Well-Being

Walking and Play. They go hand in hand.

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.

Human Spirit/Life Quality

Adults Can Be More Playful

The joy is in the playing. Schroeder Credit: Ryan McGuire, Pixabay Play is those non obligatory activities we do in life. We engage with them primarily for their own sake rather than to produce some kind of outcome and they tend to lead to some positive feeling. Dr. Cathy Hope Dr Cathy Hope, Assistant Professor… Continue reading Adults Can Be More Playful

Well-Being

Playing At A Distance

It's not particularly silly, is it. I mean the right leg isn't silly at all, and the left leg merely does a forward aerial half-turn every alternate step. Minister of Silly Walks Credit: Image - Pixabay, Edward Lear Sketch. Video - CTV News, Toronto Toronto woman establishes "silly walks" zone (watch: 2:30 minutes) Credit: Content… Continue reading Playing At A Distance

Creativity

Is playfulness the creative tool we’re not making the most of?

Ivanagov/Pixabay Playfulness, at its purest, is a form of imaginative exploration focused on enhancing how we experience life - our culture, our environments, our relationships, our well being -- in ways that are as surprising as they are joyful or rewarding. Karl Toomey What are you doing when you get your best ideas? https://youtu.be/Kr30ySYMimM Dan… Continue reading Is playfulness the creative tool we’re not making the most of?