Play + Presence + Experiential Connection
What do you need today?
Some of these experiences are playful. Some are quiet, creative, tender, adventurous, or spiritual. All of them are invitations to experience one another differently. Choose who’s together, what you need, and how much time and energy you have.
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Ten kinds of connection experiences
Play is one of the most accessible and powerful ways to create new relational experiences — but it is not the only one.
Play
Laughter and lightness that loosen old scripts.
Laughter · Games · Silliness · Friendly competition · Imagination · Novelty
Presence
Slowing down enough to actually be with one another.
Eye contact · Silence · Slowing down · Undivided attention · Device-free presence
Attunement
Noticing, following, and responding to another person.
Mirroring · Noticing · Following · Responding · Entering another person's world
Creative
Making something together, imperfectly and freely.
Art · Music · Cooking · Photography · Building · Storytelling
Adventure
Stepping into something new, side by side.
Exploration · Novelty · Outings · Nature · Shared challenges
Cooperative
Activities that require working together rather than against one another.
Shared goals · Team challenges · Building together
Memory
Remembering who you are together, and making new stories.
Photographs · Music · Meaningful locations · Shared stories · Recreating early dates
Sensory
Coming back to the body and the moment you share.
Nature · Food · Movement · Sound · Appropriate touch · Slowing down enough to notice
Spiritual
Receiving love together and becoming aware of God's presence.
Prayer · Gratitude · Blessing · Communion where appropriate · Worship
Repair
Experiential practices that help people soften, regulate, turn toward, and reconnect after rupture.
Softening · Regulating · Turning toward · Reconnecting