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Anima Learning

Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland

Insights & inquiries for inspired learning

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Monster Baby #68: Best Day Ever (A Monster Baby Grab...

Anima Learning ·

2019/10/17

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 Convergence (2:19), Lisa starts the conversation off by wondering about discipline in her life [more…] The post Monster Baby #68: Best Day Ever (A Monster Baby Grab Bag) appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #67 Under a Mango Tree: A Conversation...

Anima Learning ·

2019/09/11

“You don’t solve problems in life. You keep reconciling paradoxes.” –Thiagi Every now and then—if you’re lucky—you get to spend time “under a mango tree” in the presence of a true master. For Monster Baby Episode #67, Lisa and Ted had such a treat: chatting with experiential learning guru Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagaragan. Following few moments [more…] The post Monster Baby #67 Under a Mango Tree: A Conversation with Thiagi appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #66 Accountability Buddies

Anima Learning ·

2019/09/06

Who holds you accountable? Even just a little addition of accountability can make a huge difference in the behavioral choices we make. What the heck makes that work? Given an unexpected gift of time and inspired by an agreement Ted has recently made with a buddy of his, Ted and Lisa dive into Monster Baby [more…] The post Monster Baby #66 Accountability Buddies appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Other than that, Mrs. Hamilton, how was the show? An...

Anima Learning ·

2019/08/08

Last night (August 7, 2019) in New York City, following a weekend of more mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, Times Square had a false alarm that demonstrated just how adrenalized our society has become. I posted the following on Facebook after the incident, both to share the story and to process the event [more…] The post Other than that, Mrs. Hamilton, how was the show? An “essentially American” evening for these panicky times appeared first on Anima Learning.

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54:58

Monster Baby #65 Joy Conspiracy

Anima Learning ·

2019/07/25

What happens if you conspire for joy? Joy’s a huge part of improv—and hopefully, a huge part of life. On Monster Baby #65, Ted and Lisa explore the ins and outs of this delicious emotion. They start with a laugh-worthy warm-up game of “Convergence” (2:03) and a recap of Lisa’s great day (7:55). Ted [more…] The post Monster Baby #65 Joy Conspiracy appeared first on Anima Learning.

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47:35

Monster Baby #64 Yes and No

Anima Learning ·

2019/06/29

When to say yes and when to say no—how do we know? Both improv and mindfulness teach us to say yes to the unfolding story of life. But is that the whole story? On this, Monster Baby podcast episode #64, co-hosts Lisa and Ted explore the tension between the poles of yes and no, starting [more…] The post Monster Baby #64 Yes and No appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #63 Simmer Down, Inner Critic (A...

Anima Learning ·

2019/05/26

Can you quiet your Inner Critic and nourish your Inner Coach? Few things block your creativity more than the nastiness of the voices inside your own head. And it’s true for all of us. On episode #63 of the Monster Baby podcast, Lisa and Ted sit down with creativity evangelist, Denise Jacobs, to explore insights [more…] The post Monster Baby #63 Simmer Down, Inner Critic (A Conversation with Denise Jacobs) appeared first on Anima Learning.

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58:30

Monster Baby #62 The Uniqueness Paradox

Anima Learning ·

2019/05/10

You are truly special. As is everyone else. Once more, the Monster Baby Podcast shows its affinity for paradox, this time diving into the topic of uniqueness. Ted and Lisa open with a check-in: Ted’s got lottery tickets for Hamilton and the pair struggles for Greek mythological references to describe their state of being (2:26) [more…] The post Monster Baby #62 The Uniqueness Paradox appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #61 Parenthood without Partnership? Lisa...

Anima Learning ·

2019/04/16

Some family stories are unconventional from the start. Stepping into a vulnerable arena, Lisa shares her consideration of having a child on her own. Ted and Lisa start with an insight about improv and love from Lisa’s recent class (1:59) and note the ways that our environments help shape who and how we are (8:07). [more…] The post Monster Baby #61 Parenthood without Partnership? Lisa considers motherhood on her own appeared first on Anima Learning.

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56:56

Monster Baby #60 “Congrats…it’s a BOOK!”

Anima Learning ·

2019/03/20

Have you ever wanted to get a creative vision into the world? In Monster Baby episode #60, Lisa and Ted celebrate the release of Ted’s new book, Playful Mindfulness into the world! The conversation starts with some reflections on Ted’s current voice and presence class (2:14) before Ted describes the error-finding process of bringing the book [more…] The post Monster Baby #60 “Congrats…it’s a BOOK!” appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #59 Redefine the Ding: Playing with...

Anima Learning ·

2019/02/10

What behavior do you really want to encourage? Today’s episode starts with the mind-blowing wonder of Lisa’s recent night out at a magic show (1:41) before Lisa and Ted together jump into the realm of positive reinforcement (11:30). Ted helps clarify some commonly misused terminology (17:59) before sharing some thoughts about the game “Dolphin Training” [more…] The post Monster Baby #59 Redefine the Ding: Playing with Positive Reinforcement appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #58 Ted’s Harrowing Tale

Anima Learning ·

2019/02/01

Nothing like a near-disaster experience to get you thinking. Lisa and Ted return to the ambient sounds of the Stanford University campus to share Ted’s frightening story of almost taking his friend Dan’s life (3:15). Our intrepid pair again dive into the topic of vulnerability, especially as amplified when we’re stepping out into the world [more…] The post Monster Baby #58 Ted’s Harrowing Tale appeared first on Anima Learning.

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46:13

Monster Baby #57 Filter-ama

Anima Learning ·

2019/01/17

Want to know what you let in and what you let out? Time to check your filters! For the first episode of another new year, Ted and Lisa lean under the hood to check the topic of filters. Per usual, they start with why the topic interests them (1:25) and then move onto identifying those [more…] The post Monster Baby #57 Filter-ama appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #56 V is for Vulnerability

Anima Learning ·

2018/12/08

Does our humanness lie within our tenderness? Let’s dive into the topic of vulnerability and see what we find! Lisa’s back from her month-long junket to Europe and Ted’s got a Thanksgiving tale or two (1:37) before the pair explains why they wanted to explore the topic of vulnerability (11:25). Ted introduces Brené Brown’s definition [more…] The post Monster Baby #56 V is for Vulnerability appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #55 A Grand Experiment

Anima Learning ·

2018/11/01

Why not just try some s**t out? In Episode #55, Ted and Lisa extol the virtues of bringing a spirit of experimentation to all of life. The pair starts by catching up on Lisa’s improv exploits over in Germany (2:26) and by articulating the differences between Halloween rituals there in Deutschland versus those here stateside [more…] The post Monster Baby #55 A Grand Experiment appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #54 Life Unscripted: A Conversation with...

Anima Learning ·

2018/09/29

Improvisation takes care of all of who we are. In this episode, Lisa and Ted continue their two-part conversation with longtime improv stalwart and new author, Dan O’Connor. (If you haven’t heard Part 1, you might want to start there.) Dan discusses two of the “stickiest” concepts from Life Unscripted (1:09) and the trio discusses [more…] The post Monster Baby #54 Life Unscripted: A Conversation with Dan O’Connor, Part 2 appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #53 Life Unscripted: A Conversation with...

Anima Learning ·

2018/09/29

How do we break free from the stale scripts we’ve been living by? Lisa and Ted have a two-part conversation with longtime improv stalwart and new author, Dan O’Connor, to find out. Ted and Lisa welcome Dan by showing him a fresh version of his hot-off-the-presses book, Life Unscripted (1:57) and learn how he got [more…] The post Monster Baby #53 Life Unscripted: A Conversation with Dan O’Connor, Part 1 appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #52 Lisa Goes to Clown Camp

Anima Learning ·

2018/09/17

What did Lisa learn at clown camp? Still a bit hazy from her experience off in the woods of Northern Ontario, Lisa reports back in on her experiences training to clown. Ted and Lisa start by acknowledging the typically chilly conditions of late-summer San Francisco (2:14) before Lisa jumps into explaining the basics of “Baby [more…] The post Monster Baby #52 Lisa Goes to Clown Camp appeared first on Anima Learning.

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49:48

Monster Baby #51 Insights On- and Off-Stage: A...

Anima Learning ·

2018/08/10

The conversation with Joe Bill goes wider and deeper. When legendary improvisor Joe Bill arrived in San Francisco to teach and perform, Ted and Lisa seized the opportunity and wrangled up a whirring, stirring conversation about improv, psychology, surviving childhood—and a whole lot more. Listen in for Part 2 of their Monster Baby cup of [more…] The post Monster Baby #51 Insights On- and Off-Stage: A Conversation with Joe Bill, Part 2 appeared first on Anima Learning.

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Monster Baby #50 A Buddhist Atheist: A Conversation...

Anima Learning ·

2018/08/09

Joe Bill’s an improv luminary with a brilliant mind that careens joyfully between gutter-level explicitness and spiritual truth—oh wait, are they different? When Joe came to San Francisco to teach and perform, Ted and Lisa cranked up the podcast for a two-part conversation that runs the gamut. Part 1 of the conversation starts with the [more…] The post Monster Baby #50 A Buddhist Atheist: A Conversation with Joe Bill, Part 1 appeared first on Anima Learning.

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