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The Eight Count
Shake out four limbs from eight counts down to one, counting loudly and moving fast.
1–1 min1–100 peopleIndividual
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Set the room up for success.
Materials
- None
Before you begin
- Set a visible timer
- Choose the seated or low-visibility option you will offer
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What to say
“We are doing one fast reset. Follow me, count out loud, and we will be done in forty-five seconds.”
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Facilitator notes · Do not project yet
Keep it comfortable and useful.
Make room for everyone
- Any four comfortable movements can replace the hand-and-foot shakes.
- Participants may stay seated and use wrists, fingers, shoulders, or facial muscles.
- Counting silently is always fine.
Watch out for
- Demonstrate as you go; do not explain the whole sequence first.
- Do not turn the break into networking or a discussion.
- Announce the length, honor it, and move directly into the next task.
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For the group
Here’s what to do.
- 1
Shake the right hand eight times, then the left hand eight times.
- 2
Shake the right foot eight times, then the left foot eight times.
- 3
Repeat the sequence with seven shakes per limb, then six, continuing down to one.
- 4
Count together and finish cleanly at one.