March 1, 2021 | Clay Drinko
5 Fun Stress Reducing Activities
So I'm back in therapy again, and my new therapist started our first session by having me close my eyes, take deep breaths, and calm down. ... Read more
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March 1, 2021 | Clay Drinko
How to Calm Down (and have fun doing it)
Last March, I remember hearing rumblings of some kind of a potential pandemic in China. I also remember taking a yoga class that week to ... Read more
February 10, 2021 | Clay Drinko
3 Fun Breathing Exercises to Calm Down
I don't know about you, but whenever I'm stressed out or pissed off, the last thing I want to hear is "Just breathe." But "just breathing" is ... Read more
January 25, 2021 | Clay Drinko
How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout the Day
Meditation and mindfulness are not one and the same. After two decades of improvising and then literally writing the book on how improv affects ... Read more
January 21, 2021 | Clay Drinko
7 Creative Mindfulness Exercises
I'm a big proponent of meditation. Studies have shown that it's a great brain boost and there's tons of anecdotal evidence that it literally ... Read more
January 15, 2021 | Clay Drinko
8 Fun Mindfulness Exercises
Fun mindfulness exercises exist! They are out there. People are doing them every day as they go about their routines. You don't have to ... Read more
January 14, 2021 | Clay Drinko
How to Practice Mindfulness (With or Without Meditation)
Mindfulness has become a kind of buzzword lately. I hear people talking about mindful this and mindfulness that. It's kind of the kabbalah ... Read more
December 10, 2020 | Clay Drinko
The Improv Brain: The Science of Improvisation
The Science: Improv and the Brain In 2008, surgeon, neuroscientist, and musician Charles Limb and neurologist Allen Braun conducted a study ... Read more
December 7, 2020 | Clay Drinko
12 Lessons for Life Inspired by Improv
In grad school, I realized that my experience as an improviser held the key to understanding my own brain. Eventually, I realized that it also ... Read more
December 3, 2020 | Clay Drinko
Benefits of Improvisation in the Classroom
If you're a teacher struggling with students who aren't writing enough, don't listen to each other, or are disengaged, bored, or even ... Read more