Ted DesMaisons has been synthesizing diverse approaches to teaching, learning, creativity and collaboration for over 30 years. He trained to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn and others at the UMass Center for Mindfulness. He has studied, taught and performed improvisation internationally and serves as Board Vice President for BATS Improv here in San Francisco. Currently, he teaches through Stanford’s Continuing Studies program, serves as co-host of the Monster Baby podcast, and is the author of Playful Mindfulness—a book you now have! He’s an engaging speaker and a really good guy.