The Exuberant Animal vision
Exuberant Animal's objective is to promote physical happiness. We are building a world-wide network of trainers and health activists who lead communities in play-based movement and health promotion. In the process, we create a virtuous circle of positive physicality, improved performance and creative responses to the challenges of the day.
Exuberant Animal's goal is to change the world: filled with happy, healthy, fit, engaged people.
Here now
Our current human predicament is now impossible to ignore. The human body, society and culture are being challenged from every direction: environmental and social threats demand our attention and action, and the epidemic of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and depression constitutes a true public health catastrophe. The consequences of social distress and poor health ripple outwards in every direction; people who are unhealthy tend to make poor decisions and are less creative. Physical unhappiness leads to isolation, apathy and disengagement. When bodies suffer, they retreat from challenge - and stop generating solutions.
A joyful solution
Fortunately, there is a solution: when individual human bodies become healthier, they also become more creative and make better decisions. Healthy activities bring healthy brains too - through neurogenesis, "creating new neural cells and connections". Scientists are now discovering that novel activities and vigorous activities create new brain cells and increase neurotransmitters. Scientists are also discovering the vital need for play, starting in childhood and continuing through all stages of life.
Play is natural to humans and almost all creatures. Play is engagement with the whole body, mind, and imagination. Play creates imagination and innovation, as well as testing physical boundaries in a safe environment. Playful, fit people begin to engage with the world and with their communities. They create better solutions and increase the general community welfare.
Physical happiness is thus essential to a sustainable future. Exuberant Animal is a positive philosophy and action towards a better world, starting with fitness "games" that are fun, playful, scalable, natural, adaptable, and sustainable. We complete the virtuous circle between positive psychology (increasing positive mental traits) and positive physicality (increasing fitness). When we change our bodies, we change the world.
An inclusive vision
Exuberant Animal seminars and publications are ideal for
- physical educators, trainers and PE teachers
- physical therapists and athletic coaches
- community managers and cultural innovators
- conferences, seminars, keynote presentations, "idea festivals"
- yoga teachers, dance teachers and martial artists
- anyone looking to improve health, fitness, community connection, brain function, creating FUNctional fitness classes, understanding of our physical bodies, and social relationships
