Taj (also known as Amy)

So I used to be painfully shy. And that comes out in the story because it happened just after college. And improv has really changed my life. And it's not that I was ever interested in being in front of the camera, but it's a mindfulness practice and also for helping you be a better human. So I just wondered if you had ever come across that approach to improv.

I actually came across that myself. When I was living in Flagstaff, my next door neighbor was a meditation teacher. I was a lapsed meditator. And you know that old Reese's commercial where two people bump into each other? One has peanut butter and one has chocolate.

I actually came across that myself. When I was living in Flagstaff, my next door neighbor was a meditation teacher. I was a lapsed meditator. And you know that old Reese's commercial where two people bump into each other? One has peanut butter and one has chocolate.

I actually came across that myself. When I was living in Flagstaff, my next door neighbor was a meditation teacher. I was a lapsed meditator. And you know that old Reese's commercial where two people bump into each other? One has peanut butter and one has chocolate.

So it was like, you got meditation in my improv. No, you got improv in my meditation. So during the pandemic, we started teaching mindful improv and meditation using improv games.

So it was like, you got meditation in my improv. No, you got improv in my meditation. So during the pandemic, we started teaching mindful improv and meditation using improv games.

So it was like, you got meditation in my improv. No, you got improv in my meditation. So during the pandemic, we started teaching mindful improv and meditation using improv games.

listening. Yeah. And you have to let go of your idea because let's say you start a scene with somebody and you think you're in a barn and they say, nurse, hand me the scalpel, something like that. And you have to just let go right away or else it's going to be like tug of war and just be present with what is and let go of ego.

listening. Yeah. And you have to let go of your idea because let's say you start a scene with somebody and you think you're in a barn and they say, nurse, hand me the scalpel, something like that. And you have to just let go right away or else it's going to be like tug of war and just be present with what is and let go of ego.

listening. Yeah. And you have to let go of your idea because let's say you start a scene with somebody and you think you're in a barn and they say, nurse, hand me the scalpel, something like that. And you have to just let go right away or else it's going to be like tug of war and just be present with what is and let go of ego.

And the less you try to be funny, I know you guys know if you're trying to put in the crazy things, it doesn't work.

And the less you try to be funny, I know you guys know if you're trying to put in the crazy things, it doesn't work.

And the less you try to be funny, I know you guys know if you're trying to put in the crazy things, it doesn't work.

They can be culty. I wouldn't call them cults. My experience was not with an improv cult. So this takes place in 94 when I was in my mid-20s. I was vulnerable to this because I had just gotten out of college a couple years before. I was just lost. I had been really successful in the structure of college. I was so shy. I just had no idea how the world worked.

They can be culty. I wouldn't call them cults. My experience was not with an improv cult. So this takes place in 94 when I was in my mid-20s. I was vulnerable to this because I had just gotten out of college a couple years before. I was just lost. I had been really successful in the structure of college. I was so shy. I just had no idea how the world worked.

They can be culty. I wouldn't call them cults. My experience was not with an improv cult. So this takes place in 94 when I was in my mid-20s. I was vulnerable to this because I had just gotten out of college a couple years before. I was just lost. I had been really successful in the structure of college. I was so shy. I just had no idea how the world worked.

So I was looking for something to latch on to. So one day I saw a sign at a bookstore saying they were having a meditation class. And I went and it was in this little room above the bookstore. And it turned out I was the only student. It was me and this teacher. We did the meditation for a bit. And then he turned into my therapist for that day. And that was very attractive.

So I was looking for something to latch on to. So one day I saw a sign at a bookstore saying they were having a meditation class. And I went and it was in this little room above the bookstore. And it turned out I was the only student. It was me and this teacher. We did the meditation for a bit. And then he turned into my therapist for that day. And that was very attractive.

So I was looking for something to latch on to. So one day I saw a sign at a bookstore saying they were having a meditation class. And I went and it was in this little room above the bookstore. And it turned out I was the only student. It was me and this teacher. We did the meditation for a bit. And then he turned into my therapist for that day. And that was very attractive.

Someone would listen to me. And he told me about his teacher who was going to be giving this free vegetarian dinner at a fancy restaurant in downtown Boston.