Fun Sensory Awareness Exercise for Building Trust - Hug A Tree
Hug A Tree is a sensory awareness exercise that encourages participants to use alternative senses, such as touch and smell, to create mental maps of their surroundings.
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- Hug A Tree Sensory awareness exercise to develop trust & observation skills.
- Hug A Tree is a sensory awareness exercise that encourages participants to use alternative senses, such as touch and smell, to create mental maps of their surroundings.
- Perfect for all team settings where gentle partner activities can foster communication and connection.
- Partners take turns to be blindfolded while the other leads them to a unique object approx 20-30 metres away.
- With their vision restored, the blindfolded person will then attempt to relocate the exact item they were introduced to.
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Hug A Tree is a sensory awareness exercise that encourages participants to use alternative senses, such as touch and smell, to create mental maps of their surroundings.
Perfect for all team settings where gentle partner activities can foster communication and connection.
Partners take turns to be blindfolded while the other leads them to a unique object approx 20-30 metres away.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Sensory Awareness Exercise for Building Trust - Hug A Tree. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: ; Hug A Tree is a sensory awareness exercise that encourages participants to use alternative senses, such as touch and smell, to create mental maps of their surroundings.; Perfect for all team settings where gentle partner activities can foster communication and connection.; Partners take turns to be blindfolded while the other leads them to a unique object approx 20-30 metres away.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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