Add More PLAY to Your Day
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” — George Bernard Shaw
As children, June brought the excitement of finishing a school year and giddy anticipation of summer vacation, the possibilities for fun seemed endless. For me it was long hot days for doing whatever I liked, hopscotch and sandcastles, ice cream and water guns, picking peas in grandma’s garden, playing kick the can with my cousins, reading comics when it rained, going on road trips with my dad. This June, Glen Ivy wants you to recapture your childhood whimsy from summers past, and our challenge to you is “Add More Play to Your Day.”
You can start by taking a few moments each day and do something fun, silly, imaginative, or pleasurable. We have made a “PLAY” List to inspire a great start. We also encourage you keep a journal of your play, jotting down what you did and how it made you feel. This might sound like a bit of foolish indulgence, but Play is healthy! We recognize that play is a valuable part of developmental learning for children, a way to exert energy, relieve stress and relax, and studies show that these benefits exist regardless of age. Good health (less of the bad stress, more of the good stress), loving relationships, life-long learning, and increased creativity are some of the many benefits of play.
Check Back for More to Come this Month:
• Be Spontaneous, Surprise Yourself
• Introducing the Glen Ivy Spa Book Club!
Join us for a fun read and online discussion, of “The School of Essential Ingredients” by Erica Bauermeister, beginning Saturday, June 11.
• Fun and Silly Father’s Day Contest starting Tuesday, June 7 on our Blog
• 10 Tips for a FUN Spa party!
A sampling of the June Guest Programs and Events Schedule for Glen Ivy Hot Springs:
• Create a Soul Portrait “Playshop” with Suzan Tusson
• Acoustic Guitar at the Lounge Pool with Ernesto Ale
• Learn to Make Spatini’s at Home with Chef Bill Wavrin
• Play in the dirt: Summer Vegetable Gardening with Patrick Mitchell
Tips and Advice:
• Fun Outdoor Fitness Q & A with Meg Root
• Summer Beauty Tips
• Play with your Food! Healthy eating fun with recipes from Chef Bill Wavrin
Stay connected with Facebook and Twitter. We want to hear from you, tell us how you are taking the challenge and what you learned!
