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Sexuality and Attraction In Interpersonal Interaction
(because I love spreadsheets)
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3 hrs totalFacilitator notes:
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Facilitator:J Purpose:G Purpose:
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15 minarrival and settling
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10 minintro and agreementsGeofset containerSet the space for the evening and games by providing a container and presenting the parameters for group interaction.
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10 minsentence stems: "I feel most in my body when..." "I am most aware of my sexual being when..." "Something I find really attractive in another person is..."settle into own experience of sexuality, hear and consider others'Set the space for the evening and games by providing a container and presenting the parameters for group interaction.
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15 minHandshake Game - intro with suggestion to "Consider your thoughts about the other person. How do they seem to you? How do you imagine you seem to them?"Jesseexperience connection with others, continue to reflect on sexual influenceDemonstrated by Geof and Jesse setting the context for internal dialogue and asking our group to pay special attention to their physical portrayals of themselves and their partners in each interaction.
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10 minReach Out, Touch Me (we may want more time for this)play with connection, potential flirting, examination of flirtingPairs will be organically chosen as opposed to appointed with the intent of heightening a sense of agency and commitment toward communion. Emphasis will be placed on identifying, appreciating, and reacting to your partner's advances and withrawl, a contemplation of interpersonal exploration and the space sexuality holds in everyday interaction.
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10 minsharebacks a pointed exploration of the anxieties, releases, and interactions that struck the group and why they were especially meaningful, given the context.
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20 minHot Seat, in several breakout groups - identify and distribute experienced folks, then direct groups to self organize - facilitators model good questions related to theme (may shift this after break depending on time / feel)pointed examination, breaking into individual experiencequestions pertinent to the issue, tone will be set leading by example, Geof and Jesse will rotate between groups as coyotes.
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(1.5 hrs)
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15 minBREAK
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10 minImprovised meditation (or Minis, depending on feel?)Jessereturn to body, own sensations, reflect and absorb activities so far Given by Jesse to drop back into the contemplative sphere.
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20 minLove Blaster w/ sharebacksPotential for more (juicy!) flirting and also bonding for the groupExplanation and improv appreciations give by Geof, specifically setting the objective of this exercise in appreciating physical traits, behavioral communication, and involuntary reactions (micro
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20 minWould Y'allExplore group feel, additional opportunities for mindfulness of attraction's role in requests and emotions arisingHAHA JFRENCH IN YR SPACE
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15 minNext (this may actually be redundant considering Love Blaster)BONDING and tears imagine that the priming set by previous interaction should be sufficient to set the tone of these games, but sentence stems, suggestions, and pointed exploration will all aid in fleshing out the good stuff.
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5 minannouncements
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(2hrs 55 min)
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todo:
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Geof - write games night description, create FB event
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Jesse + Geof - come up with three questions re: theme for demo of Hot Seat
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Jesse + Geof - send invitations on FB
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