Most of us have been raised to think of play as a frivolous distraction from the serious business of awakening and saving the world. But seriousness is not going to wake us up nor solve the world's problems. What life yearns for most is the awakening of our playful true natures. This weekend romp dignifies play as a spiritual path and unleashes its spontaneous magic in our lives. Through a wide range of play, we'll embrace the whole body, mind, and spirit in ways that welcome what is always, already free as well as the many ways we resist play.
Details
Feb. 26 - 28 Esalen Big Sur, California
for room rates go to info@esalen.org or call .(831) 667-3005
This is an opportunity to surrender to the irresistible, contagious, unbounded free play at the center of existence, to play full out and to play with what stops us from playing full out. It invites a total “Yes!” to reality just as it is. Nothiing is forced, everything is invited, and non-sense is highly encouraged.
An irresistible invitation to: • Relax the seeker while fully
engaging your path
• Broaden and deepen your
playground to include everything
• Play with the blocks to play
• Initiate play when it’s absent
• Increase your sense of being
held so that play naturally arises
----------------------------------We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. - -anonymous
What some of Gwen's participants have said about her workshops:
“I loved it. I felt that the material
was brilliantly woven through the
course while using some skillful play
activities. Your facilitation was
amazing, as well as your natural gift
and passion fpr the topic.”
- A.Young
“I now have a conceptual
framework that turns all of the universe, all of the world, and all of
my daily life challenges into opportunities for play. There is a joy
of living inherent in this approach, and it resonates with me on a deep level.”
- J. Chernow
“Thank you for giving me the oppor-
tunity to heal myself in this way.
I hope you see how majestically you
enabled us all to rest in a place of safety and explore inside of loving arms. I will see play and light in places undiscovered. This group is something that I will never forget.”
- A. Ginsberg
“Wow, thank you for touching
something that I had no idea needing
touching. Gwen, the weekend was
just a beginning process to letting
down my guards to be totally
accepting of myself and others in
play. Thanks for your warm open support and formodelling spontaneous funness for us all.”
