More than Human Connection

Description

Start with a short attunement: breathing exercise, observing body sensations, presence.
Ask participants to choose a natural (more-than-human) element (e.g. pebble, tree, river, wind, soil, mushroom, insect, etc.).
As a first step, represent this element through movement. Invite them to observe:
– what is its rhythm
– how it moves or changes
– what forces affect it
It is important that this is not a “performance”, but an inner discovery, a slow unfolding, it can be just taking a body position, with minimal movement, gradually.
As a second step, invite them to a guided imagination, where they “enter” the perspective of this being. Just imagine:
– what it perceives from this world
– what it needs
– what supports and complicates its existence
After a while, look around and, according to their feelings, invite to start connecting to each other in space and movement, as a common “living system”. Allow a spontaneous ecosystem to develop.
At the end of the exercise, participants can briefly visualize or say what this being would “say or message” and then help participants gently return to their own bodies.
This can be followed by reflection.
– What was it like to be in this being?
– What connections emerged?
– What happened when you interacted with others?
– What did this exercise teach you about systems?

Variations

Connection can occur silently or with guided instructions.

Resources

Inspiration: The Earthbody Institute, The Work That Reconnects Network

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