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 starts with Ted recalling a recent “prince and the pauper” travel experience (3:09) and Lisa sharing about her highs and lows managing a just-finished project management effort (12:31). They bring in listener Jeremy’s question and his response (24:17), play another response submitted by a second listener (28:25), and then offer their own reflections in return (31:40). Lisa introduces the notion of measuring for “how” rather than for “what” (36:08) and then leads into her thunderbolt moment connecting improv with life (42:40). Ted mentions his moment with mindfulness, taking on a David Attenborough attitude of curiosity and kindness (43:55). Lisa shares her thunderbolt moment about listening in mindfulness (50:55) and the episode comes to a close with another question for next time: what made you want more of mindfulness and improvisation? What hooked you? (50:55)
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Maybe you’d like to develop more confidence, calm and connection for the New Year. If so, consider trying out Ted’s Monster-Baby-inspired book, Playful Mindfulness, and sharing the joy and wisdom of these two worlds in tandem. To order, please visit www.playfulmindfulness.info. (Ask nicely and Ted will surely sign a copy for you!)
San Francisco improvisors Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland explore the beautiful, surprising and unruly intersections between mindfulness and improvisation as they seek to befriend that oft-hidden and sometimes scary part of all of us that can lead to a life well-lived.
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