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Ted DesMaisons



Ted DesMaisons, MBA, MTh, is an American author, teacher, and podcast host who specializes in combining the wisdom of improvisational theater and Buddhist mindfulness practices into exercises that grow awareness, connection, and joy through the power of play.

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Playful Mindfulness: A Joyful Journey to Everyday Confidence, Calm, and Connection

Playful Mindfulness brings together wisdom from the worlds of mindfulness (paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and kindness) and improvisation (making life up courageously as you go along) so readers can find greater confidence, calm, and connection.

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Ain2015 Montreal | Improvisation as Spiritual Practice: A Deepening Path | Ted Desmaisons

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Playful Mindfulness with Ted DesMaisons

Ted DesMaisons has been synthesizing diverse approaches to teaching, learning, creativity and collaboration for over 30 years. He trained to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn and others at the UMass Center for Mindfulness.

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Monster Baby #83 Find Your Focus

Spurred by a suggestion from a Chicago-based listener, Ted and Lisa gallop into a fun conversation about focus. They start with a rousing round of the new game “D’jever?” (1:54) before Ted kicks off the conversation by mentioning the simultaneous different focus tracks in his brain (6:32).

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Monster Baby #78 Extroversion Introversion

Are you an extrovert or an introvert? Are you sure? In their continued adjustment to living with the reality of a world-sweeping pandemic, Ted and Lisa turn their attention to one of their most noticeable differences.

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