exercise · all tools

Blind Association Ring

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharednone

Standing in a ring, everyone takes turns saying a word that associates to the one their neighbour just said. On the leader's word everyone closes their eyes and keeps going; then the ring dissolves and people walk the room, eyes still closed, listening for their turn. Finally each person has to find their way back to their exact place in the ring by voice alone — and only then open their eyes to see whether the order survived.

Hold with care
  • The final stage has a whole group moving with eyes closed; the source says to move carefully and try not to collide, and someone sighted should be watching

Practical

Time
min
Group
? · large-group
Settings
in-person
Mechanisms
attention-training, open-awareness, somatic-awareness
Change scope
state → skill · repeatable

Instructions

Where
xn--dramavningar-8ib.se/blind-associationsring Dramaövningar.se, open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.

Origin

Martin Wiss (published as 'Martin' on dramaövningar.se) — Swedish dramapedagogik

In this directory via Dramaövningar.se

Related: Listening Into the Room (alternative-to)

status: checked · added 2026-09-01