Taj Baker

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Taj is the host of Playful Presence, which airs every 2nd Monday of the month, from 11 PM - 12 AM

 

Hi! I'm Amy “Taj” Baker. Call me Taj.  At TajBaker.com you can see my upcoming classes and workshop offerings on topics like playful meditation and befriending your inner critic.

I'm a mindfulness and creativity coach. 🍃. I’m also an artist, facilitator, writer, and improviser.🎩👒👑🧢 I wear many hats.  Right now, I'm offering a free 90-minute life visioning coaching session to you. You can schedule here: https://calendly.com/playfulpresencecoach/dream-session

I teach an improvisational mindset for creating your best life. ❤️

You are creative. We all are. And sometimes we struggle to bring our creativity out into the light. 🎆

Maybe you dream of writing or painting or having your dream job. Living a more out-of-the-ordinary life. I have a powerful array of tools to help you get there, 🛠 and a passion to see you succeed. 🐛>>>🦋 🎉

Creativity can take so many forms- let’s find the one(s) that light you up! 💥💥💥

Or maybe you know the one for you and want some help to take it to the next level. Let’s do it! 🏔

Working with me, you'll feel energized, relaxed, and gain fresh perspectives. 🌞💫

I specialize in making it fun 🐒 🎡 to evolve and grow as a person. 🪆

My approach to coaching draws on tools from many fields, including mindfulness, expressive arts, body-centered psychology, and Applied Improv. I customize your sessions to serve your unique goals and needs. Together we make a powerful team! 🐉🦋  What does "body-centered" mean? It's about learning to listen to your body and get information that helps/guides you to make meaning in your life.

I also teach workshops and classes in creative writing, visual arts, improv, and life design, all with an anchor in playful mindfulness.⚓️ I now teach Playful Meditation too!!

Over the last 25 years, I have presented over 80 workshops. I have taught improvisation and creativity classes in person in Flagstaff, Boulder, Boston, Hawaii, and currently in Portland, Oregon and ONLINE. 🖥

I got my M.A. In Art Therapy 🎨 and Counseling Psychology at Naropa University in 2001. I'm also trained in body-centered approaches including Hakomi and Focusing, as well as Liberation Breathwork.

I am a Level 2 meditation coach in Unified Mindfulness.

Website: TajBaker.com/contact IG: @Taj_Baker

Name: 
Amy "Taj" Baker

Playful Presence: Nicholas Wilton, Art 2 Life

Airs at: Mon, 02/26/2024 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for Playful Presence
Welcome to Playful Presence, conversations about creativity, mindfulness, and play. Topics this month include questions to ask yourself as you uncover your creative identity, Nick's major setback and how it shaped his career and life, and how outrageous ideas can be useful ... Read more

Playful Presence: Conversation with a Painter/Nomad

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2024 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for Playful Presence
Taj talks with Roxanne Patruznick, who paints and lives a nomadic lifestyle. More info on Roxanne's art:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/GummyEmpire More info on Taj's creativity coaching: https://www.tajbaker.com Read more

Playful Presence: Improv and Mindfulness

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Taj Baker has a conversation with fellow improviser Shannon Brown about improv as a mindfulness practice.  Improv scenes as well.  Read more

Playful Presence: Robin Jackson and Songwriting

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Playful Presence is a show about the creative process, mindfulness, and play. Plus some improvised scenes and poems. Hosted by Taj Baker. This month, Taj interviews Robin Jackson about songwriting and creativity.  We touch on topics such as creative blocks, the inner criti... Read more

Playful Presence: Interview with a Multidisciplinary Artist

Airs at: Mon, 11/06/2023 at 10:00pm - Tue, 11/07/2023 at 11:00pm
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Taj talks with EJ Huerta, a playwright, mask maker, improviser, and actor based in Santa Barbara, California. The conversation covers the creative process, using pauses, dealing with creative blocks, how structure helps creativity, and what it's like to be a Brit in the US ... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 6: You Rehearse Improv?!?

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/09/2023 at 12:00am
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Interview with Bobbi Block, an improviser, theatre director, applied improv practitioner, and actor.  Plus improvised scenes and poetry. Read more

Playful Presence Episode 5: Earth Day

Airs at: Sat, 04/22/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Interview with local tree activist, Albert Kaufman.  Letters from trees to people.  Improv scenes. How to play the improv game, “I’m a Tree:”    https://improwiki.com/en/wiki/improv/i_am_a_tree What Portland’s Doing to Plant Climate-Resilient Trees — Trees For Life We Kee... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 4: Spirituality and Listening

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 04/11/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for Playful Presence
Benjamin Lloyd is an applied improv facilitator, coach, and improviser in Pennsylvania. We discuss improv that comes from a deeper place, blending improvisation with spiritual practice, playing villains in improv scenes, and other topics. Plus some improv scenes by Tajbela ... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 3: Poetry

Airs at: Tue, 03/21/2023 at 10:30am - 11:00am
This is a special episode of Playful Presence, which normally airs on the second Monday of the month from 11 pm to midnight. This episode is all about improvised poetry. Improvisers from 2 countries create all different types of improvised poems: surreal, gibberish transla... Read more

Playful Presence Episode 2

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 11:00pm - Tue, 03/14/2023 at 12:00am
Produced for Playful Presence
This month, we have an interview with Catherine Torpey, the director of the International Focusing Institute. Focusing is a body-mind practice that has lots of intersections with improv.  Plus some games and exercises for you to try, and of course, some improv scenes. Enj... Read more