Listening And Awareness Workshop Activities

Word association pass

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words are passed like gifts in the group

Simultaneous talking

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Both people talk at the same time, saying the same thing.

21

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Group counts to 21 with their eyes closed

Form Objects (aka🍴)

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In pairs or small groups players silently become non-human objects together

Gibberish - Silent conversation

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Values from Stories

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Brownian Motion (stop and start as group)

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Silent exercise. Three modes of walking at the top of the exercise: neutral walk, fast/hurried walk, slow walk. Then add full stop, then stop & jump, then any mode. Whole group responds when it changes.

Relationship Sculpture

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One person sculpts 2 people in relationship. Sculpted people shift their relationship to each other.

You! Patterns

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Establish pattern to pass in a circle. Create a category that each person has a contribution (ie. breakfast cereals). Add another category.

Rhythm of the hearts

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The activity is aimed to get in touch with our own body, inner rhythm as well as rise awareness of people around us.

Sound Ball

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Circle players up and let them know they will play catch, which is very easy. The difference is that the "ball" is a sound they make up in the moment and it will change with every throw to the next player

Player 1 "throws" by making a sound accompanied by a gesture/eye contact to indicate who they are throwing to

Player 2 "catches" by making the same sound back to player 1

Player 2 is then player 1 and creates a new sound to throw to a new player 2

Play for a few minutes and see how players adjust and relax. Pause midway if needed to help them along with key questions like "are you looking for a right or a cool sound?" or "how much are you in your head?"

Debrief:

What improved it and smoothed it out?

What did you have to let go of?

How risky did it feel?

Clear send/receive
Waiting
Willingness to look a little silly

Discussions can go in many directions, let the players discover their own answers.

Virtual Adaptation:

Number the players - make sure the numeral is in front of their name so it stays visible, ex 3 James, and have them "throw" to the next number.

Have players call on one another before they "throw," ex "Mary, ooga boogah!"

Voice of Team entity

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Group sits in circle, one chair in the middle for VOS