Podcasts about playful minds

Meet the co-founders of the recently launched Playful Mind Project, play experts Jessica Brustad and Rona Lewis. The focus of their launch is on one of the hardest hit demographics during the Covid-19 pandemic – working moms. Jessica and Rona are not therapists, but their work is informed by therapeutic exercises like cognitive behavioral therapy. They specialize in stress relief through Purposeful and Attuned Play using fun and interactive games and exercises to help alleviate stress and overwhelm. Their customized sessions include anything from improv, breathwork, Laughter Yoga, wordplay, exercise and meditation—all depending on the client’s needs at that moment.

Episode 5: Our guest is Kim Kelly, a certified school counselor, and the owner of Playful Minds, a business designed to bring families inspiration, encouragement, and ideas on their mindfulness journey. In this episode, Kim talks with us about how anxiety can affect kids as we enter a new school year, and she shares with us some tips to help families navigate stress during this time. The strategies discussed in this episode are intended to be used with children who can benefit from mindfulness activities and meditation, if a child is actively suicidal, parents should get in touch with a suicide hotline or their pediatrician for immediate assistance.

Six entrepreneurs from the St. Clair West neighbourhood in midtown Toronto talk candidly about running their businesses over the past nine weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, how they are innovating and what people can do to ensure this community, and communities like St. Clair West, thrive in the new COVID economy. Very special thanks to Playful Minds, COCOALATTE,  The Rushton, Philosophy Fitness, EcoExistence, and KOKO + CO

I recently had a conversation with Dave and Doug Sikkema, twin brothers, who are not only fun to talk with, but both of which have an abiding love for learning. I was intrigued at the combination of classical learning and digital innovation in their writing, work, and lives. Dave quotes, Hicks in his article “Playful Minds” saying, the school is not meant to be a utilitarian institution, but rather, it is: "a normative institution . . . governed by the wise . . . cultivating the human spirit by presenting a complete vision of man as he lives and as he ought to live in all his domains—the individual, the social, and the religious. It teaches the student how to fulfill his obligations to himself, to his fellow man, and to God and His creation. Its understanding of man, therefore, is prescriptive—and its curriculum and organization allegorize the scope, the sequence, and the vision of all that men must recognize and accept as fundamental if they hope to grow to their full human stature." This quote led us into questions about “the good life,” “what ought to be,” and how education plays a role in bringing this about amidst the disruptive nature of our digital age.   Biography: Dave Sikkema is a 4th grade teacher at Regents Christian-Classical School in Austin, Texas. He earned degrees in History from Queens University, Baylor University, and University of Western Ontario. Dave frequently writes about the cultural impact of digital technology on his blog and for other publications, and is currently teaching an after-school program for 5th and 6th grade students on digital citizenship. Doug Sikkema is a Senior Researcher for Cardus and the Managing Editor of Comment. Doug is also currently working toward a Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Waterloo.