Take aways may include: practicing bravery for both the sharer and the guessers, the opportunity for participants to witness how others in the group perceive them.

Parameters: More than 2 people. If there are more than 10 in your group, form small groups of 4 to 8 people. Works well in person or online.

Materials: in person - scratch paper and writing utensils.

Each person writes on a piece of scratch paper or in a private message to the facilitator what animal they would choose to be and in what setting. You can prompt people to think about who they could have been in a past life, who they want to get reincarnated as or just how they're feeling today.

Example: “A dragonfly skimming the surface of a creek in the sunshine.”

The facilitator will then read one of the animals at a time and the group will guess who chose that animal. Once the person is identified, they can share what connection they feel with that animal, or pass.

Variation: After the animals are collected, one group member at a time selects one to read aloud and take their best guess at who wrote it.