The day began with some physical warm-up exercises followed by a group discussion on a reading entitled Spitting in the Client's Soup. The exercises were a series of interactive games that I think could be used when joining young children. Throwing an imaginary ball at someone in the room while making random sounds served as an effective icebreaker. The group quickly moved on to dyadic exercises of imaginary gifts and mirroring each other's facial expressions and movements. Personally, it was harder for me to engage in dyadic work. Every time I start a new course, I try to collaborate with people I've never met before. Therefore, when we were told to pair up, I chose to work with a young woman I hadn't met. She was small, physically fit and much younger than me. While we were working on the mirror exercise, my partner started posing in physical positions what was difficult for me to do. I felt uncomfortable and became very self-conscious about my shape and physical abilities. It was a relief when the activity ended and Heidi turned the group into a discussion about
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