Time for a celebration and retrospective—Monster Baby reaches 1oo episodes! Welcome to the party, people—Monster Baby has reached a milestone! In honor of this, the 100th episode of Ted and Lisa’s “curious romp through the worlds of mindfulness and improvisation,” the pair takes a look back to remember and to give thanks for the good times. They start with the fun of realizing that the episodes could cover a round-trip cross-country drive (2:35) and then cover a few up-to-date Monster baby stats (7:16). Lisa asks Ted what he thought Monster Baby would become when they started (10:40) and then a few listeners chime in with their experience of the ‘cast (15:11). Ted notices how many of the episodes shared stories from their lives, including Lisa’s becoming and being a Mom (27:27) before the pair revisits the great conversations they’ve had with other folks along the way—and imagines what it would be like to talk with the Buddha (33:17). Ted mentions how so many of the patterns get into paradox, play and joy (46:08) and Lisa adds a few other observations and additions from their time together (47:35). The episode concludes with a moment of feeling proud and grateful (54:35). A sincere thank you goes out to all who contributed to this episode—Diana Hart, Shannon Hughes, Juan Rios, and Kay Ross, we send big hugs!—and to the whole Monster Baby lifetime. Some of those thanks go especially to YOU, our listener. We so appreciate your tuning in and hope we can keep offering conversations that bring you at least a little mindful, improvisational boost for your day. Here’s to the next 100!   To subscribe so you receive immediate notice of future Monster Baby releases, head over to: http://monsterbabypodcast.com. And lastly, if you’d like a bit of Monster-Baby-inspired springtime reading or need a great gift for a loved one, visit www.playfulmindfulness.info to pick up a copy of Ted’s book Playful Mindfulness: a joyful journey to everyday confidence, calm, and connection. (Ted will surely sign it for you if you like!)         San Francisco improvisors Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland explore the beautiful, surprising and unruly intersections between mindfulness and improvisation as they seek to befriend that oft-hidden and sometimes scary part of all of us that can lead to a life well-lived.