Tent session in a sporting good store

Though out the years it amazes this writer where I get the opportunity to run sessions in the most unique locations. A week ago, I was working with a teenager and we decided to go check out a huge sporting goods store. We began the session by walking through the exhibits and talking about the goals on his treatment plan. Walking around the store and working on new goals. We then went upstairs and saw the camping gear. We ended up in sitting down in this huge tent, where there was a checker board. The salesmen told us to check it out. There were lawn chairs in the tent (that big of a tent) and we decided to play checkers. People walking around us, and appeared to enjoy our checker game. Writer did win the game! Building rapport with a client is crucial in trying to help with implementing wellness and teaching how to stay in the moment. You can use, but, you can choose not to. Our discourse at this particular session was powerful and I could see that some walls were coming down. Talking, laughing and working on some life skills in a tent, in a sporting goods store, playing a child hood game of checkers, was a first for this writer. Sometimes as helpers we forget how important it is to just go with the flow. Stay in your health, stay in the moment.