Untangling the Knots: Immersive Play as the Future of Adult Healing | Strother Gaines

Are you ready to untangle the behavioral "knots" caused by rigidity and self-judgment?

Many of us struggle with Personal Growth because we feel trapped, unable to shed the shame that accompanies failure.

The deepest path to genuine alignment, however, might not be found on a couch, but through the surprising power of Adult Play.

This is the central promise of Immersive Play Therapy, an interesting approach operating at the intersection of psychology and creative arts.

It’s an innovative space offering a "safe experimental space" for Creative Healing, where we move beyond analysis and into action.

By stepping into a new Role-Play Therapy identity, we can potentially unlock an expanded sense of self and learn to master the "rupture and repair" process.

Discover how this unique work helps you reclaim your inner agency, transforming play from a pastime into a vital tool for profound, lasting change.

Full Article: http://www.magicademy.club/neuroarts/play-therapy-for-adults-healing-through-immersive-experience-strother-gaines

MicroChallenge: http://www.magicademy.club/microchallenges/untangle-the-knots-inspired-by-strother-gaines

#ImmersivePlayTherapy, #AdultPlay, #HealingShame, #AuthenticAbundance, #RolePlayTherapy, #PersonalGrowth, #CreativeHealing

00:00 Introduction to Immersive Play and Therapy

01:38 How would Strother greet an alien?

02:15 What is Play Therapy?

05:49 Immersive Play in Action- role of the costume

09:39 Explore gender expression in the world through play

12:30 How the world's expectations keep us small

13:55 Play release us from deep shame

16:00 We secretly crave to live in another world through play

17:41 Some science behind play

20:46 Future tech and healing

27:25 Childlike Wonder and Adult Creativity

31:56 Strother's miniature collection

34:28 Strother's MAGIC

What is non-anxious leadership?

What if true leadership begins from a non-anxious space—in the deeper awareness of your body and spirit?

In this @MAGICademy episode on non-anxious leadership, clinical psychologist @Dr. Nathan Brown explores how tuning into your body’s early signals can help reduce stress, enhance creativity, and foster a calm, centered presence rooted in spiritual wellbeing.

Using a biopsychosocial approach, discover practical ways to notice physical sensations and shift into a balanced state that supports mindful decision-making and authentic connection.

Whether leading a team or navigating life’s challenges, learn how integrating embodied awareness with spiritual wellbeing can help you cultivate leadership that is clear, compassionate, and non-anxious.

Full Article: http://www.magicademy.club/wonder-leadership/non-anxious-leadership-the-intelligence-youve-been-missing-dr-nathan-brown

Inner Atlas MicroChallenge: https://app.magicademy.club/

#NonAnxiousLeadership, #SpiritualWellbeing, #EmbodiedAwareness, #MindfulDecisionMaking, #CalmPresence, #BodySignals, #StressManagement, #AuthenticConnection, #Compassion, #LeadershipDevelopment

00:00 Highlight

01:31 How would Dr. Nathan greet an alien?

03:57 Understanding the Arousal Curve

06:50 Organizations as Emotional Systems

08:54 Creativity peaks at the arousal curve

13:02 The Limbic system regulates arousal

17:03 Case Study

22:50 Practical Strategies for Non-Anxious Leadership (bio-psycho-social)

28:54 Address anxiety through a biopsychosocial perspective

29:16 Episode Recap

31:04 Dr. Nathan's childhood play

32:46 The role of wonder

34:14 A mental gym?

35:24 Dr. Nathan's MAGIC

I still remember the first day VR filmmaker Carlos Austin guided me in this mesmerizing virtual world as our avatars swung together with dolphins in deep ocean waters~

Until this day, I can still “hear” the singing sounds, “touch” the smooth belly of a playful dolphin, and “see” the deep blue waters surrounding us.Carlos invested decades in the space of wedding photography, something my dad also did for a while before he pivoted into a different path.

Back then, when I followed my dad around across all kinds of weddings, I would find myself totally submerged in the pure joy of witnessing two people finding each other with deep love and a healthy dose of anxiety after navigating the unpredictable waters called life.That was a moment of pure magic.

As for Carlos, eight years ago, an interesting experience pivoted him into making VR films. In this MAGICademy conversation, we will explore what it takes to be a filmmaker in the virtual world, and how we can learn a thing or two in our day-to-day collaborative life on perspective-taking, just like a filmmaker.

Full article: http://www.magicademy.club/neuroarts/filmmakers-eye-how-to-take-perspectives-through-vr-storytelling-carlos-austin

Practice to witness, hold complexity, and weave multiple truths into understanding through the Filmmaker’s Eye Challenge: https://app.magicademy.club/FilmmakerEyeCoverPage

#PerspectiveTaking, #VRStorytelling, #ImmersiveFilmmaking, #VirtualRealityFilmmaker, #AuthenticConnection, #MultiCameraVR, #perspectiveshift