<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Potential State ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Potential State offers couples therapy, coaching & workshops to deepen intimacy, improve communication & build thriving relationships.]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:34:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.assaelr.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I’mprovisation – Therapists’ Subjective Experience during Improvisational Moments in the Clinical En]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improvisational (or now) moments can serve as important change mechanisms in psychotherapy. Yet there is little understanding of the...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2019/10/07/i-mprovisation-therapists-subjective-experience-during-improvisational-moments-in-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c89fd04d0017adc6ef</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_2583353f12eb4c3cad10879c7d58cc22~mv2_d_4173_2970_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Romanelli, Moran and Tishby (2019)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Just what is there now, that is what there is’—The effects of theater improvisation training on cli]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flexibility, Therapeutic Presence (TP), and collaborative tendency are core capacities in clinical social work as well as in theater...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2019/01/30/-just-what-is-there-now-that-is-what-there-is-the-effects-of-theater-improvisation-train</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c89fd04d0017adc6ee</guid><category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:12:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_cd8bff3172484bf89397a4e80510ffde~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_491,h_365,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Romanelli &amp;amp; Tisby, 2019</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metaphors in Playback Theatre – Bringing it to the Right brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Everything is a metaphor for everything else” Gregory Bateson When we tell stories we use symbols. All symbols are potential resources....]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2018/07/24/metaphors-in-playback-theatre-bringing-it-to-the-right-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a9b</guid><category><![CDATA[Playback Theater]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 20:12:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_c21e461fbd28449e821add70c8d2d289~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_776,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ninja therapist: Theater improvisation tools for the (daring) clinician]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article presents a new typology of improvisational concepts that can be used to widen the therapists’ perspective and interventions....]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2018/06/18/the-ninja-therapist-theater-improvisation-tools-for-the-daring-clinician</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a9a</guid><category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:25:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_6b6565e8538442318ee214f1821ac204~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_193,h_100,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Romanelli &amp;amp; Berger, 2018</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'mprovisation: Training in Theater Improvisation Skills and Its Effects on Clinicians’ Attitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the Abstract of the PhD dissertation about the effects of training clinicians in theater improvisation skills. From the abstract:...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2017/12/26/improvisation-training-in-theater-improvisation-skills-and-its-effects-on-clinicians-att</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a98</guid><category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 09:51:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_9e0d0724a46642499c72bd2e0a484f88~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_816,h_473,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antagonism in Playback Theatre - Finding the Courage and Positive Intention in The Shadow]]></title><description><![CDATA[" Nobody wants to offend, but everybody wants to do good scene work. You can’t have it both ways.” In this article, I present a typology...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2017/11/30/antagonism-in-playback-theatre-finding-the-courage-and-positive-intention-in-the-shadow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a97</guid><category><![CDATA[Playback Theater]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:25:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dea8ab83b922ea1aa41739427d8d5a28.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_847,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chorus in Playback Theater - The Beating Heart of The Group Mind (In English and Spanish)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this article, I describe the dynamics and process of the Playback Theater Chorus. This form is a wonderful opportunity for actors to...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2017/04/28/chorus-in-playback-theater-the-beating-heart-of-the-group-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a96</guid><category><![CDATA[Playback Theater]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 07:10:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_c9d94c71470e4665a48cf8785d4663a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Coming home to myself”: A qualitative analysis of therapists’ experience and interventions followin]]></title><description><![CDATA[This paper presents the results of a study of 17 therapists who participated in theater improvisation training regarding the training and...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2017/02/07/-coming-home-to-myself-a-qualitative-analysis-of-therapists-experience-and-intervention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a95</guid><category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:21:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_13217afb40dd43a0a477f671df2b72fc~mv2_d_2160_1948_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Romanelli, Tishby &amp;amp; Moran (2017)</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dilemmas and conflicts in Playback Theater – the fuel of the drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article describes the theory, technique and forms that best enact dilemmas and conflicts in PT. The article begins with defintions...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2016/11/15/dilemmas-and-conflicts-in-playback-theater-the-fuel-of-the-drama</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a94</guid><category><![CDATA[Playback Theater]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 04:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_442b9b3ad0714894a05c244009ad5264~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A phenomenological exploration of the constructs of ‘home’ in Jewish emerging adults in gap-year pro]]></title><description><![CDATA[This phenomenological, qualitative study examines the construct of ‘home’ for Jewish emerging adults participating in a Jewish gap-year...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2016/07/17/a-phenomenological-exploration-of-the-constructs-of-home-in-jewish-emerging-adults-in-g</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a92</guid><category><![CDATA[Therapy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2016 07:31:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_5d20923cf67443e5b9d454a8c0bf0dc4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_998,h_895,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playback Theater in The Orthodox Religious World (In English and Russian)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This article explores the issues regarding teaching and performing Playback Theater (PT) in the Religious and Ultra Orthodox (UO) Jewish...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2016/07/17/playback-theater-in-the-orthodox-religious-world-%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A7-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%93%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a90</guid><category><![CDATA[Playback Theater]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2016 07:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_175d152e0f3748d4863e6f80f28bc3b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_993,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexuality and Eroticism in Playback Theater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sexuality and eroticism are sensitive (and sometime taboo) spheres in our lives. This article provides theory, terminology and technique...]]></description><link>https://www.potentialstate.com/single-post/2016/07/17/sexuality-and-eroticism-in-playback-theater-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%90%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5720c8fb228e00171f3a8f</guid><category><![CDATA[Playback Theater]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2016 07:16:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bb79a1_624b522d4be840a49bcc37d7535a0b69~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr. Assael Romanelli</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Three Dimensional Diamond Model for Scenes in Playback Theater | מודל היהלום התלת מימד לשיקופים ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This articles describes the Three Dimentional Diamond Model for open Scenes in Playback Theater. 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