[Ailist] Wordless Wonders

[Mike Sands]

Esther , thanks  -

Statuary Garden (from 5 Rhythms)
Half the participants strike  poses  in the idea of a statue.  The other 
participants wander through the garden examining the statues. Later 
particpants change roles.
Does this sound innocent - to our groups it was a powerful connector.

Improv game  - ball toss.
Group in a ring - one person throws an imaginary ball to another who catches 
it (or not) and throws it to someone else.  Later you can get two or three 
balls in the air at a time. Thrower lets the  receiver know who she is by 
eye contact.

All at once. (from 5 Rhythms)
Members of the group wander about -- someone, on her own, feels like 
stopping  - so shes does --- all stop.  Someone - on his own feels like 
starting - he does  - all start.  this goes on for a time.

Left Eye Stare.(from 5 Rhythms)
Two people sit sit on the floor and they look into each others left eye for 
about two minutes.


Worldless Dreaming

In groups of  say 3 - 5 - Here are some things - markers, ballons, 
streamers, etc.  You have 15 minutes. Starting NOW - please don't talk - 
decide what you want to do and prepare it fro presentation to the group. The 
presentation can be as verbal as you want.  You can do anything you want - 
use the trinkets or not, draw, or do something eles.  Just express a value, 
or a provocative proposal, or whatever you want to express..


I have sort of deliberatley mimimalized these descriptions - but they were 
potent.  I don't think I have missed anythings out.

Any questions - just e mail.

Again thanks  -  it was fun  to relive those moments

Mike












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To: "Mike Sands" <msands at dccnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Ailist] Wordless Wonders


> Can you share with me the exercises you named in this email, Mike?
>
> Blessings,
> Esther
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Mike Sands" <msands at dccnet.com>
>
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:43:15
> To:<ailist at lists.business.utah.edu>
> Subject: [Ailist] Wordless Wonders
>
>
> In the course of exploring "New and Improved" methods of communication - 
> (which includes AI in my mind) several of the most pleasant, intense and 
> generative experiences I have had have involved "wordlessness".  One 
> called for movement in an exercise called "Statuary Garden" from Gabrielle 
> Roth's Five Rhythms work, another was called "Watch the Left Eye" also 
> from Five Rhythms -  another was when an instructor had us create AI dream 
> sequences without talking.
>
> I have also seen great use made of silent improv games.
>
> Does anyone out their in AI land have any experiences or thoughts they'd 
> like to tell about this?
>
> Are there any resources - books, websites, videos dealing with with this 
> idea?
>
> Mike
>
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