Connection Workshop Activities

words are passed like gifts in the group

Get the whole room dancing

Do It Yourself Pottery activity

The pottery offers a chance to meditate in a way that many people find easier than sitting still in a room and focusing on the breath. It is a relaxing, repetitive craft that can be done as a means of mindfulness. The combination of gentle recurrent hand motions and focus on the work is a stress-reducer and a path to being present in the here-and-now.

play tug of war with imaginary rope with partners (or whole team)

Players get in groups of three and form a “house” with the end players raising their arms in a “roof” above the inside players. There are three commands that cause the players to move:

Whole group forms silent sculpture and then steps out with their takeaways

begin scene with partners making silent eye contact