--- title: Blog | improvisation description: improvisation | --- [![PYWS-Logo](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hubfs/PYWS-Logo.svg "PYWS-Logo")](https://www.playyourwaysane.com) [![PYWS-Logo-Mobile-1](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hubfs/PYWS-Logo-Mobile-1.svg "PYWS-Logo-Mobile-1")](https://www.playyourwaysane.com) [Toggle Menu](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/tag/improvisation/page/1#navmenu) - [Book](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/pysw-book) - [About](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog) - [Contact](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/contact) - [Subscribe](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/subscribe) ## improvisation Blogs [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fernando-brasil-XM_2oqcbpIQ-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg?height=800&name=fernando-brasil-XM_2oqcbpIQ-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-practice-mindfulness-throughout-the-day) [January 25, 2021 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-practice-mindfulness-throughout-the-day)Clay Drinko ##### [How to Practice Mindfulness Throughout the Day](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/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](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/how-to-practice-mindfulness-throughout-the-day) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/vlad-tchompalov-ZEpxoNzKfcc-unsplash.jpg?height=800&name=vlad-tchompalov-ZEpxoNzKfcc-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/your-brain-on-improv-how-improvisation-affects-the-mind) [December 10, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/your-brain-on-improv-how-improvisation-affects-the-mind)Clay Drinko ##### [The Improv Brain: The Science of Improvisation](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/your-brain-on-improv-how-improvisation-affects-the-mind) The Science: Improv and the Brain In 2008, surgeon, neuroscientist, and musician Charles Limb and neurologist Allen Braun conducted a study ... 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[Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/lessons-for-life-inspired-by-improv) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/nicole-honeywill-sincerely-media-E3I2zjwGudM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg?height=800&name=nicole-honeywill-sincerely-media-E3I2zjwGudM-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-improvisation-in-the-classroom) [December 3, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-improvisation-in-the-classroom)Clay Drinko ##### [Benefits of Improvisation in the Classroom](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/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](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-improvisation-in-the-classroom) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shane-rounce-DNkoNXQti3c-unsplash-1-678x1024.jpg?height=800&name=shane-rounce-DNkoNXQti3c-unsplash-1-678x1024.jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/applied-improvisation) [December 2, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/applied-improvisation)Clay Drinko ##### [Applied Improvisation: 7 Fields Improv is Transforming](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/applied-improvisation) In the broadest sense of the term, applied improvisation is when you apply improvisation to, well...to something else. It's when improv ... 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[Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/advantages-of-improvisation) [![Theatrical Improvisation Photo by Kyle Head on Unsplash](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/kyle-head-p6rNTdAPbuk-unsplash%20(2).jpg?height=800&name=kyle-head-p6rNTdAPbuk-unsplash%20(2).jpg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/a-comprehensive-look-at-theatrical-improvisation-and-its-benefits-and-applications) [November 19, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/a-comprehensive-look-at-theatrical-improvisation-and-its-benefits-and-applications)Clay Drinko ##### [A Comprehensive Look at Theatrical Improvisation and Its Applications](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/a-comprehensive-look-at-theatrical-improvisation-and-its-benefits-and-applications) Improvisation has been getting a lot of attention lately. Many people have seen theatrical improvisation, or improv comedy, on stage at the ... [Read more](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/a-comprehensive-look-at-theatrical-improvisation-and-its-benefits-and-applications) [![](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/photo-1529156069898-49953e39b3ac.jpeg?height=800&name=photo-1529156069898-49953e39b3ac.jpeg)](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play) [October 28, 2020 |](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play)Clay Drinko ##### [Benefits of Play: 7 Reasons to Start Playing Today](https://www.playyourwaysane.com/blog/benefits-of-play) Yes, psychologists are now linking the rise in children’s anxiety and depression to a lack of free play. Kids aren't experiencing the benefits ... 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