Applied Improvisation : Christiana Frank

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Unlocking Potential: The Transformative Power of Applied Improvisation for Social-Emotional Learning and Growth Mindset Development

The Heart-Brain Connection is the link between our heart and brain that regulates our physiological responses to our environment, including our emotions and stress levels. HeartMath is a set of techniques and tools that help individuals regulate this connection and achieve optimal physiological and emotional functioning.

April 22, 2023 No Comments

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Boost Your Brainpower: Fun and Effective Ways to Improve Your Cognitive Function

March 12, 2023 No Comments

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HeartMath in Education: Building Resilience, Social-Emotional Competencies, and Cognitive Skills

March 10, 2023 No Comments

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Applied Improvisation to build a Growth Mindset

Applied Improvisation is a technique that has been gaining popularity in recent years as a tool for personal and organizational development. Improvisation is often associated with theater and comedy, but its principles and practices can be applied in a variety of non-theatrical settings, such as business, education, healthcare, and community development.

March 8, 2023 No Comments

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Applied Improvisation: A Tool for Personal and Organizational Growth

February 19, 2023 1 Comment

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Science and intuition

Have you ever walked into a room and sensed incredible tension, a thickness, or heaviness in the air or your chest? The room can be filled with voices or even silent, yet you know something is just not right? Conversely, have you ever walked into a room and felt a lightness, maybe a sense of joy or inclusion, and you feel connected and welcomed? The feeling that you are in the right place; makes sense and feels good. This is your intuition.

September 22, 2022 No Comments

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Laughter and Improvisation: The Full Proof Medicine

We’ve all heard the old phrase, “laughter is the best medicine.” Have you ever found yourself in a stressful or tough situation or are merely having a bad

November 11, 2019 1 Comment

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How to Ruin Employee Morale

The number one way and number two way of ruining employee morale is lack of communication and poor communication. That is a bold statement, yes, but none-the-less it

October 14, 2019 No Comments

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Applied Improvisation for Healthy Brains and Personal Growth

Applied Improvisation (AI) is extracting concepts and ideas from the world of Improvisation and then applying them to all aspects of business, relationships, and life. However, AI is

October 7, 2019 No Comments

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How to Nail Your Elevator Pitch Through Utilizing Improv

At some point in our lives, we all have faced (or will face) the dreaded elevator pitch, ie. a quick inventive clever speech that we say in an

August 9, 2019 No Comments

We will explore the impact trauma has on students in learning environments and how applied improvisation helps with trauma-informed teaching.

Applied Improvisation and Trauma: Healing and Trauma-Informed Teaching

We will explore the impact trauma has on students in learning environments and how applied improvisation helps with trauma-informed teaching.

July 25, 2019 1 Comment

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Applied Improv Enhances Executive Functioning

Applied improvisation supports executive functioning! In this post, we will explore what executive functioning is, the science behind applied improv’s beneficial impact on it, and exactly how applied

July 2, 2019 No Comments