Step into a playful approach to mindfulness, where meditation meets real life. You will be invited to try out active meditations—simple practices you can do while sweeping, waking up, or even running errands. And see how everyday moments can turn into little experiments in mindfulness! We will explore mindful play activities, to find focus, ease, and clarity, plus some we will learn some little practices that can support to bring calm into your day, well-being and healthy habits into your day-day rhythm.
Through reading teachings and info from Zen masters, clowns, and researchers, we will reflect and discuss how mindfulness and play can support each other. We will look at this in relation to our personal experiences through journalling, small group discussion and other forms of creative expression!
PFH AUDIO - LINNEA PLAY NO SHOULD.mp4
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Dan's play breaks are GENIUS and I HIGHLY recommend them to EVERYONE! What would the world be like if adults acted more like children? - In terms of: spontaneity, silliness, not taking yourself seriously, honesty, gentleness, finding the unknown curious and thrilling instead of scary, and of course, laughing a lot? These play breaks are your chance to get a glimpse of what a happier, funner, and more loving world can look like - not in some distant future but in your own day-to-day life.
Always different and always imaginative. They made me think of play differently than I have (as a NECESSITY instead of a luxury) and were one of the catalysts for lots of changes I want and need to make in my life. I have recommended his play breaks to soooo many people.
The world needs more of THIS!! …. and I mean every word of that review. His classes are so different from everything else, truly special, and I think sooooooooooo many people would benefit from them. well, I think everyone would benefit from them. :)
Chana, regular attendee of the Weekly Play/Mind Breaks
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This exploration will be led by Dan Rudolph. Dan is the founder, and chief developer of Unified Playfulness.
Dan has been facilitating play-based interventions, for individuals and groups, for over ten years, including working with schools, teams and individuals. Dan is a certified Laughter Yoga instructor. He has trained with various clown and play-based teachers including, Avner ‘The Eccentric’ Eisenberg, Mery Miguez, Anthony Trahair, Moshe Cohen and Barnaby King. Dan is a member of the Clown Spirit Village.
He has over 10 years of meditation experience, including living in a rigorous monastic setting and training with an expert teacher for 2.5 years. He has sat over 15 silent meditation retreats.
Dan is especially passionate about the transformative potential of play-based practices for lifestyle and systems transformation. While training at the monastery and studying ancient wisdom texts/practices, he was constantly struck by the overlap between the wisdom that comes through play/clown practices and traditional contemplative practices. And how needed this wisdom is for our times …