This is a memory game. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards. Concentration can be played with any number of players or alone.

You will need two decks of the Grounded Mini Pose Cards. Decide how many poses to include in the game based on the number of players and time. Pick poses that the class is familiar with unless you plan on teaching the poses during the game. (This is not ideal since it interrupts the play). Lay the cards face down on a surface. In turn each player choose two cards and turns them face up. If they are of the same pose (e.g. Down Dog and Down Dog) then that player wins the pair, everybody practices the pose and plays again. If they are not of the same pose, the players still practice the 2 poses, the cards are turned face down again and play passes to the player on the left. The game ends when the last pair has been picked up. *The winner is the person with the most pairs, and there may be a tie for first place.

Variation: concentrate and relate

This is played the same way with the following twist. If the cards are two different poses then the player states a relationship or connection that the poses share and everyone practices both poses. The answer must be backed up with a good explanation. For example, We Will Rock You and Bridge are both back bending poses. Calm Steam Silly and Take Out The Trash both help to release energy, thoughts or emotions that you don’t want to hold onto any longer. Tall Mountain and Forward Fold flow perfectly from one to the other linked to the breath. If the player is unable to relate the two poses to each other, turn the cards over and the play passes to the next person. (This can be played with just one deck of cards)