Creating Stronger Communities With Play and Parkour: EMP Podcast Ep 20 with Caitlin Pontrella - a podcast by Evolve Move Play

This week on the Evolve Move Play Podcast we are very excited to have Caitlin Pontrella with us to discuss the importance of play in facilitating learning, developing physical, social & emotional capabilities, and building strong, inclusive communities.

We feel this is a topic of paramount importance; as our society moves forward into an age of higher productivity and relationships become more and more built upon a platform of technology, we are gradually seeing the practice of creative, unstructured free play being left by the wayside as rates for anxiety and depression continue to rise.

Play is not only where we naturally develop physical capacities like strength, stability, speed, coordination, etc... it's also where we develop our ability to solve problems, communicate with peers, negotiate, and learn empathy. Losing something so incredibly important to us is a real problem which is why it's great to have Caitlin on to talk about her extensive experience on the subject and
to discuss what we can do to reunite with our play drive so that we can live as fully and freely as possible.

OTHER TOPICS/SHOW NOTES
00:00 - Intro
02:35 - Respecting the Process
07:49 - Emotional Literacy and Empathy
17:10 - Play v. Performance
22:46 - The Four Types of Players
26:58 - Crossfit & Parkour, Exercise & Movement
31:21 - Parkour for Risk Management
36:31 - Meaning and Internal/External Validation
39:21 - Avoiding the Confidence Trap and Building Internal Motivation
52:08 - Constraints for Games & Newcomers
01:00:23 - Building Community
01:05:15 - Examining Hierarchy
01:11:48 - Jam Etiquette
01:17:36 - Caitlins Books
01:22:00 - Contact and Events

CAITLINS BOOK LIST:
1) Play - Stuart Brown
2)Deep Play - Diane Ackerman
3)Love Where You Live - Peter Kageyama

LEARN MORE
www.caitlinpontrella.com
www.artofretreat.com

SUPPORT US
www.patreon.com/rafekelley
www.evolvemoveplay.com

Thanks everyone, and happy moving!
-The EMP Team

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