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Semi-Circling
Stand in front of a semicircle of six to eight and say three to five physical sensations you feel right now, with their flavours, then three to five emotions, with theirs — no story around either. Sit; next person. Made to train sustaining presence while a group's attention is on you, from a definition of stage fright as 'an unwillingness to feel what you're feeling in front of people'; a Shy Circling version starts with eyes closed.
Practical
- Time
- 15-30 min
- Group
- 6–8 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Mechanisms
- somatic-awareness, dialogic-encounter, attention-training
- 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
Brian Burrell (Houston Authenticity Effect), adapted from Sandra Zimmer's workshops on stage fright — Sandra Zimmer's stage-fright work; carried into Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
Related: Circling (prepares-for) · Hot Seat (prepares-for)
Variation in the manual: Shy Circling, with eyes closed by stages.
status: checked · added 2026-08-31