Stress:
I use “buzz-rings.” If you do a Google search for “gyro-rings” you can often find them at wholesale.- Have enough buzz rings so that there is one for every two people.
- Allow sufficient time for most of the group to gain some proficiency with the buzz rings.
- Have partners pass the buzz ring back and forth with the rings still “buzzing.”
- Ask the group to circle up.
- The first group task is to pass one or more buzz rings completely around the circle while they are “buzzing.”
- To add complexity to the task pass an object in the opposite direction through the buzz rings while the rings are still buzzing.
- To generate more complexity, introduce soft throwables which go randomly around the circle.
- The highest level of challenge in this activity is to use mousetraps as the object which goes through the center of the circle. A complete explanation of mousetrap activities is found in my book "Changing The Message: A Handbook for Experiential Prevention"
- The general focus of this activity is to provide an isomorphic positive stress activity.
- I often debrief this activity by talking about stress and asking participants what their default strategy is for handling stress. In other words what do they most often do under stress?
- I sometimes talk about the plusses and minuses of the classic fight or flight response mechanism.
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