiration from their everyday interactions with others, Ted and Lisa offer up a Monster Baby grab bag of musings and insights. After opening up with a rousing game of...
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