Improv 2 Reduce Stress (adults)

2704 Boulder Drive,Urbana IL 61802

21 June, 2021

Description

Are you ready to reduce your stress and practice mindfulness while having fun and being creative? If so, Improv 2 Reduce Stress is for you! Gina Johnson, LCSW, and Lindsay Haitz, LPC, have developed Improv 2 Reduce Stress to help individuals develop and train stress reduction skills through experiential learning/ improv games. Since we announced this class, we have been getting 📧📧📧 questions like “what is improv all about?” 🎁🤷🏻‍♀️and “how can it help me reduce my stress?”⁉️🙋🏾‍♀️ Here is an overview of the topics we plan to address through Improv to help YOU reduce your stress this summer: Week 1. Emotions & Self-RegulationWeek 2. True vs. False SelfWeek 3. Self-TalkWeek 4. Self DiscoveryImprov 2 Reduce Stress is a 4 week series for $80 and classes build on each other. This class is in-person and individuals will be social distanced and wearing masks. The dates are june 7, 14, 21 & 28 from 5:30-7:00pm! We’d also like to explain what improv is NOT: It is not… • Stand-up comedy😜🎙 • Acting class 🎬🕴🏽 • Trying to be funny 🤦🏽💃🏻 • Monologues🎤🕺🏼 • A place where your performance will be evaluated 🤔📋💯 Instead, improv IS a place to: • engage in spontaneous dialogue (with a partner or small group) 👥 🤝 • practice thinking 🧠 on your 👣- “mistakes” are encouraged 🤗 • play in a psychologically🌞& emotionally🤍safe environment • practice being present & in the moment 🧘🏽‍♂️🕯 • learn about yourself 💎👩🏻‍🏫💡 • create stories with others 👨🏾‍🎨👽🤹🏼‍♀️ • let loose, laugh and play 🤾🏻‍♂️▶️🎲 In short, Improv is a practice that helps you be a better YOU- friend 🤗, parent 👶🏾👩‍👧, partner, sibling💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼, employee🙋🏾‍♀️, manager🧑🏿‍💻👩🏻‍💻….human 🤖🌎 If you have questions ❔❔❔(and/or for disability related accommodations) please email 📧 us at “[email protected]”