It takes two to tango! The elegant Argentinean Tango that appears to be a highly structured, planned and choreographed performance is, surprisingly, an improvised dance with no rules, where chaos coordination is required through continuous connection and mutual trust. Spontaneity and creativity come together resulting in two satisfied players who Read more…
The two chairs placed in a 45o angle represent a meeting of two people sharing intimacy and relational freedom. They are part of an original logo that had two parts, a stage and the chairs. The stage represents the “stage of life” where we live. This original designed was developed by aboriginal Read more…
In this article we use the word “team” but note that this is also applicable to our personal relationships with our families, partner and friends. Please interchange the term “team” with “family” or “friends” as necessary. Working as One Team is not a new idea. It’s the centre for community Read more…
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. We hear this phrase often and it sounds great, but how can we practically apply it to our lives? One simple way is what we call Active Roles. We actively play many roles in life in Read more…
The Play of Life has been developed by the author and derived from Psychodrama and Actions Methods created by J. L, Moreno (1889 -1974). The Play of Life is a technique that utilises a small board, called a stage and small figures that are placed by the client (protagonist) on Read more…
Role Given – Role Taken This story describes the way in which we often accept roles that are given to us by other people, rather than consciously exercising our own constructive roles. So we react to others in a way that we become trapped, not free. Karen is seen as Read more…
This article presents, through the medium of a case study, the effect of the Play of Life and other expressive, ludic (playful) methods and interventions on complex brain connectivity between neurological structures, and (-) in providing a platform for permanence (I use permeance as sustainable or stable not permanent) behavioural Read more…