We started the session by lying down on the floor with our feet close to each other in a circular form. Why the circle? It is a spiritual symbol that has no ending. I wanted the students to feel the energy of the space, to be in touch with their true self, to embrace the unconscious. It was a great start! The human circle assisted each student to pass on their respective energies to others. The positivity gained from it was enormous!

 

I observed that many of the students performed this kind of an activity for the first time. They were shy and uncomfortable initially but realized it later during the session that they tapped a good part of their unconscious. 

 

We then moved on to putting our feelings on the paper, what we felt, how we interacted with the space during the initial exercise. Some great pieces came about from this activity. 

 

It was a process-based workshop that comprised of activities to untap the unspoken world of the unconscious. Hence, we then moved on working with two person groups where we concentrated on understanding the silent relationship of the person we were interacting with. We used transparencies and made solid eye contact with our partner. Why the transparencies? To physically put down our interpretation of the unambiguous relationship. This happened both ways; the person drawing was drawn by the silent partner in the next round. We had 30 minutes to finish both the activities. I sensed compassion and creation of a non-directed dialogue among the students. 

 

We ended our session by formulating individual puppets concentrating on the information gathered from the past activities.

 

Each student made brilliant pieces!