Touching Base with ATB

ATB facilitator Amir

Reflecting upon the last year, I wish to share how the ATB practice kindles something deeper within us. The more I share this practice in different contexts with different people and life realites, the more I sense the gentle power and gift it can bring to this world. A universal experience that touches us all across different countries, cultures and interests.

In August 2024, Lina (an ATB practitioner I am working with) and I were invited by a Playback Theatre (PBT) group from Macau (close to Hong Kong) to design a tailor-made Awareness Through the Body (ATB) experience, as a complementary workshop to their Playback Theatre workshop. One highlight, as shared by the PBT facilitators, was how the ATB activities created a safe and relaxing atmosphere. The growing sense of quiet receptivity and trust allowed the group to engage deeply and open up to their inner processes. This opening in a safe and trusting environment allowed them to be truly themselves and paved the path to continue into the Playback Theatre practice in which they shared and embodied their stories. The synthesis of ATB and PBT fostered an expanding awareness and connections that deepened participants' sense of humanity and self-awareness across perspectives, values and cultures....