Many of you who regularly attend class have heard me recount the story of a conversation that I had with a dear friend who works for the Center for Disease Control. It was early on in the pandemic and I thought that she might be able to slide me some inside information, which turned out not to be the case. When asked how the studio was doing, I told her about the positive attributes of the online learning format and how I had been taking an introspective look at the scope and trajectory of my work. I then told her about the rebrand project and revealed in a cheeky sort of way that I was considering renaming the studio “The Center for Ease and Letting Go of the Illusion of Control.” Without missing a beat she said, “I like the sentiment it conveys but it’s a terrible acronym.”
