8 Shades of Play V2 - 4 - The Collector/ The Storyteller
8 Shades of Play V2 - 4 - The Collector/ The Storyteller

Eight Shades of Play

Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.

Week 4 - The Collector finds connections and similarities, creating a whole set. The Storyteller blends imagination and words and shares her world with others. Explore variations of the “3 Way Hip” lesson and then combine your experiences into a story you tell your own body.

Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here

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LessonsJacki Katzman8 shades of play, play, collector, storyteller, 3 way hip
8 Shades of Play V2 - 3 - The Explorer/ The Artist
8 Shades of Play V2 - 3 - The Explorer/ The Artist

Eight Shades of Play

Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.

Week 3 - Find the fun in two new flavors. The Explorer is drawn forward by her fascination and curiosity. The Artists draws inward to full outward self expression. Embody these paths to fun through the ‘bell hand’ lesson.

Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here

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LessonsJacki Katzman8 shades of play, play, explorer, artist, bell hand
8 Shades of Play V2 - 2 - The Director / The Competitor
8 Shades of Play V2 - 2 - The Director / The Competitor

Eight Shades of Play

Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.

Week 2 - Outward or Inward focus? Leading a team, or excelling as an individual? Play with leading the whole, including parts that need more attention. Shift perspective to focus on finding your flow - the balance of challenge and ability - as a solo competitor. Explore the mental state that is common to both stances - efficient use of brain resources.

Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here

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LessonsJacki Katzman8 shades of play, dual pelvic clock, director, competitor, simone biles, gisele ben dor, new zealand haka
On Awe - Excerpts from "No Small Wonder, Dacher Keltner on the Science of Awe," Sun Magazine
On Awe - Excerpts from "No Small Wonder, Dacher Keltner on the Science of Awe," Sun Magazine

According to Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, “awe is what’s most human in us” and “human goodness was he most common source of awe mentioned” in hundreds of stories collected from twenty-six countries. Selected excerpts from an interview in the September issue of Sun Magazine.

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ThoughtsJacki Katzmanawe, wonder, vagus nerve
8 Shades of Play V2 - 1 - The Joker and The Kinesthete
8 Shades of Play V2 - 1 - The Joker and The Kinesthete

Eight Shades of Play

Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.

Week 1 of the series is for giggling with the Joker and loving movement with the Kinesthete. It’s a side-lying lesson - both sides - to feel the joy of easy breath, the freedom of ‘shimmy ribs,’ and a little self-tickle.

Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here

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LessonsJacki Katzman8 shades of play, joker, kinesthete, pressing rribs, olay, play