Trainers’ Toolkit – We are bodies

	Exercise nr 22: We are bodies
Duration	10 min
Type of activity	Social / Body / Emotional / Cognitive
The goal of the exercise	Taking care of body condition and activation of the kinesthetic sense during the video training.
Group size	6-20 participants
Hashtags	#relax #movement #body sensation #energy management #body language
Apps	Zoom
Materials	No other materials needed
Exercise agenda	Turn the situation of sitting in front of a computer camera into an idea for a short warm-up for the body! Propose some exercises that will allow participants to see themselves and, their whole body -not only their face. Invite participants to step away from their computers for a while without losing sight of the screen and the other people on it. Encourage everyone to take a few steps so that the whole silhouette of each person can be seen on the screen. Suggest some simple exercises: – stand on tiptoe and stretch your hands towards the ceiling – stand as far away as you can – but still be seen – disappear from the screen – appear again – make a wave with using your body and curving your spine – stand at a comfortable distance from the screen and look at other people doing the same thing – sit in front of your computer again, sit straight on a chair, feel your sitting bones and bring your hands behind your head.  Let your spine be straight and relaxed at the same time – smile at everyone After the exercise, ask the participants how they feel, did they manage to relax their bodies a bit? How does the exercise affect the atmosphere of the training?
Possible modifications	This exercise can be repeated several times during the workshop. Invite participants to suggest their ideas for exercises to activate the body.
Credits	Compiled by Fundacja Culture Shock for TRENDSS – Transnational Roadmap for Educators in Digital Soft Skills (https://trendss.eu/)Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Co-funded by the Erasmus+Programme of the European Union