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Crystal Place

About the Author

Playful Trekker's Founder, Crystal Place, is a Content Creator, Producer/Director, Play Speaker, Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher, and Take Back Your Time Advocate. She is currently traveling slowly around the world interviewing extraordinary people that live their lives a little bit differently, offer good ol' inspiration, or have expertise and insight to add to the ever-expanding PLAY discussion. She is enamored with the science behind our deep biological drive to play and humanity's powerful pursuit of happiness, and is constantly on the lookout for the best, hidden and most amazing types of Play, in places around the globe. Don't be afraid to contact her directly. She often has a full schedule, but welcomes new projects that relate to PT's mission.

Author Archive Page

18 – The Priority of Play: As Our Kids Learn and Grow

Carol Azizian, of the Flint Journal, wrote a piece… Read the full article here.

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15 – Flex Time: The Smart Companies are Doing It

NPR caught up with… Listen to the full interview here.

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6 – The Importance of Play

NPR’s show Morning Addition makes a case for the importance of play. … Read the full article here.

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7 – Play Equates to Real World Skills

Alix Spiegel makes a case for skills that are all too valuable and come from play itself. …   Read the […]

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4 – Kid’s Play: Types and Tips

Vikki Valentine, over at NPR,… Read the full article here.

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10 – Diane Ackerman’s “Deep Play” (and free Chapter 1)!

One of the first covers of Diane Ackerman’s book “Deep Play” defines play as: “noun: 1. A state of unconscious […]

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1 – Center for Economic and Policy Research: “No-Vacation Nation” Report

The Center for Economic and Policy Research published this report May of 2007, and while that was some time ago, […]

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