Playwork

Playwork

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

Episodes

June 1, 2023 5 mins

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. 

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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. 

T...

Mark as Played

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. 

T...

Mark as Played

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. 

T...

Mark as Played

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. 

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June 15, 2020 21 mins

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.

Playwork is the podcast for people who love play. Erin, Morgan and Maa...

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May 3, 2020 27 mins

Our very own Morgan & longtime friend and collaborator Suzanna Law are co-founders of Pop Up Adventure Play.

They talk about play in times of extreme crisis, and how they play as adults.

Playwork is the podcast for people who love play. Erin, Morgan and Maayan are play advocates, collaborators and friends. Each episode of Playwor...

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April 22, 2020 28 mins

“Everyone’s gonna come out of this weird.”

What does playwork have to offer during the time of quarantine and COVID-19? Erin & Morgan talk with Seniz Yargici Lennes, founder of OYNA (formerly Twin Cities Adventure Play) about playwork during ongoing stay-at-home orders: how it can help keep us stay playful and inform our parenting.

Learn more about OYNA at OYNAToday.com.
See photos of OYNA’s awesome backyard camps o...

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January 31, 2020 13 mins

LIVE from the porch of Morgan’s caboose, we spoke with Kelsey, a lion-hearted playworker running KOOP Adventure Playground in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA.

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) dirt...

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January 12, 2020 29 mins

Playworker Luke Sutton reflects on playworking in the US vs. the UK and what it’s like to have a documentary filmmaker on your play site. 

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 s...

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In part 2 of the premiere episode of Playwork the conversation continues with American playworker Alex Cote. Alex shares the first, and the worst, loose parts on her school playground. 

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...

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In the premiere episode of Playwork we sit down with American playworker Alex Cote to discuss what playwork is all about. We suggest easy changes you can implement today to make way for more play and Alex recommends a pet accessory that's perfect for the playground. Plus Jill Wood answers the question, “how do you start an adventure playground?” 

Erin, Morgan and Maayan are play advocates, collaborators and friends. E...

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May 22, 2018 1 min

A new 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

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