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Knowing how to play

5/1/2017

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Playing is essentially the most effective and fun way to learn. We have done it as children thousands of times not with the intention to learn but rather with the mere drive to have fun.

As we grew older, we started neglecting most things that do not bring with it a sense of achievement. We view those things as a "waste of time" and would not engage in activities that we cannot show an outcome against.

We have turned even our leisurely activities into ones of achievements, counting our "gains" or "breaking our records" or "finishing" a marathon and so on. While those activities might very well be good of us, we have sucked the fun out of it by quantifying and measuring it.

There are very few people in my life that I joyfully watch engage in real play. Those are parents that genuinely enjoy playing with their children not because they are trying to be "good parents" but because they want to have fun. Those are people that still find new ways of recreating old things, like having a picnic in the back of an old van. Those are the easy going ones that do not mind having nothing to show for an afternoon spent playing uno, or attempting a painting, or swimming in the sea.

Play is not only fun, it is essential for us to remain engaged in life. Play is about finding innocence and wonder, finding the opportunities of exploration in things that our Ego minds perceive as dull. Play is keeping an open mind and an upbeat attitude about possibilities. Playing is essentially at the heart of inclusion and tolerance.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."
George Bernard Shaw


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    Weam is the founder of Namaste. She had started a very deep and intense spiritual journey at a young age having refused to continue to suffer with the common challenges of her generation: depression, anxiety and being lost. She insisted that there must be more to life than the constant rat race she was in

    Since delivering her baby in 2007, Weam has been hooked on yoga. Seeing how it transformed her body, and mind, she started practicing regularly fascinated by the way yoga got her to look at her mind and body in broader and more creative ways. Yoga stretched her body and mind beyond her comfort zone and created more space for her within.

    Taking her yoga practice further Weam got certified as a yoga teacher (RYT) and now truly believes that yoga is for everyone . She finds great joys taking people to their own edges to allow for growth and to help individuals achieve their goals whilst respecting their bodies and its limitations.

    Being fascinated by the human mind and body, Weam came across Reiki. The Reiki meditations transformed her emotional and mental state in ways she had not thought possible. Feeling that freedom from the prison of her own mind she decided to dedicate her life to help others find the tools right for their own spiritual growth and inner peace and so Namaste was born.

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