Make a specific contract with students about when the clowning will occur, then always remember to honor it. Once or twice a month, discuss the humor and student responses. Energy through Singing, Chanting, Breathing Few activities free energy, open emotions, and connect people as readily as singing. If this is feasible in your setting, enlist students to identify songs that fit the subject you are studying and have them teach the class to sing them. Encourage students to express the emotions the feel toward the subject they are studying.
Emotions are the fundamental way energy assimilates experience.
The most direct way to connect with energy is through conscious breathing. Take occasional breaks to ask students to stretch, yawn loudly, and breathe deep. Ritual Many of the activities I suggested throughout this article work best when repeated and cultivated. It is a good idea to bracket off a section of the class period just for such exercises. And end always with the same steps that return the class to the day's business.