“Happiness, imagination, creativity, connection,  friendship, art, stories, heart, magic- so much what I love about humanity and so much that I love about theatre, all put into one delicious package with a bowl of play” is how Patti Stiles describes improvisational theatre.

An actor, director, author, playwright, writer and teacher who specialises in improvisational theatre, Patti has adventured through the most renowned of theatre circles, training and performing across the globe and founding well-known theatre companies internationally along the way.

Patti shares with us the passion for her cause and the fire within her to strive for growth and nurture it in others. She also lets us in on the fear she overcame to write her new book “Improvise Freely”.

An inspiring conversation where we discuss the powerful energy that comes from trust, vulnerability, open-mindedness, compassion and extraordinary adventures when embarking into the unknown with others.

#improvtheatre #improtheatre #creativity #play #thegrowzone

Connect with Patti:

Website: www.pattistiles.com

Book: https://www.pattistiles.com/IF_book

fb: https://www.facebook.com/PattiStilesImpro

Twitter: @quokkarocks

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Sarah Hübner

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Facebook: @improverin

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

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Facebook: @4elements.eu

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

Nora Suarez is Mexican American and moved from Seattle to Germany in 2020 with her partner. Nora is an Interdisciplinary Visual Artist currently focusing on how Colonialism influenced the loss of her mother tongue and how this impacts identity.

Nora began her career as an artist later in life, having previously worked in healthcare- managing critically-ill babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units for 20 years.

Nora discusses her appreciation of the richness and diversity of life and lifelong curiosity to learn and discover more. She shares how she discovered the key to happiness at a young age and her journey through balancing the demands of work in a highly intense and stressful environment with play. This self-awareness led her to eventually pursue a new real time adventure in fashion and art.

#play #interdisciplinaryart #curiosity #strongwomen #womensupportingwomen #thegrowzone

Gratitude in Nature Meditation (Devi Brown)

Gratitude through our connection with nature.

We find healing as we connect with nature.

When we spend time in nature observing and appreciating the natural beauty and living organisms all around us, we are gently energized, we feel better, our world grows, and we find gratitude in our connection.

We find healing as we remember that we are a part of nature too.

We come home to who we are.

We wake and sleep as the sun and moon rise and set.

We breathe as the waves come and go.

As the earth hums and the trees talk, we are aligned with nature's rhythms.

As the seasons change, we feel refreshed as the first flowers of spring arrive.

We feel renewed and energized by the activity and warmth of summer.

We let go just as the leaves drop in the fall.

And we find grounding in time for reflection, as the snow tucks in the earth for winter.

You connect mind, body, and spirit—the natural flow of our breath hums along with nature.

Connect with Nora:

Instagram: @noramatildasuarez.art

Website: https://noramatildasuarez.art/

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Sarah Hübner

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Facebook: @improverin

Instagram: @improverin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

“We are all connected. This is globalisation. We need to have a more contextual approach. Even when we make a little play, we cannot talk about the individual topic without thinking about which kind of society this individual is living in.”

Bárbara Santos is a Brazilian director, author, performer, activist and the artistic director of KURINGA in Berlin, where she is currently based. For twenty years, Bárbara worked alongside Augusto Boal, who the creator of Theatre of the Oppressed.

Through adventuring in theatre and performance, Bárbara accompanies her participants on voyages that uncover the connection between personal experiences and societal structures in a globalised world. This process empowers people who are disadvantaged to find ways to act and improve their situations.

Today, we meet virtually with Bárbara in her home city, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. We hope that you enjoy this inspiring and fascinating conversation as much as we did.

#theatreoftheoppressed #empowerment #trust #strongwomen #womensupportingwomen #thegrowzone

Connect with Bárbara:

Instagram: @Barbara.kuringa

Facebook: @Kuringa

Website: www.kuringa.de

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To connect with Sarah and Ceri you can find and follow them here:

Sarah Hübner

Website: www.improverin.com

Facebook: @improverin

Instagram: @improverin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

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A year into our podcast we decided to take a break in our current series to explore the topic of taking stock. In this episode we explore the value of reflection, experimenting in real-time with tools to process and review experiences. As we travel back along the last year’s journey, we invite you to try out these tools yourself. What would your museum look like? What would you give the thumbs up or middle finger to?

#takingstock #lifeskills #review #reflection #lifelearning #thegrowzone

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Sarah Hübner

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Facebook: @improverin

Instagram: @improverin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

Alaskan-Californian John Garteiz discovered his passion for travel and adventure after university. He discusses how it brought him outside of his comfort zone- from cultural encounters that broadened his mindset to an appreciation of the world around us. At times a lone adventurer, pursuing challenges out of the ordinary, John is also a real people person. He shares tales from his experiences of connection and communication adventures in diverse environments. Now in his 70s, he also let’s us into how he maintains his fitness and positive life outlook.

John’s Books:

So you want to Sail Around the World Alone (2018)

A Journey Through Flowerland (2018)

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Sarah Hübner

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

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Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

“Whatever you want to be Playback Theatre gives you that skill … Dare to be human”

Our third guest, Oluwadamilola Apotieri-Abdulai, joins us from another country and continent: Nigeria in Westafrica. Damilola is Nigeria’s first Applied Drama and Playback Theatre practitioner. In our conversation, he shares how he transforms lives with the power of theater. He creates theatrical adventures in unconventional spaces and with people from all walks of life. In this process of social transformation, he builds bridges and opportunities nationally and internationally. For him, nature is an integral part of the creative process. As a theatre artist, he experiences and observes nature so that he can embody it on stage.

As always, this episode includes an improvised interlude. We try ourselves in Playback theatre and by chance exemplify how nature inspires our life stories.

“My journey mostly is like a learning journey, like a learning experience. What works? What can I bring back home?”

Connect with Damilola and find out more about his work:

Website: www.playbacknigeria.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/dapotieri

Instagram: @dapotieri

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/damilolaapotieri

Twitter: @damilola_a

Email: [email protected]

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Sarah Hübner

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Facebook: @improverin

Instagram: @improverin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

In this episode with Irish group travel business owner and entrepreneur Bronwyn Clinton we delve into real time adventures in language learning, communication between different cultures and the power of human connection for well-being and personal growth. Bronwyn shares her adventure story, skills for resilience and courage in various areas of life and teaches Sarah and Ceri some Irish. A wonderful blast of positive energy from across the Irish Sea.

To connect with Bronwyn and find out more about her travel head here:

Website: https://www.broaderminds.eu/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/broadermindsirl/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadermindsirl/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwynclinton/

Email: [email protected]

“Put your inhibitions away- if you make a mistake, you make a mistake - people will be so open to you speaking their language, that it won’t matter.”

“People are like medicine- being around good people and enjoying their company, having a laugh.”

“You end up with good stories through the challenging times”

To connect with Sarah and Ceri you can find and follow them here:

Sarah Hübner

Website: www.improverin.com

Facebook: @improverin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin

Xing: https://www.xing.com/profile/Sarah_Huebner41/portfolio

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

#thegrowzone #realtimeadventures #episode14 #newpodcast #podcasts #ireland #germany #italy #ladolcevita #travel #communication #lovelanguages #improv #culture #womenentrepeneuer #adventure #outdoors #nature #journey #business #teamwork

Podcast #13 Real Time Adventures in Music with Lukas Maier

A new series of the Grow Zone calls for new adventures. In this series we talk with other Real Time Adventurers from all “Walks” of life.

Meet our first guest, Lukas Maier, Composer, Song writer, Musician and Improviser. Lukas takes us on a journey into his world of music – sharing his passion for real time adventures on and off stage, as well as sources of inspiration, strength and creativity- interspersed with some improvised tunes. What a joy of an episode this was to record- we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did!

To listen to more of Lukas’ work head here:

Choir - Anchora: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRVHLKGBs9uIWsCn_dKXzDg

Music - Paper Waltz: https://paperwaltz.fanlink.to/ComeUndone

Improv - Bühnenpolka: https://www.buehnenpolka.de

Photo of Lukas by Leon Krüger

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Sarah Hübner

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

Podcast editing by: www.7daysaudio.com

E-Mail: [email protected]#thegrowzone #realtimeadventures #episode13 #newpodcast #podcasts #music #anchora #reallife #inspiration #buehnenpolka #isarlove #natureinspiration #improv #munich #growth

In the final episode of the first series of The Grow Zone, Sarah and Ceri adventure into the topic of resilience: what it means, where they have experienced it and what they know about training and building resilience to navigate life’s tightrope - as well as building resilient societies and environments. A rich topic that will certainly be revisited in the future!

For further information about The Grow Zone head to www.thegrowzone.de

Stay up to date with The Grow Zone - Real Time Adventures:

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Sarah Hübner

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

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From our annual journey around the sun to story-telling and the process of adventure, so many aspects of our life seem to follow a cycle of sorts. Sarah and Ceri discuss the highs and lows of cycles, different cultural interpretations of cycles and how we can embrace the energy within a cycle for positive growth or development.

For further information about The Grow Zone head to www.thegrowzone.de

Stay up to date with The Grow Zone - Real Time Adventures:

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To connect with Sarah and Ceri you can find and follow them here:

Sarah Hübner

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Facebook: @improverin

Instagram: @improverin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/improverin/

E-Mail: [email protected]

Ceri Temple

Website: www.4elements.eu

Facebook: @4elements.eu

Instagram: @4elements.eu or @ceri_temple

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceridwentemple

E-Mail: [email protected]

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