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Ylinstructionmanual.Pdf WELCOME TO LET'S SET UP OUR YOGALAND GAME 2. Team member picks card from the DRAW side of Sub-Game Tray, and reads card to partner. Card is not shared with partner, except in Vritti Scramble Sub-Game. Team attempts challenge requested. 4. After team play, card is returned to the RETURN side of Sub-Game Tray. WHO WINS? First team to move through YogaLand's eight- limbed path to reach Spirit of Samadhi wins!!!! CHAKRA ZONES DICE POTENTIALS ROOT CHAKRA – Red Butterflies SACRAL CHAKRA – Orange Joshua Tree DO OR DANA¯ ? – SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA – Yellow Sun In Sanskrit, "dana" connotes the virtue of generosity and charitable giving. In yogic philosophy, selfless service to others strengthens one's own journey. HEART CHAKRA – Green Northern Lights If team rolls a double dice, team has the option to advance THROAT CHAKRA – Blue Galaxy Cloud forward the total number of both dice, OR exercise the virtue of generosity by moving forward the number shown on one THIRD EYE CHAKRA – Indigo Milky Way die and giving to an opponent of their choosing the opportunity to move forward by the number shown on the other die. CROWN CHAKRA – Violet Planet Upon their turn, team consults with the Game Guru, who will present one Chakra Query from the coordinating chakra page of the Oracle of Patanjali. In order for the team to move out of the Chakra Zone and back onto the path, all ROLL MATES players on the team must participate and answer the question posed. The collective group of opponents determines if the team individuals have answered the question with an open Energy is amplified when communal space is shared. heart, and if so, can then move out of the Chakra Zone. This completes the round. Team does not roll dice to move ahead, If two teams land on the same space, each team gets to roll but rather, is content upon clearing some stuck energy. one die and advance the number shown on their die. NAMA STEAL GAME MODIFICATIONS One of the hardest things in life is to “let go”. Sometimes you have no choice. But on the bright side, helping others reach their dreams, in turn, helps you reach yours. Opportunities will present themselves when the time is right. If on their turn, a team fails to complete their challenge, Game Guru appoints the team furthest from the Spirit of Samadhi to attempt the challenge. If the new team is successful, they roll the dice, advance, and the game resumes clockwise from the new team. If the new team is What if we don't know Sanskrit? unsuccessful, the game resumes clockwise from the original team. YogaLand is designed to help you learn yoga Sanskrit. However, should this be beyond your comfort level, you can still enjoy YogaLand! To eliminate Sanskrit, simply remove the Mind and Spirit Sub-Games. Now, check out your Spinner: spin, and where the arrow lands, Mind CHAKRA THROWBACK merges with Body, and Spirit merges with Third Eye. What if my teammate has to leave before the game is over? Hey turbo, not so fast! Life's journey is not a race. You cannot con Game Guru decides who gets to do double duty, choosing your way to enlightenment without delving deep within. one player who will play on two teams. If team passes into the eighth limb, Samadhi, but has not cleared a single chakra in the game, team must immediately move back to What if we are on a tight schedule? the Throat Chakra, the fifth chakra, and wait their turn to clear YogaLand is designed to last 60 - 90 fun-filled minutes. some energy. After unblocking the chakra by answering a You may speed up the game by activating dana– (charitable giving). Chakra Query posed by the Game Guru, team is free to move forward from their new location upon their next turn. After each turn the playing team gets an additional roll of the dice. The playing team gives this additional amount Now you are ready to move forward with the ability to communicate truth. rolled to an opposing team of their choosing. SUB-GAMES MIND BODY SUB-GAMES * Some knowledge of Sanskrit helpful NAME THAT POSE HEAT BUILDER A multiple-choice game A timed-game testing knowledge of reinforcing Sanskrit - to - English alignment, right action, muscle translation of yoga poses. groups and risk factors of asanas. To complete this challenge, one team member recites To complete this challenge, one playing team member a yoga pose in Sanskrit and offers three choices of reads the pose and strikes the pose. Opponent on their right: an English translation. Other team member must choose 1. places a Heat Builder token on the body in pose the correct English translation of the yoga pose. 2. reads the question 3. starts the timer Option to build tapas (heat): Partner of team member in pose must answer the Team member who question correctly before the timer runs out. Should the recites the pose, strikes the pose. token drop in the meantime, challenge is over. VRITTI SCRAMBLE PRANA DRAMA A timed game strengthening knowledge of A timed, physical game where players Sanskrit roots, relating to asanas. Players must navigate channel prana (life force) to act out vritti (the swirling mind) and find equanimity. yoga lifestyle-related objects or ideas. To complete this challenge, team members collaborate to To complete this challenge, one team member acts out unscramble the letters provided that together form a Sanskrit root. the word on the card, without uttering sound. With the help of some hints that have been so graciously Challenge is successfully completed when the word is extended by the empathetic creators of YogaLand, challenge is correctly guessed by the other team member. successfully completed when the word is fully realized. Props are not allowed. SUB-GAMES SPIRIT THIRD EYE SUB-GAMES * Some knowledge of Sanskrit helpful SUTRA STAR DRAWSANA A multiple-choice game that reinforces A timed game that challenges knowledge of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, recognition of yoga poses, a collection of aphorisms outlining the eight asanas, and their names in English, limbs of yoga, offering seeds of wisdom with an option in Sanskrit. for living a life with deep connection to Self. To complete this challenge, in silence one team member To complete this challenge, one team member recites a Sanskrit artfully draws the specified yoga pose on the paper pad. word or phrase, and offers three choices of an English translation. Other Other team member must guess the yoga pose before the team member must choose the correct English translation answer. timer runs out. Answer in Sanskrit, team gets to roll twice. CHANT-OFF DRISHTI CHALLENGE A game strengthening familiarity with Sanskrit chants, presenting an opportunity to exercise our voices and use A multiple-choice game that challenges familiarity music, the universal language, to connect to one another. and knowledge of the eight limbs of yoga, Note: This game is an ode to the 3000-year-old oral challenging players to develop drishti tradition of yoga, and not to be taken dogmatically. (concentrated intention) to see things as they truly are. Through relating real-life scenarios with the yogic limbs, this To complete this challenge, one team member recites a piece game encourages bridging daily life to the true essence of yoga. of a renowned chant three times, with or without melody. The other Detailed answers are supplied to offer additional clarity. team member then takes over, repeating the chant as best they can. Group discussion is encouraged. The opponents will judge the performance. Respecting the yama, satya (truthfulness), the opponents decide if the responding chanter has earned the right to roll the dice for the team. Consideration should be granted to the yogic level of the chanters. YOGA L AND CLEAR YOUR chakra with THE oracle OF patanjali Chakras, "wheels" in Sanskrit, constitute seven meridians of energy that start at the base of the spine and extend to the crown of the head. Life force, known as prana, moves within us and can be likened to whirling, vortex-like centers of energy. Chakras can become blocked due to stress, emotional and physical problems. If so, healing is called forth. Open and balanced chakras are the foundation to a healthy system, creating a sustainable and harmonious flow of energy. Dear Game Guru: Dear Game Guru: Kindly deliver the passage about the chakra. Kindly deliver the passage about the chakra. Present one Chakra Query of your choice to Present one Chakra Query of your choice to the team members who are being held in the the team members who are being held in the Chakra Zone. Hold space for their sharing. Chakra Zone. Hold space for their sharing. 1. ROOT CHAKRA . 2. SACRAL CHAKRA . in Sanskrit, is referred to as Muladhara – . in Sanskrit, is referred to as Svadhishthana – “mula” - root, “dhara” – support the place of the self . is located at the base of the spine . is located right below the naval . is the origin of feeling rooted to the earth, grounded . is the origin of our creative life force that emotionally and logistically allows us to enjoy pleasurable activities, creating a sense of abundance and well-being WHEN THE ROOT CHAKRA IS IN BALANCE, A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WHEN THE SACRAL CHAKRA IS IN BALANCE, PEACE WILL EMERGE. ENJOYMENT OF PLEASURE WILL EMERGE . ROOT CHAKRA QUERY SACRAL CHAKRA QUERY (CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING) (CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING) 1. Share something you will do this week that will be 1. Reveal one thing that you spent resources on this week that pleasurable and create abundance for your self, rather than guilt.
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