A practical, fascinating, and funny guidebook. I've already begun applying hints from Improvisation for the Spirit, and I'm hoping that from now on, when people point and laugh at me, it will be for more appropriate reasons. A delightful read, filled with wonderful strategies. -- Martha Beck, Life Coach Columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, and author of Steering by Starlight
Wish you could gag your Inner Critic? Feeling blocked creatively? Want to make a big change, but fear taking the leap?
Comedy improv requires quick thinking, collaboration, getting out of your own way, and being in the moment without being a perfectionist. Katie Goodman, an internationally touring improv comedian and comedy writer, uses her witty and encouraging style to show you how to acquire the skills of improv comedy and apply them to every aspect of daily life. Along the way Goodman shares hilarious and insightful stories from her experiences onstage, as well as step-by-step exercises from her popular self-discovery workshops and retreats. Packed with creative, original, and, most importantly, fun exercises, Improvisation for the Spirit offers a truly transformational guide for anyone wanting to get more out of life.
Bottom line: Katie is funny. She teaches you to live your life like an improv scene - no fear and fully committed.-- Wayne Brady, improv comedian, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Don't Forget the Lyrics
Katie Goodman's writing fl ows and then jumps with anecdotes and prescriptions for finding courage. Fun to read, hard to put down.-- Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes
If you feel that something is holding you back, that the life you are meant to live is out there somewhere if only you could fi nd it, then this book should go straight to the top of your reading list.-- Carl Honore, author of In Praise of Slowness and Under Pressure
About the Author: Katie Goodman is an award-winning comedian, actress, author, speaker, and life-coach. She has been seen on Showtime, Current TV, and TruTV, and her comedy music videos can be seen, having amassed 2 million hits on Youtube and another million on Facebook. Her show Broad Comedy plays Off-Broadway in New York City where she received a Time Out New York Critic's Pick for Best Cabaret.
Katie is a featured blogger for The Huffington Post and Thrive Global, is a contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine and is the author of Improvisation For The Spirit and the funny children's book, The Night Our Parents Went Out. She is a nationally touring keynote speaker on the topic of using the tools of improv comedy in everyday life. Katie & her husband Soren ran their own theatre company for 15 years acting and directing in over 125 plays, as well as performing improv with a troupe for the past 20 years. They were nominated for The EPIC Award from The White House Project and were also nominated for the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant for their extensive work in theatre. www.KatieGoodmanSpeaking.com
