If you wanna do folks a favor, tempt them to play!

Aside from turning us physically abler, physical play contributes to empathy, sharing, cooperation and trust while at the same time improving self-regulation, impulse control and creative solution finding. All qualities that render you more capable at dealing with stressful circumstances; enable you to maintain sound relationships, fend off depression, addiction, escapism and stay upbeat even in sight of dire straits. Oh and laugh at fails, as detailedly documented. 😉

In my experience it works like a charm: People thaw, drop pretenses, become more natural and cooperative. Also, with regular doses, oft enough gradually turn their lives around. Same for myself. What are your experiences and preferred games?

Based on: bit.ly/playdeprivation
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3 days ago

All it takes to excel at something are 10000 hours of deep practice. 😀
- based on Daniel Coyle, the talent code

How to practice deeply?

• Chunk it up
Divide big or scary tasks into small steps. Start with the basic progression. Play with tempo, rhythm and variations. Observe and imitate moves of folks who do great. Take one tiny step at a time.

• Practice quality
... to automate quality. Mindlessly repeating flawed patterns paves the way to the dark side. (It doesn't bring wished for results thus is frustrating, makes you waste energy on doubting yourself, and takes lots of time to rewire.) Thence, if you practice A LOT and still don't see any progress, do yourself a favour and recheck exactly what you do. E.g. film yourself, analyse, research, ask experienced folks for tips on what you should focus on. (Cheers Ryan, Amos, Aaron & esprit concrete team)

• Become aware
...which move feels good? Why? What's the causal link? What improves things? Fix, repeat, progress.
If you realize it's fear that makes you revert to flawed patterns, return to a progression that allows high-quality moves and keep automating. And then of course...

• Love what you do
...it's fuel, helps overwrite fear and makes it much easier to stay dedicated. <3

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2 months ago

Another three months of fun and playful progression
Cheers to everyone who came play with us, and so many of you for sharing rad ideas, games, tutorials, workshops or whole courses. And yes, the music's hilarious. 😀

For mo' mindful movin', these days I especially enjoy the fine works of:
Ryan Ford & Amos Galileo Rendao parkouredu.org/courses
Jason Paul / Team Farang / youtu.be/gXTzunSQnGM
Kasturi Torchia Gogoly Yao Georgia Munroe / esprit concrete
as well as Bernard Louis De Koven / www.deepfun.com

#parkour #play #deepfun #parkour101 #parkour102 #buildering #progress #sustainable #FightingMonkey #WhatsAge #ParkourToThePeople #SeeAndDo #trailer

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3 months ago

In rough and tumble play -besides training skills, reflexes, strength & ruggedness- your face lights up, you laugh, forget worry & show a glint of your soul.

Knowing the feeling, who wonders that play is a natural and vital part of life for most mammals as well as a number of smart birds like raven and parrots. So called primitive people too instinctively know its value. Only in our society its worth is nearly forgotten and, as with other once natural elements of life, it now takes scientists to research and confirm the benefits of such apparently unproductive pursuits -- and rebels & oddballs to reestablish it in our culture.

Why, play contributes to trust, empathy, sharing, cooperation, resilience, self-regulation, sustained optimism and more -- especially in the face of real world challenges.

"The consequences of adult play deprivation (on the other hand) are: lack of vital life engagement; diminished optimism; stuck-in-a-rut feeling about life with little curiosity or exploratory imagination to alter their situation; predilection to escapist temporary fixes…alcohol, excessive exercise, or other compulsions; a personal sense of being life’s victim rather than life’s conqueror." -Dr. Brown, bit.ly/playdeprivation

Interestingly, all symptoms that abound in our society. So, in case you register any of the above, before resorting to other therapies -- give rough play a go and see whether it might not put a sparkle back into your eyes!

Music: "Fiddles McGinty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) #roughhouse #play #FightingMonkey #javelin #parkour101 #SeeAndDo #evolvemoveplay #trailer ... See MoreSee Less

6 months ago