13 episodes

Playwork is the podcast for people who love play. Erin Davis, Morgan Leichter-Saxby and Maayan Bar-yam are play advocates, collaborators and friends. Each episode of Playwork features their candid interviews with playworkers, teachers, play theorists, parents, and more doing the (literally) dirty work of creating spaces for play. More at PlayworkPodcast.com

Playwork Erin Davis, Morgan Leichter-Saxby and Maayan Bar-Yam

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 21 Ratings

Playwork is the podcast for people who love play. Erin Davis, Morgan Leichter-Saxby and Maayan Bar-yam are play advocates, collaborators and friends. Each episode of Playwork features their candid interviews with playworkers, teachers, play theorists, parents, and more doing the (literally) dirty work of creating spaces for play. More at PlayworkPodcast.com

    Playful Pauses #4: Broadening Balance

    Playful Pauses #4: Broadening Balance

    Playful Pauses for Every Body is a five part meditation series written and read by playworker Dr. Morgan Leichter-Saxby. 
    These short somatic reflective meditations (without background audio) are designed to build compassionate self-awareness of one’s embodied experience in and of the world.  Each one offers options for individualization in practices of presence, rhythm, resiliency, pleasure, playfulness, and connection. 

    This is Playful Pauses playwork meditation #4: Broadening Balance

    Created with the generous support of the Springfield Vermont Community Health Equity Partnership.

    • 3 min
    Playful Pauses #3: Experimenting with Yes, No and Maybe

    Playful Pauses #3: Experimenting with Yes, No and Maybe

    Playful Pauses for Every Body is a five part meditation series written and read by playworker Dr. Morgan Leichter-Saxby. 
    These short somatic reflective meditations (without background audio) are designed to build compassionate self-awareness of one’s embodied experience in and of the world.  Each one offers options for individualization in practices of presence, rhythm, resiliency, pleasure, playfulness, and connection. 

    This is the Playful Pauses playwork meditation #3: Experimenting with Yes, No and Maybe 
    Created with the generous support of the Springfield Vermont Community Health Equity Partnership.

    • 5 min
    Playful Pauses #2: Warm Greetings to Self

    Playful Pauses #2: Warm Greetings to Self

    Playful Pauses for Every Body is a five part meditation series written and read by playworker Dr. Morgan Leichter-Saxby. 
    These short somatic reflective meditations (without background audio) are designed to build compassionate self-awareness of one’s embodied experience in and of the world.  Each one offers options for individualization in practices of presence, rhythm, resiliency, pleasure, playfulness, and connection. 

    This is the Playful Pauses playwork meditation #2: Warm Greetings to Self

    Created with the generous support of the Springfield Vermont Community Health Equity Partnership.

    • 3 min
    Playful Pauses #1: Rooting in Place

    Playful Pauses #1: Rooting in Place

    Playful Pauses for Every Body is a five part meditation series written and read by playworker Dr. Morgan Leichter-Saxby. 
    These short somatic reflective meditations (without background audio) are designed to build compassionate self-awareness of one’s embodied experience in and of the world.  Each one offers options for individualization in practices of presence, rhythm, resiliency, pleasure, playfulness, and connection. 

    This is the Playful Pauses playwork meditation #1: Rooting in Place

    Created with the generous support of the Springfield Vermont Community Health Equity Partnership.

    • 5 min
    Playful Pauses #5: Pathways to Play

    Playful Pauses #5: Pathways to Play

    Playful Pauses for Every Body is a five part meditation series written and read by Dr. Morgan Leichter-Saxby. 
    These short somatic reflective meditations (without background audio) are designed to build compassionate self-awareness of one’s embodied experience in and of the world.  Each one offers options for individualization in practices of presence, rhythm, resiliency, pleasure, playfulness, and connection. 

    This is the Playful Pauses playwork meditation #5: Pathways to Play 

    Created with the generous support of the Springfield Vermont Community Health Equity Partnership.

    • 5 min
    Moving the Playground Online

    Moving the Playground Online

    Jill Wood and Wes Hamner, from Adventure Play at the Parish School in Houston, Texas, experiment with whether their playspace can thrive in the world of Minecraft during social-distancing and self-isolation.
    Playworking in Minecraft FREE Webinar: Wednesday June 17th 2020 at 1pm PST - 3pm Central (US) - 4pm EST - 9pm Central (UK) - 6am Australia — Sign Up!Playwork is the podcast for people who love play. Erin, Morgan and Maayan are play advocates, collaborators and friends. Each episode of Playwork features their candid interviews with playworkers, teachers, play theorists, parents, and more doing the (literally) dirty work of creating spaces for play. More at PlayworkPodcast.com.

    Our theme song is Happiness Is by Podington Bear. 

    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

MCGB4 ,

A great window into Playwork

It is so awesome to have the opportunity to learn from so many amazing, established, experienced play workers! I can’t stop listening and taking it all in! Please keep them coming!

s_ladyk ,

So good!

Not realizing more episodes had been created until last night, I just binged episodes 2 through six. SO GOOD! Thank you! I sure hope you’re able to keep creating!

MandyArinKayla ,

Thoroughly enjoying the podcast!

Looking forward to listening to future Play Work Podcasts😊

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