How do you play light as a feather?

Answer 1

One way to play with friends:

# Place a chair in an open space so that your movement is not restricted. Use a standard desk chair, without any arm rests. Sit the person chosen to be lifted in the chair. (Do not pick someone too large at first, but gradually try larger and larger people to see what you are capable of.) Tell them to relax, with both feet together on the floor, hands in lap. #

Four lifters should bring their hands together with forefingers and index fingers pointing outwards, and the remaining fingers clasped around each other. #

Make a test lift. Two lifters should stand behind the liftee, and one at either side of their legs. With hands in the position described in step two, place the protruding fingers under the corresponding the knees and armpits. Once everyone is comfortable, lifters should count to three and all lift up with their fingers at the same time. You may manage to lift the person slightly, or maybe not at all. If the liftee is boosted straight up in the air, then they are far too light and should be changed for a heavier subject. #

Engage your minds. Once you have established how difficult it is to lift the subject, it is time to employ some simple "mind over matter" to increase your strength.

#* All lifters should place each of their hands in turn above the head of the liftee. Hands should alternate so that one's persons hands are separated by someone else's. Press down, but obviously don't hurt the person's head. #* Clear your minds, and focus as hard as you can on the idea of lifting up the person in the chair. Visualise lifting the person as high as your arms can stretch. You must picture yourselves with huge arm muscles, and "feel" immense strength in your arms. #* Whilst doing this, repeat over and over in your heads or out loud: "Light as a feather, strong as an ox". (In variations where the person is lying down, the more common phrase is "Light as a feather, stiff as a board.") #* This mental preparation should last for about thirty seconds. #

Remove your hands quickly in the order that they were put up there, and whilst remaining focused on the visual imagery, resume the lifting position. Lift at the same time. If you have done everything right, you should lift the person with remarkable ease to a remarkable height. Always remember to lower the subject carefully. One way to play with GHOSTS:

1. Get 6 people together.

2. Go to a quiet place, where there will be no distractions.

3. Lay down the person to be lifted, she/he should be as stiff as she/he can be.

4. The other 5 people put two fingers under the chosen person, and everyone closes their eyes.

5. Everyone imagine the chosen person to be light as a feather and stiff as a board, and gradually chant that over and over.

6. DON'T try to lift someone, just keep your fingers under them, and she/he will lift eventually. As soon as someone stops, the chosen person will drop.