Beyond the basement
Beyond the Basement podcast is the playground of Chris Kenworthy - an improviser, facilitator and coach, who’s exploring a broader range of what it is to be human.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Assume nothing
Ever jump to conclusions about people? Or feel a bit judgey - like you know better. Here we’ll explore what happens when we do this, how it gets in the way of relationships and how we might try somet…
00:17:19 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
High expectations (+ low support)
If, after doing a big or difficult thing, you quickly move on to the next big or difficult thing, taking your performance for granted - you probably had high expectations and low support as a youngst…
00:20:19 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
By letting go, it all gets done
Is it possible to 'get on' on life, yet be more consciously lazy? What's like life with the absence of striving. This August I checked out, and gave things more space in life. And three curious, unex…
00:15:48 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Try less, lazy more
Life is all about giving and recieving. Give and take. And trying, striving, efforting to stack the odds in your favour so you get what you want only seems to make life more difficult. I'm exploring …
00:23:55 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Curious about curiosity
What's it like to give and recieve one of the finest human virtues - our interest and attention? Curiosity is what drives us to explore, relate and discover. Yet I've noticed, like playfulness, it's …
00:27:16 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
Hiding in plain sight
Your body speaks in subtle ways. It signals what you need more of less of, keeps you safe, and gets stuff done. But do you listen though? After a period of intense study and travel, Chris is a bit fr…
00:18:04 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Do you want to feel everything all the time?
Emotional intelligence, empathy and self-awareness all have their place, but if you're fully attuned to yourself and everyone around you, you'd never get anything done. In this episode I ponder a que…
00:19:49 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
A very embodied adventure and direct experience of the universe
This last week I've been in Slovenia, exploring how we relate to, express, and experience life through that thing below your neck. Join me on a mountaintop for helpful insights I picked up studying w…
00:37:56 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Improv: what to expect
This one's for anyone curious about or new to improv. I'll dispel some myths about what it is, as well as give you a flavour of what to expect when you first try it. You'll also get a sense of how I …
00:17:08 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Real you and improv you
Here are three big insights from the lovely improvisers who came out to play this Sunday for the third Undefended Improv workshop, this time in Liverpool, hosted with my friend Jen Hardy. In opening …
00:30:02 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
The absence of striving
Hey perfectionist: "Allow yourself acceptance and rest, trusting that there is loving, transformative power in the absence of striving." Easier said than done though, right? But what if no doing is r…
00:24:01 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Focus on what's good
This is one of improv's finest and most transferable principles for getting you out of a tight spot. Whether that's a tricky scene, or just generally in life when you feel low mood or motivation. I c…
00:18:07 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Why & how to feel the feels
Join me in the woods for a big one, exploring the case for having a more emotionally engaged experience, and how that affects quality of life. I'll also share 3 ways to change your relationship with …
00:26:55 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
What endings tell you about yourself
A bittersweet one for you here, all about the way we handle change, a threshold, or something coming to an end. Also what this can invite or reveal about our inner world. I share reflections on work …
00:22:06 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Do you have enough play in life?
Do kids annoy you? Or pets? What about high-vibe people? Or loafers; the rich and leisured classes; care-free folk who drift through life, unaffected. Ever feel jealous or sad you don’t? These strong…
00:13:56 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
How to be playful and creative when you're feeling down
Sometimes we don't have big up-and-out-there playful energy Maybe you're flat, tired, lonely AND you have an appetite for some kind of light playfulness - you're in need of fun. In this episode we di…
00:21:03 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Half-in the sea, half out
A chilly swim in the English channel prompts some reflections on how the way we do one thing, is the way we do everything.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc…
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc…
00:11:15 |
Sun 26 May 2024
The 4 elements of improv & life
Earlier this week, 8 improvisers explored their innate qualities of earthiness, fire, water and air and how that helps you relate and express to other humans. Here's what happened and how the 4 eleme…
00:22:55 |
Thu 23 May 2024
How to unlock your creative potential: be selfish
Do you fear becoming an arsehole if you 'indulge' yourself or even dare to put your needs first? Do your needs even matter? Because your inner child certainly thinks so, it knows you DESERVE fun and …
00:18:57 |
Thu 23 May 2024
How would more fiery/airy/watery/earthiness help you in life?
Tomorrow, we're exploring the 4 elements in a workshop I'm leading. Each element has a quality that can feel familiar or less so, and with it an invitation to play with a different way of showing up …
00:24:48 |
Mon 20 May 2024
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