Ebook: Playful awakening: releasing the gift of play in your life

Rologue. Act one. 1. The universality of play. 2. Towards a definition. 3. The cloak. 4. Play the weaver. Act two. 5. Falling asleep. 6. The day of the square yellow sun -- Obstacles to play. 7. Deadly play. 8. The shadow side of play. Act three. 9. The call from the great below -- Aspiration to awaken. 10. Manifestations of play. 11. Play for surviving, play for thriving. 12. Staying awake.;Di Gammage reveals how play can reconnect us with our authentic selves and help us achieve growth and fulfilment. Exploring the role of play in social, spiritual and intellectual endeavours throughout history, she draws on the Core Process psychotherapy model, Buddhist philosophy and personal testimonies to reveal playfulness as a necessity for both the psyche and soul. Much more than an insight into the therapeutic properties of play, it is an ode to a lighter, brighter way of living. Book jacket.