Mindfulness

Make This One Thing Mandatory for Millennials If you happened to catch Simon Sinek’s recent interview on Inside Quest about millennials in the workplace, then you may already be familiar with his theory about why they are the way they are. If you haven’t seen it, he blames their typically entitled, narcissistic, unfocused, lazy, self [...]

Santa Says Give the Gift of Improv Here we go again. Another year ends and another one starts. Usually with one hell of a party. But the end of the year is also a wonderful time for self reflection, goal setting, and putting a plan for personal progress into place. We believe the first spot to [...]

What’s Clown Got to do With It? We all want to be more authentic and present. But how does one harness these qualities? Whether in everyday life, or as an actor playing a character on stage or screen, we are always striving to reach this wonderful ideal. Words and phrases like ‘letting go’, ‘letting our guard down’, [...]

Kristin Hensley: Business Improv Training is Invaluable The lovely Kristin Hensley recently came over from Los Angeles to facilitate some workshops and corporate training sessions with LMA. Here she shares a few thoughts on why improv business training is vital for innovation and teamwork, and how saying "Yes, and..." and using Active Listening to support [...]

No Joke! Improv is Seriously Good for Business. There’s more to improvisation than comedy - and it’s not just for funny people. In fact, improv is primarily about learning to react authentically and stay in the present moment at a very high level. This awareness has all sorts of business benefits which is why we [...]

Toyota Takes Improv Training for a Test Drive Jayne-Louise O'Connell is a Digital Platform Specialist for Toyota and recently participated in one of LMA's Improv Based Learning & Development Workshops. In this breezy chat she shares a few quick thoughts on her team's experience and how improv training can help your professional career. Oh What a [...]

Burgers For Better Brains* *Or something like that. Laugh Masters Academy will be on the Mindfulness Matters 2.0 jars at Grill'd on Crown St. in Sydney this October in recognition of World Mental Health Month. We wanted to give you the heads up before the month kicks off so you have time to spread the [...]

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