If Mind were a person, what kind of hat would she/he wear? How would she/he walk and talk? What does she/he want more than anything else? What motivates her/him?

Likewise, if Body were a person, what kind of hat would she/he wear? How would she/he walk and talk? What does she/he want more than anything else? What motivates her/him?

And if Prana were a person, what kind of hat would she/he wear? How would she/he walk and talk? What does she/he want more than anything else? What motivates her/him?

Imagine these three characters — Mind, Body, and Prana — as visible and vocal aspects of one person.

Imagine this person challenged in various ways — with his /her own and others' expectations, difficult emotions, stressful situations, uncertainty, conflict in relationship, a variety of temptations.

Given their different styles, desires, and motivations, how do Mind, Body, and Prana interact with each other?

Which one determines how the person responds to the challenge?

What's the result for Body and Prana when Mind rules the response?

What's the result for Body when Mind supports Prana in responding?

Once your friends or students are familiar with Prana as idea and experience, group them in teams of three and ask each team to prepare a brief skit showing Mind, Body, and Prana interacting in relation to a particular challenge.

You might give each team a different situation or temptation as the context for their skit.

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Prana is the Sanskrit word for life force, similar to ki and chi in Japanese and Chinese. It is the energy, an evolutionary impulse, that animates our lives.