Meet Joel Gluck: Founder of Insight Improvisation- Meditation, improv/theater & Psychotherapy

Joel Gluck, MEd, RDT-BCT, CIIP-CT, RLP is a drama therapist, executive coach, theater artist, and long-time meditator. He is the creator of Insight Improvisation, a drama therapy approach integrating meditation and mindfulness with theater and psychotherapy. Joel regularly teaches Insight Improv internationally, with frequent programs in Thailand, India, South Korea, and the US, for mental health professionals, educators, performing artists, and the general public. In addition to his private practice, Joel has worked with the severely mentally ill as well as those with borderline personality disorder, using psychodrama and DBT. He has also adapted and taught meditation techniques for incarcerated individuals, corporate executives, tsunami survivors, and others. In addition to writing chapters and articles on the subject, Joel is the author of the book Insight Improvisation: Melding Meditation, Theater, and Therapy for Self-Exploration, Healing, and Empowerment, and directs the certification process for new therapists and teachers of Insight Improvisation. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts with his wife, Orapin, and their two children. Links: * The Insight Improv website: http://www.insightimprov.org * The Insight Improv book (free download): http://www.insightimprov.org/pdfs/inim_book.pdf * Psolodrama in brief (handout): http://www.insightimprov.org/pdfs/psolodrama_in_brief.pdf * More info: http://www.insightimprov.org/connect.html#announce