Dynamic and collaborative experiences to develop connected presence and response-ability.
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The waters of wisdom run deep within you. Draw from the well.
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What would you learn if you knew you could not fail?
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A moment’s pause, a ‘yes’ to invitation, the angle in a gesture—one small shift can release a cascade of positive change.
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Within you lie great powers. Find them. Feed them. Free them.
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A spark. A breath. An intention.
Something brought you into being. Will you honor its call? -
Anima, n. (Latin): the breath, vital energy, or creative principle; the soul.
Monster Baby
A curious romp through the worlds
of mindfulness and improvisation.
Playful Mindfulness
For confidence, calm, connection and joy.
Growth Mindset
How we think about learning directly determines what we can learn. Challenge, effort and even failure can become friends. Change your mindset. Change what’s possible.
Contemplative Practice
Every moment contains the wisdom we need. Stop. Take a breath. Come back to your body, your knowing, and your ability to connect with others. Take your learning deeper.
Applied Improvisation
The same skills that make great on-stage improvisors — spontaneity, courage, focus, humility, and playfulness — make for resilient and creative teachers and learners as well.
Positive Reinforcement
“Reward movement toward the behavior you want—and ignore the rest.” It’s a simple principle with profound implications for how we best approach any learning relationship.
Recent ANIMA Blog Posts
Monster Baby #106 The Eyes Have It
How often do YOU hold eye contact? Why or why not? If you’re like Ted and Lisa of the Monster Baby Podcast, there’s a lot there—for both mindfulness and improv—within the world and practice of eye contact. After a short improvisational riff on raccoons (1:32), Ted introduces his reasons for wanting to explore the topic [more…]
Monster Baby #105 Kickin’ It Back Up!
What’s been cooking in Ted and Lisa’s improv and mindfulness kitchen over this last while? It’s been a few months since the Monster Baby crew gathered for an episode so it’s time to get caught up! Ted starts the conversation off by sharing “Wordle Haiku,” a new creative delight that he and a loyal Monster [more…]
Monster Baby #104 Clanging! (A Conversation with Dion Flynn and Josh Radnor)
How does a “silly verbal tennis match” become a profound spiritual practice? Inspired by the intro “Clanging” game they played on the immediately previous Monster Baby episode #103, Ted and Lisa invited the game’s creators, Dion Flynn and Josh Radnor, to come on the podcast themselves—and they accepted! For context: Dion Flynn is a writer, [more…]