Improv challenges your limits in more than one sense. It allows you to be open to new ideas in your everyday life, to be brave enough to jump into situations that you would not have previously, and to showcase your strengths that you might not even have been aware you had....
The practice of saying thank you first tricks our brain out of its pattern of judgment (closed, resistant) and into the mindset of gratitude (open, accepting). Thank you makes your brain say, “Oh, I just said thank you. I must have just received something useful and wonderful. I better get a bit more curious and understand what that usefulness is.” And here’s what feels like the magical part to me: when we use this thank...
There’s really nothing else like improv – it forces you to be real and authentic on a level that simply extends to other aspects of your life. ...
Improv makes living with cancer more bearable. I was diagnosed five years ago, and it has been such a blessing to have time for laughter without sickness crossing my mind. ...
Given the serious state of the world, I think that anyone can benefit from the two hours of fun improv provides each week....
Given the serious state of the world, I think that anyone can benefit from the two hours of fun improv provides each week....
It comes down to the “Yes, and” – the willingness to build, and the eagerness to plus your life rather than minus your life....
It’s a truism – we know that there is a line, an invisible threshold that we cross when we’ve become consumed by work and lost our sense of play. And most of us agree this is not a healthy place to find yourself....
Improv allows you to really start to look at people, laugh with them, release stress and bring joy back into your life....
Remember that 99% of the time the anticipatory anxiety is more nerve-wrecking than the actual step!...