As a facilitator, read these statements in consecutive order for the group, pausing after each:
- I would like to invite you to take a moment and look around the room. Take notice of who is here. Who else surrounds you? In whose presence are you in? Who accompanies you?
- Now, secretly identify 3 people (perhaps 3 whom you do not know very well, or have yet to have a conversation with). For now I want you to hold them in your heart, we will return to this activity in a moment.
- I’m going to ask you now to please close your eyes.
- Looking back over the past week, or it could even be today, I invite you to identify 3 independent positive interactions you had with someone from which you felt good energy from, or maybe briefly developed a good connection with. Re-imagine and re-create that experience and moment in your mind. (Pause and wait about 10 minutes).
- Reflecting on these moments, how did it make you feel?
- What was the energy like in that moment?
- What made that moment have such positive energy?
- Bring that feeling of positive energy to the fore front of your mind and hold it there. Try and focus that energy to certain parts of your body as I read them aloud to you. Please feel free to close your eyes and concentrate on the words I am saying. (Read deliberately and slowly, giving space and time to focus attention to each body part intentionally). Feel that energy move throughout: your shoulders and your back. Behind your neck. Your wrists and your knees. Your ankles and your toes. When you are ready, please open your eyes.
- Now, I want you to recollect the 3 people you secretly held in your heart and identified earlier. Send them some of your positive energy that you have within.
- Feel free to silently say or send a prayer for them.
- Take a moment to think about, some concrete ways in which we can share positive energy. Especially with the 3 people we have identified.
- When you are ready I invite you back to this space, and feel free to jot down those ways you’re going to share your good vibes with this person and with the world.