Learning Theatre

I was in Bangalore at the fireflies ashram (what a lovely place!) last week to participate in the Learning Theatre program organised by Sumedhas as a resource person.
This is my second time, I attended last year as a participant. Since then I have become a fan of of use of theatre in personal growth and in a mundane way training & development. The use of movement and action integrates the body in the learning /e experiencing process which is totally lost in the conventional settings.
In a lab setting (personal growth labs, process work, laboratory training, etc) the use of body and movement is limited and especially rhythm and balance is rarely involved. When the body, action and movements are included in the self reflective space located in rhythm I find the self exploratory process happening at a much deeper level with the same intensity but without the trauma that is usually experienced.
I have always found that body, action and movements have a deeper impact in training programs. Today I believe the impact would be much more if rhythm is included in the design of the experiential exercises. I am excited about doing in near future. I am sure it would lead to better learning, behavior modification and conceptualisation than possible in traditional methods.

Another thing I am left with whenever I interact with Sumedhas Fellows is a sense of awe. The richness of their experiences and the rich life they are leading continues to inspire me as it did in my first encounter with process work in CRI at IIMA and ERI in Zainabad in 1999.
It is very easy to get caught with the constraints and limitations of the world we live in and lead life in default options, rather than excercising will and make choices.

Recently somenody asked me what was the identity given to me in my first lab. It was a surprise question and started me thinking about my travel so far. Have I really moved, or am I living in an illusion of having moved? ........