[eBook Code] All Work No Play (eBook Code, 1st)

About the author ix

How to use this book xi

Introduction xiii

Part I PLAYING the GAME of LIFE 1

1 What is play? 3

2 How play forms part of our life 13

3 Adults’ play 23

4 Play and our mental health 35

5 The birth of play-based mindfulness 47

Part II The PROOF behind PLAY 65

6 Our brain during play 67

7 The power of play 81

Part III The BENEFITS of PLAY 91

8 Less work, more play 93

9 Play for individuals, couples and families 97

10 Play in the classroom 105

11 Team players 113

12 Play in the workplace and beyond 121

Part IV PLAY in ACTION 127

13 The play-based mindfulness toolkit 129

14 PEGG: Play options 135

15 PEGG: Exercise options 143

16 PEGG: Gratitude and Giving options 151

Part V NEVER stop PLAYING 161

17 Being mindful 163

Ten final lessons 171

One final challenge 179

Acknowledgements 181

Index 187