“Play is the highest form of research.”
~Albert Einstein
Ninety percent of a child’s brain develops by age five. That is a lot of growth in a very short time. How does it happen? Was Einstein right? Is play a key component to human growth and development? Why do we tend to stop playing when we grow up?
If we visited a kindergarten or pre-school, what would we see? Probably a whole lot of singing and playing. Children playfully sing their ABCs. They count toys while they play with them. Why do children learn so much easier and better by playing?
Play is a way for children to learn through experimentation, discovery and imagination. This makes learning enjoyable and deeply impactful. Moshe Feldenkrais once stated:
“The ability to learn a skill such as right-left orientation needs a childish state of mind, that ability to play while learning to pay attention, without intending to learn.” Playful experimentation and discovery creates “a-ah” moments that integrate function within us, unlike rote memorization that fades away in time.
Many wonderful practitioners and trainers, like Mia Segal, make their lessons fun and playful. Smiling and laughing is a great antidote to remove straining and effort. Could the fountain of youth be thinking and playing like a child?
One of S3NSE's goals is to create a safe playground for our students. We play in several different formats: workshops, in-person and online classes and also individual sessions. Let’s return to the playful days of childhood and have some good somatic fun. Visit us here at www.s3nse.org to set up your playdate with S3NSE.
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