Colin Mochrie On Creativity, Curiosity and Hypnosis! Oh My!

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Do you know what happens to the brain when we improvise? How does it differ from our brain activity during hypnosis? In this episode, Actor/Improvisor, Colin Mochrie will share his eye-opening experience when he collaborated with Dr. Charles Limb to unravel how the brain works during improv. Colin found himself improvising inside an MRI scanner for 1.5 hours, and the findings revealed a decrease in activity in the brain region responsible for self-criticism, coupled with an increase in creativity.

Colin also shared that this is also the same thing that happens during hypnosis, part of the brain stops producing self-doubt and worry. Empower your mind to silence self-doubt, let your brain ignite the fire of possibility and propel you towards your greatest achievements.

In this episode:

• Who we are as people is amplified during hypnosis.
• Colin learned from his debut on “Whose Line Is It Anyway” that he preferred taking action over doing nothing whatever the outcome may be.
• An artist is someone who is never content with what he/she is doing; you have to be curious about the world and other people.

A little about Colin:

‘Colin Mochrie is an alumnus of Toronto’s famous Second City comedy troupe. After nine years as a regular on the British improvisation series ”Whose Line Is It Anyway?’‘, he became a regular on the American version hosted by Drew Carey, which ran six years and is now being rebooted by the CW network.

Colin was a cast member of CBC’s ”This Hour Has 22 Minutes’‘ 2001- 2003.

With his wife, Debra McGrath, he produced, wrote and starred in the CBC show ”Getting Along Famously”

Currently, he is part of a very successful tour with “Whose Line” cast mate Brad Sherwood, performing a live improv show across North America.

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