exercise · all tools

The Head & The Heart

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional

Mill while tuning in to the conversation in your own head — its pace, volume, content — then pair up and complete 'Something my head is saying right now is…', repeat with new partners, then drop attention into the chest and do it again with 'Something my heart is saying right now is…'. A group way of moving from thinking to feeling.

Practical

Time
10 min
Group
2 · pairs, small-group, large-group
Settings
in-person
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

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Origin

Shaina List (Authentic Relating Toronto) — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)

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status: checked · added 2026-08-31