"Yes. And…"

The basic rule of improvisational comedy is “Yes, and…”. It’s a simple formula. You accept what your partner presents as a given (Yes!) then you add something to it (And…). Your partner then takes your contribution and adds more. Together...

Push Hands for Lovers

A few weeks ago, April 15, I gave a seminar at David Shaver’s Peaceful Wolf T’ai Chi in East Haddam, CT. I love the folks at Peaceful Wolf.  David and I go way back to the last century and we erupt into peals of laughter every time we meet. He’s a...

Taste Your Food, Dammit!

Ooh, a donut! I see them beautifully arrayed on a tray and they are calling to me. My mind is immediately awash in the epic donuts from my youth. Sometimes my friends and I would drive thirty miles to Meadville from Franklin to catch the “Spudnuts” as they rolled down...