Embracing Joyful Playfulness
Play and playfulness are essential to living a life full of joy, creativity, wonder, discovery and belonging, while negotiating the ups and downs of being human.
Unfortunately, for adults, play and playfulness are often considered a guilty pleasure, selfish or irresponsible and so they get sidelined as unimportant or time-wasting.
Life without play and playfulness is dull, lonely, stressful and joyless. The good news is that playfulness can be (re)discovered and nurtured in our lives and in our relationships.
Some of the topics covered in the sessions are:
✿ What is play/playfulness?
✿ Playfulness and the brain
✿ Belonging through play
✿ Mindful and creative play
✿ Play and playfulness when times are difficult
✿ The joy of silliness and the absurd
Some of the activities include:
✿ Experiencing play
✿ Discovering your play history
✿ Creating a toy box
✿ Play adventures (home practice)
You can expect to:
✿ Laugh, find joy and feel connected to a tribe of play-adventurers
✿ Lose yourself in moments of delight and creativity
✿ (Re) discover how to play your own way
✿ Begin to experience life with more curiosity, awareness and energy
Embracing Joyful Playfulness is:
✿ A course of four sessions
✿ 90-minutes per session
✿ Weekly virtual workshops
✿ No experience needed