The Art of Play
The Art of Play
What do you think of when play or playfulness is expressed, is there a sense of joy, amusement and something that gets your attention in a pleasant way? Isn’t play an expression of creating connections, it’s an experience that also renews and innovates. We create play to sustain ourselves in a productive way, as it also helps to build relationships as well as help cultivate a love of life. Not only are there these benefits, but also when we are in a playful mood all of our endorphins, which help to relieve pain and reduce stress, supporting us while creating an improved mood. Some might speak of it as a way to enhance a positive energy and mental attitude.
On a daily basis we all experience stress, there is good stress referred to as Eu-stress and those we know referred to as distress, whether mental, emotional as well as physical. So, bring a sense of play into your state of being on a daily basis to enhance all of our Biological Systems. In Awareness Through Movement (ATM)® we start as the infant with movement that brings all of us into a state of learning, finding and sensing new pathways that through movement awaken an improved state of being that includes our mental and emotional states.
Explore ATM lessons on a daily basis, not just when you feel distress. Quieting the noise, exploring these lesson movements as part of your dance of life, moving into a more playful experience as we did when children in that place of make believe. What you think and repeat to yourself daily will wire into your nervous system and create a state of being. Support yourself daily, especially when you feel good, (Eu-stress) to further enhance and wire-in all the benefits that come with this gentle self introspection in how to quiet neurological noise, noticing actually how you do the activities and tasks in your daily lives. Notice it and then explore slowly and playfully to find another way to do what you already do. Maybe you’ll begin to notice that creating more options into how you live your life will bring more ease, comfort, self reliance and an improved mood as well as reduce some of the discomfort that develops through repetitive strain movements. And when there are necessary medical interventions, our process of rehabilitating ourselves becomes even more significant as each develop more optimal ways to move beyond some of the limitations that develop as each one of use continue to experience this dance of life.
The truly important learning is to be able to do the thing you already know in another way. The more ways you have to do the things you know, the freer is your choice. And the freer your choice, the more you’re a human being. MF
We are welcoming spring as I offer 4 afternoon ATM lessons this week to awaken a playfulness that will lift you up and support you in finding your neutral sense of awareness. I hope we can share this time together. If you are not already receiving the weekly links for class, simply reach out and I will include you in the mailings for when the timing is right. Lots of preparations this week as we move into the week of holidays with Pesach and Easter. Whatever holidays you celebrate, also celebrate finding greater ease and comfort on a daily basis.
Wishing happiness, health and finding playfulness each and every day!
Warmest,
Peggi
