Saturday 27th July | 14:00 – 17:00
Come join us for this 3-hour workshop ‘Improv your life’ – ideal for anyone interested in personal development, playfulness and exploring influences from Playback Theatre* with the unique twist of a Solution-Focused** approach.
Benefits
- Increased confidence
- Focusing on solutions
- Collaboration
- Improved mood
- Reduced social/anxiety
- More confidence in day-to-day life due to taking risks in a safe and supported environment
- Getting comfortable with making mistakes and celebrating them!
- Solution focused tools to take home with you
- Explore Playback theatre forms
How does it work?
When improvising, being playful and incorporating a solution-focused approach, the part of the brain connected to self-censoring is shut off. This helps to remove inhibitions, and increases activity in the part of the brain responsible for self-expression, such as telling stories & responding to stimulus. By being in the moment or being mindful we can forget the worries & fears about things beyond what we’re experiencing right now. This is a powerful & fun workshop to quieten the thoughts that hold us back with the added benefit of finding solutions to life’s irks along the way!
“I had a fantastic evening. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but Emma created an immediate rapport with the group, and a great sense of fun and entertainment. I also learnt a lot about myself, and how I express myself, which has proved invaluable in my work as a lecturer, journalist and writer. It was an absolutely terrific event, an uplifting combination of enjoyment and education, and I would strongly recommend Emma and her work to anyone.” – Simon Hall, Course Leader of Compelling Communication Skills
(University of Cambridge), ex BBC journalist, and author of Compelling Communication (Cambridge University Press).
*Playback Theatre is an interactive form of improv theatre where stories from audience members’ lives are shared and enacted by the players on the spot.
**The solution-focused approach is drawn from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and is a short-term, goal-focused approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and helps people construct solutions rather than focusing on life’s challenges.
About the Instructor
Emma is a seasoned improviser and playback performer with international playback theatre group ‘Story Lane’. She is a qualified solution focused hypnotherapist, personal performance coach & conductor of playback theatre.
Her background is in wellbeing where she has worked as a recovery worker and facilitator for Mind, Devon, Avon & Wiltshire Partnership trusts as well as local mental health charities and wellbeing festivals (Buddhafields/Into the Wild) helping people to ‘improv their lives!