exercise · all tools
Far Away, So Close
Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharednone
Two lines at opposite ends of the room; one line directs the other with three hand signals — come closer, go back, stop — for a minute or two, in silence, then partners talk and swap. Kept strictly to three signals it is uncomfortable and profound, the manual says; allowed to drift, it is fun.
Practical
- Time
- 10 min
- Group
- 2–∞ · pairs, large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- somatic-awareness, behavioral-rehearsal, dialogic-encounter
- Change scope
- state → skill · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- authrev.org/ar-games-manual — Authentic Relating Games Manual, paid
- Availability
- In the source document — the instructions live inside the material linked, on its terms
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0 (Authentic Relating Games Manual)
Source link checked 31 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 29 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Authentic World — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
status: checked · added 2026-08-31