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On a mission to change lives through the power of primal movement and active play. Darryl Edwards Darryl Edwards Movement truly is medicine. Darryl Edwards Credit: Pixabay.com by Berzin Could We See More Patients Receive ‘Social Prescriptions?' by Kimberley Fowler @ Nextavenue.org (Read here 2 minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoN2b-b2c0o Credit: TEDx Why Working Out Isn't Working Out… Continue reading Rx for Play?
Winning games was important, but how we showed up to play was even more important. Ana Marinovic Photo Credit: Pexels, Pixabay What Surfing Taught Me About Leadership. It's given me the tools I need to lead a team in uncertain times. (Read: 4 minutes) Photo Credit: Rezawikan - Pixabay The Role Of Play in Leadership… Continue reading Leadership and Play
Credit: Photo - Stocksnap - Pixabay Nostalgia is a surprisingly sturdy launch point into the future. Not only does it ground us mentally and physically when the landscape shifts or founders, it focuses us, with sensory immediacy, on what we most value – and, by extension, on what we want to reflect to the world.… Continue reading Nostalgia…Remember all that fun you had as a kid?
The most wasted of days is one without laughter. e. e. cummings credit: MailTribune.com article Sharon Johnson Laughter is a drug without side effects (2 min read) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OxZK9uxOXA credit: YouTube Six reasons why laughter is the best medicine (2 min watch). Credit: Pixabay.com funnytools / 24 images
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller Credit: Photo - Alexas_Fotos, Pixabay Would you risk your life to save another? (Listen: 33 minutes) Credit: Foundry - Pixabay How To Determine if a Risk is Worth Taking (Read: 4 minutes) Credit: Image - Character Lab/ Article - Don Moore Risky Business… Continue reading Risk, Play, and The Game of Life
There is no problem that doesn't have some underlying need for more optimism, stamina, resilience and collaboration. And, games are, I believe, the best platform we have for providing that. Jane McGonial Credit: Jane McGonigal All work and no play doesn't just make Jill and Jack dull, it kills the potential of discovery, mastery, and… Continue reading “10 extra years of life…”
Playfulness - it's about being human. Liza Penn-Thomas Anthony Trahair credit Giocosamente Festival! Utmost thanks to Anthony Trahair and the amazing international Presenters, Panelists and Playful Participants at the virtual Giocosamente Festival this weekend. Wonderful to be reminded to actually engage in Practicing Playfulness ourselves! Check it out here! Practice Playfulness Credit: https://giocosamentefestival.eu/ Try a… Continue reading Games and Play, Life Affirming!
The Giocosamente (Playfulness) Festival is this weekend. Perhaps take a break from social distancing, unrest, and recharge here. Life without play and a playful outlook is a life without living. (Click Here To Learn More)
Play is a crucial component of how we learn to walk. PSYCHE Newsletter Credit: Article - Jane Chertoff, Healthline / Photo - Pixabay What Are the Benefits of Walking? (Read: 3 minutes) Credit: Article - Psych / Video - Ryan Larkin An Oscar-nominated animation that celebrates walking with humans (read 3 minute or watch: 5… Continue reading Walking and Play. They go hand in hand.
“Play is also a way to be close and, even more important, a way to reconnect after the closeness has been severed. . . . the second purpose of play serves our incredible - almost bottomless - need for attachment and affection and closeness.” ― Lawrence J. Cohen Credit: Article Farnam Street Blog / Photo… Continue reading Playfulness and Connection
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