In 1997, as one of the requirements to complete my master’s degree in Somatic Psychotherapy at Naropa University, I designed and implemented a three day workshop, Teaching the Body to Play with Spirit, and subsequently wrote a 130 page thesis describing the process and the concepts taught. In this paper, I have excerpted key theories relevant to Reclaiming an Adult Relationship with Play. The thesis was a journey through the Moving Cycle, postulated and taught by Christine Caldwell, the founder and director of the Somatic Psychology department at Naropa. In this paper, you’ll find benefits and impediments to play, a brief description of the Moving Cycle, and how to use the Cycle to uncover personal blocks to play, as well as suggestions for bringing play into your adult life.