Workshop Schedule

Unexpected outcomes can often flow from new choices. Even small steps in a new direction can lead to unknowns that shake things up in an unpredictable way, The creative process also unfolds beat by beat, moment to moment, which sometimes leads to a sense of flow that feels like an expansion of consciousness, and sometimes feels like a major effort to simply put one foot in front of the other on uncertain ground. Improv is an art form that realizes our potential to engage with the unknown - which can be messy, intimidating and stress-inducing - in a playful way driven by spontaneity rather than fear and dread. Research shows improv to:

Boost well-being through the joy and spontaneity that arises from engagement with it;

Be an effective and fun approach to cultivating greater tolerance for  uncertainty; 

Expand the capacity to find undiscovered gifts and possibilities even when going through difficult and stressful aspects of change:

Explore dimensions of being human in a fun, fascinating way and foster self-acceptance and empowerment;

Discover the power of spontaneity as a renewable inner resource.

The techniques and philosophy of improv organically inject much-needed spontaneity, fun and joy into the change process, increasing the positive energy needed to keep going, to build on the progress that is made. The exercises and games used to train improvisers provide a shift in focus that becomes more available with practice. These experiences can be adapted to individual psychotherapy and are immediately useful in any kind of growth-centered group. 

Workshop objectives:

• Demonstrate improv exercises designed to generate spontaneity in a group or interaction;

• Identify applications of improv exercises and experiences to personal growth and healing;

• Identify 4 dimensions of improv activities that unlock and expand creative capacities;

• Identify the links between expansion of creative capacities to personal growth and change;

• Discuss the research showing benefits of improv to personal growth;

• Instructor: Jude Treder-Wolff, LCSW, CGP, CPAI

Jude Treder-Wolff was interviewed for Authority Magazine on ways to avoid hustle culture and create a new sustainable work paradigm. Improv comedy and joy are part of the equation. Here are her 5 tips in a 10-minute video. You can read the interview on this link

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