This is very useful as a focussing exercise. It can be used at the beginning of a session or at any point where a change of experience, activity or energy is required. Key areas it addresses are eye contact, body language, listening and the importance of silence. It is also good for team building. I… Read more »

This exercise is good for getting people to concentrate by focussing on what they hear and what they sense. Two people are selected as the ‘robbers’. Everyone else is asked to stand in a circle with their arms outstreched to the side so that their fingertips are just touching. They then relax their arms to… Read more »

This exercise is about awareness, listening and team building. The object of the game is to count to 20 without deciding which person will say the next number. Anyone may say the next number. If two people speak at once the group begins again with “1”. The group stand in a circle with eyes shut… Read more »

This is about awareness, listening, trust and team building. The object of the game is for people to throw a series of balls/objects around in a set pattern adding as many balls/objects as they can. It is also to make everyone else look good so if someone drops the ball it is the thrower’s responsibility.… Read more »

`Red Shoes’ is a great warm up game for groups of 10 upwards (we’ve used it effectively in the past with groups of up to 60). It provides a way of beginning to explore the make-up of the group: who are we – what are our beliefs, histories, experiences? At the same time it gets… Read more »