8/26 ─ Journeys on the playful path

Posted On February 20, 2010 In Category Workshop Descriptions

Who: Bernie DeKoven (Indiana), www.deepfun.com
What: Journeys on the playful path
When: Thursday Evening, 8/26
Price: This keynote is free and open to the general public. Donations are appreciated.

In this keynote address funsmith Bernie DeKoven will talk about the psychology of fun and journeys on the playful path that enrich people’s lives. During the course of their working lives, most people lose touch with the sources of their personal power. Thirty-five years ago, while developing a curriculum in theater for elementary school kids, Bernie made two discoveries that changed his life and some small but significant parts of the world: fun is fundamental to happiness, people can be taught how to have more fun. He eventually discovered that there was a direct connection between the experience of alienation, and the amount of fun people were having – that the more alienated people were, the less fun. Realizing he could help people make anything more fun – their jobs, their relationships, the things they make and do – Bernie set about creating public and private workshops for exploring the Playful Path.

Bernie DeKoven

Learn how to tap deeply into the energies of enjoyment;
Open new channels for bringing more success and satisfaction to your daily life;
Have fun!

Bernie is a lifetime member of The Association for the Study of Play and the 2006 winner of the Ifill-Raynolds award from the North American Simulation and Gaming Society. He calls himself a “funsmith” because it’s the easiest way to define the last 40-plus years of his career. Read his full resume at http://www.deepfun.com/about.html

Have a look at http://www.deepfun.com/2010/01/laughter-games-workshop-israel-contd.html for videos of one of Bernie’s Laughter Games workshops.

Listen to Bernie as he is interviewed by Monica Hadley on Fairfield’s KRUU radio (58:53)

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Listen to Bernie as he is interviewed by Pat Prescott on Los Angeles KTWV Radio (59:43)

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