Author: Elana Shyong

𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙. 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮? 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.APRIL FOOLS! (Could you imagine?) Truth is, every day I’m seeing more and more examples of how community and connection are everything. I’ve got two perfect upcoming events that I’m a part of for you to lean into connection and community. 🌿 TOMORROW: Reconnect live webinar…

𝘼𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚. ✨ Another Monday, another beginning. Every time I walk into an empty space, I get that same little spark of excitement knowing what’s to come, because I can already feel what could happen there. The conversations, the growth, the learning, the shifts. And this week…

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 & 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🎭✨ For me, theatre is everywhere, that’s what drew me to it in the first place. It’s not confined to stages; it’s in how we learn, connect, innovate, grow. This week’s recap is my celebration of that. From work… 🇱🇹🇮🇹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀: for educators from Lithuania…

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. ❤️ Last night I attended Storytelling Barcelona, a free monthly event where people come together to listen to strangers tell stories. I walked into a packed room, everyone warm, welcoming, friendly… As the event started, we laughed, we gasped, we teared up, and…

𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮. ☀️🌿 Weekly recap below! 🎓 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗦+ 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Euromentor SL, diving into Inclusive Education with a brilliant group of participants from Latvia 🇱🇻, Romania 🇷🇴, and Greece 🇬🇷. Felt especially meaningful to explore inclusion…

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩… 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪? Disconnected from your body.From your emotions.From the people around you. A few weeks ago, a friend said to me: “𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.” Spring is nature’s invitation to reconnect, but sometimes we need…

Weekly recap below! Which blob are you feeling like today? I’m definitely a 20 – ending the week strong! (thank you Katie Rakusin for the fun check in inspiration) 🎭 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: Yes, hashtag#improv does work online! Seeing people lean into play and practice these transferable skills (listening, agility,…

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 “𝙤𝙛𝙛” 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙪𝙗 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨. We’re wired for play, it’s how we connect, de-stress, and feel human again. Adults who engage in playful activities cope better with stress,  report higher life satisfaction,  and show greater resilience in everyday life.  Playful moments trigger…

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧… 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩? ✈️✨ Weekly recap, a big one! 🎭 𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: a creative New Year reflection session in Taipei, and my first of its kind in Taiwan. Watching participants use embodied and creative practices to reset their intentions felt…

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻… 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? 🎭 Yesterday I had the joy of delivering my very first applied theatre workshop in Taiwan! It was a creative drama based workshop about reflecting on the past year and looking forward towards the new year, right after the lunar…