Clowning: An Ageless Tradition of Tricksters, Sacred Clowns, and Play
"To ask 'Why Clown, Why Now?' is to recognize that clowning is not an escape from reality, but a way of engaging it more fully. The clown disarms us, helps us…
Categories:
Thirteen Ways to Enable Free Play and Other Independent Activities for…
"When I give talks to parents about children's need for independent activity—and I really mean need, this is like food and water, not a luxury—the…
28 Days of Solo Play: Learning To Play As An Adult
Editor's Note: Join Kindred and the Evolved Nest Initiative on our social media platforms starting September 2023, for 28 Days of Solo Play! Check out the…
How Play Supports Our Autonomic Regulation: New Research & Podcast
Listen to Darcia Narvaez and Mary Tarsha discuss the benefits of one of our nine Evolved Nest components: PLAY. These new insights are based on recent research…
13 Days Of Spontaneous Joy! Join The Creating Joy Through Play Campaign!
Life can be enjoyable. Many of us have forgotten how to be happy in the moment, how to access a sense of joy. But what else do we have but this moment now?…
Why Is Play Good for Young Children?
A new study shows play’s effects on vagal tone.
KEY POINTS
Children's free play influences their physiological and psychological health.Healthy…
Attachment Social Play For Self-Transformation
What everyone needs to thrive and reach their potential
A dearth of play in US childhoods, including kindergartens (Miller & Almon, 2009), has…
How To Play As An Adult
Sociodramatic play is healing for every age
Listen to the Evolved Nest's podcast on social play here.
Watch the Evolved Nest's YouTube…
Social Play: A Longstanding Way to Cope
Why do so many adults resist social play?
“Unconscious envy is manifested in our culture in a variety of pervasive and subtle forms of hostility…
How to Play with Your Baby
Children grow through play at every age.
Children’s play is an essential ingredient for growing abilities of all kinds—cognitive, social, emotional,…