Workshop 4: Let's learn more about emotions!

Workshop 4: Let's learn more about emotions!

August 27th, 2015

Workshop at SOS village Sarajevo - n. 4

Main goal:

Improve emotional alphabetization 

Objectives:

- improve team trust and intimacy

- Improve and develop vocabulary on emotions

- improve self esteem

- improve creativity/authenticity

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- Song of the emotions (Emocija pjesma):

(2 min)

- Game: London bridge 

(To let them play and get tired)

(5 min)

- Dance of the emotions

(Emotional awareness, creativity)

 (sara will play a music and they will have to portray with their face and body the emotion that I am conveying with the music)

(5 min)

- The game of talking with numbers

(For emotional body awareness)

(Divide them in couples. They will have to talk saying only numbers instead of words, and use the tone of the voice and non verbal skills to express themselves)

(5 min)

- The game of the emotions in the body (they have to guess ):

(Emotional body awareness)

a- what emotion is conveying a person tilting the head forward? (ostility) - try!

b- titling the head on the right side (invitation)

c- on the left side (surprise)

EYES

d- half-closing the eyes (ostility)

e- open-wide the eyes (surprise)

f- turning the eyes to the left (suspicion) or to the right (inviting), 

g- or high (hope), down towards up (ostility)

MOUTH

h- tight lips (ostility)

i- down (sadness)

l- up (joy)

m- one up and one down (distrust)

SHOULDERS

n-down (discourajement, dejection)

o- towards the back (challenge)

p- one shoulder up and head turned to left (resignation)

And what about the hands? they are so expressive that we can even speak only with the hands and without any word.

Divide in couple

Let's try.

(10 min)

- The game of guessing the emotion through the posture

(I will walk in front of the kids with different postures and the kids will have to guess what feeling I am having)

- The kids (one by one) also do the same

(The kids have to walk and the others guess) 

(10 min)

- Mouse and cat game

(Let the energies go out)

(5 min)

- read the poem: THE GUEST HOUSE

"This being human is a guest house.

Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,

some momentary awareness comes

as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,

who violently sweep your house

empty of its furniture,

still, treat each guest honorably.

He may be clearing you out

for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice.

meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.

Be grateful for whatever comes.

because each has been sent

as a guide from beyond."

— Jellaludin Rumi,

translation by Coleman Barks

Discussion

(10 min)

- music musica song

(2 min)

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Extras:

- walking with emotions

Anger, fear, tired, hungry, sleeping, scared, happy, worry, nervous, sad, in a hurry, nervous, happy, full stomach satisfaction, feeling good, satisfied

- game "the human knot"

(For team building)

(5 min)

- rhythmical circle (with emotions)

(5 min)

- drama.

Divide them in 4 groups.

Pick an emotion and make a drama about it.

(10 min)

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Workshop 2: Emotions and communication

Workshop 2: emotions and communication

August 25th, 2015:  Workshop at SOS village Sarajevo - n. 2

Main message:

1) emotions provide very important informations in our communications

Objectives:

- improve team trust and intimacy

- Improve and develop vocabulary on emotions

- improve self esteem

- improve creativity/authenticity

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OUTSIDE

- Song of the emotions (Emocija pjesma):

(2 min)

- mouse And cat game

(To let them express their energies)

(5 min)

- "invent your dance" game: make a circle, make an original movement that everybody has to imitate, stay until the music changes, dont talk. (Sara plays) 

(5 min)

- game "Say loudly your name" and pick the ball at your way

(To learn each others names, improve self esteem and creativity)

(5 min)

Or

- game "how do you feel today" (walking accordingly to your mood);

(For emotional awareness)

(5 min)

- Walking blind game

(For Team building and trustfulness)

This is a silent activity.

Students work in pairs.

Partner 1 is instructed to close their eyes as partner 2 leads them around the space.

Partner 2’s goal is to make their partner feel as safe as possible. They must determine what is best for their partner (without talking) – walking with both hands held, one hand held, arm around shoulder, etc.

Let them wander for 2 minutes or so, keeping their movement slow at all times. Switch.

Reflection:

How did you make your partner feel safe? What did your partner do that made you feel safe?

(10 min)

- game about what information is given through emotions:

Drama

Ask the kids what they do understand from the different ways of saying something.

Ask if in their opinion what Elzaheta says counts more of how she says it.

Explanation: sometime the informations that we get through emotions are different from the words we listen to. 

It is important to understand the meaning of the emotions of the person talking as much as the meaning of words. 

Emotions provide very important informations in our communications (90% of our communication is non verbal!).

 (15 min)

- game: Walk like animals (mouse, lion, butterfly, snake)

The way animals behave, their attitude can be similar to specific human emotions (fear, pride, lightness, slimy,  anger, ...)

(5 min)

- Musica musica song

(5 min)

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Extra

- Focusing and slowing down excercise (If needed, to improve focusing):

Walking slowly,

slowing down to feel ourselves do something normal in a extraordinary way

ask the kids to walk very very slowly, being aware of each single movement of their body.

Keep the escercise for 2 minutes (better 5 minutes).

Workshop 1: What is it an emotion?

Workshop 1

SOS village, Sarajevo

What is it an emotion?

August 24th, 2015

Workshop 1

9.30-10.30

SOS village, drustveni center

WHAT IS IT AN EMOTION?

Main message:

Emotions are necessary for human beings.

There are no good or bad emotions. All the Emotions are useful.

Objectives:

- To start building a trustful team

- What are the emotions?

- Improve and develop vocabulary on emotions

 Tools that we will need:

- a ball (or a bunny/bear easy to hold and soft to throw)

- a guitar

- seven sheets, each with the name of an emotion on it

- banner of emotions (to be hanged at the end of the session)

- banner of golden rules.

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Activities:

 

- Greetings, introduction of Trainers and workshops

(5 min)

- Song: the emotions (Emocija pjesma):

(For emotional alphabetization)

(10 min)

- Ball name game

(To learn each others names)

(5 min)

- rhythmic circle (led by Sara only)

(To have fun and improve concentration)

(5 min)

- violin: playing the same music in two ways: with or without emotions.

(6 min)

- circle and discussion:

Ask the kids what difference they saw and felt.

Ask what is it an emotion in their opinion.

- ask the kids to name as many emotions as they can, and write it down

(5 min)

- Imagine ignoring your emotions and what they make you feel:

Short dramas:

(10 min)

- ask: do you think there are good and bad emotions?

Or do you think they all are useful for some purpose?

Sara explains:

"You might describe some of your emotions as positive and others as negative, because the ways in which emotions make you feel. 

Emotions are not necessarily good or bad. 

In fact, there are many ways in which those so-called negative emotions are just useful to you as the positive ones."

(5 min)

- game: sara plays a music and each of the kids and trainers run to the emotion they feel

(To develop authenticity and self awareness)

(5 min)

- final song: musica musica song

(5 min)

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Extras:

Sara explains:

"Imagine ignoring your emotions and what they make you feel.

If you did, you would not be disgusted by eating something that was rotten, you wouldn't be scared in front of a hungry lion, and you might not react if a friend would punch you.

You wouldn't even care if someone likes you or about winning a match!

So, one purpose of emotions is to provide you with information about a situation that can help you to respond and make decision."

(20 min)

Workshop 3: All the emotions can be useful

All the emotions can be useful.

Understanding each other emotions makes the communication much more effective.

August 26th, 2015

Workshop at SOS village Sarajevo - n. 3

Main messages:

1) emotions provide very important informations in our communications

2) all the emotions are useful

Objectives:

- improve team trust and intimacy

- Improve and develop vocabulary on emotions

- improve self esteem

- improve creativity/authenticity

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- Song of the emotions (Emocija pjesma)

(5 min)

- mouse And cat game

(To let them express their energies)

(5 min)

- walking with emotions

Anger, fear, tired, hungry, sleeping, scared, happy, worry, nervous, sad, in a hurry, nervous, happy, full stomach satisfaction, feeling good, satisfied

- game "how do you feel today" (walking accordingly to your mood);

(For emotional awareness)

(5 min)

- Game: London bridge 

(To let them play and get tired)

(5 min)

- rhythmical circle (with emotions)

(5 min)

- Focusing and slowing down excercise (If needed, to improve focusing):

Walking slowly,

slowing down to feel ourselves do something normal in a extraordinary way

ask the kids to walk very very slowly, being aware of each single movement of their body.

( 5 minutes).

- Listening game: 

(To start focusing)

all sitting in a circle. One outside make some noise, and stops nearby one kid: when he listen to it, they exchange roles.

(5 min)

- what do you remember from yesterday and before yesterday?

1) There are no good or bad emotions. All the Emotions are useful. 

2) emotions provide very important informations in our communications

Divide them in two groups and ask to make a drama about n. 1 and n.2

Discussion

(15 min)

- last game: applause in a circle. 

(For self confidence)

Learn how to Accept the applauses.

(5 min)

- music musica song

(2 min)

New Workshops on Music and Emotion, at SOS village, Sarajevo, started today

Today we went back to SOS children village of Sarajevo and enjoyed the first workshop on emotional awareness through music.

In this picture some children are working to prepare a small drama.