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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.

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33 – Gen Y May Be Teaching Us All a Few Things

The Guardian UK… “Teenagers and young adults – the so-called Generation Y – have watched with horror as their parents […]

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32 – Motivating Employees: 8 Ideas that Work!

Work takes a lot of us sometimes, but it doesn’t take much to make employees just a little healthier, happier […]

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31 – Flex Time in the Modern Corporate World

Judy Martin over at NPR reports that “even companies with flex schedules are finding that nowadays, it’s more important than […]

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30 – Betty Blaire Dives into Leisure and Play

In an editorial for Azerbaijan International, Betty Blair dives into leisure and play. As part of our mission here is about […]

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29 – Dr. Stuart Brown’s TED Talk: Play is Vital!

In Dr. Stuart Brown’s TED Talk, the author of the great book “Play,” he shares that play is much more […]

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28 – Journal of Aging Research Looks at Movement

The Journal of Aging Research, a topic that relates to us all, found that “physical activity reduces many major mortality risk […]

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27 – Brainpickings Celebrates Diane Ackerman

Brainpickings, which I’d venture to say is my favorite site on the web, talks about Diane Ackerman’s book “Deep Play.” […]

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26 – Desk Rage and What We May Be Missing

I always thought as technology made our lives easier, we’d have more time to play, less stress, and frankly, live […]

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