Member since January 2025
Jeanne Bassis has turned her master’s degree in special education into a profession promoting the healing power of
play to transform lives. Jeanne’s life-long passion for leading play began as assistant at her mother’s nursery school when she was just 5 years old. Her father passed along his infectious sense of play and ability to uplift people. Jeanne's love for music, creative arts and nature informs and inspires her dedication to sharing play with as many people as possible. In these troubling times, Jeanne honors how a playful approach can positively impact an individual's mental health, their families, work environments and communities and can fundamentally lead to a more peaceful world. (Note: Jeanne will happily travel up to 150 miles from her home in the beautiful Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.)
Since 1987, Jeanne has led PlayReflections™, bringing a fun and engaging blend of imagination, games, creative expression, and relaxation to empower people. Jeanne’s approach builds resiliency and strengthens communications and team functioning. Each “playshop’ is designed with the needs of your particular group, with the goal of nurturing your employees’ sense of playfulness, well-being, vitality, and confidence to boost overall performance. Jeanne’s method teaches everyone to treat each other with respect, act professionally and encourages delight, and laughter. Playfulness cultivates an attitude that joyfully bridges and enhances our work and personal lives.
I led a playshop for a group of sales reps and management leaders for an international high-end furniture company on a retreat in New Orleans. At the end of the session, a participant said, "I don't know whose idea it was to invite Jeanne, but I really want to thank them." The senior manager replied, "I invited her, I wanted us all to think out of the box more." Forty heads nodded in agreement. I looked around at these open faces, extended my arms and asked, "But what if the box was a whole lot bigger?"
I led a playshop for a group of sales reps and management leaders for an international high-end furniture company on a retreat in New Orleans. At the end of the session, a participant said, "I don't know whose idea it was to invite Jeanne, but I really want to thank them." The senior manager replied, "I invited her, I wanted us all to think out of the box more." Forty heads nodded in agreement. I looked around at these open faces, extended my arms and asked, "But what if the box was a whole lot bigger?"