7/25/2017

Gibberish Talk:

A Fun Way to Relieve Stress,

Increase Self-Confidence, &

Team Build

TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE 2017

AUSTIN, TEXAS

WHAT IS GIBBERISH?

nonsensical
language complete
with emotions and
hand gestures.

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WHAT IS GIBBERISH Talk?

͞Garf belie fan par͟

GIBBERISH PHRASE

“Hoinky-boinky goo-baw”

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A GIBBERISH PHRASE

“fra-zoinkle shlurf hunga-

munga!"

(No kiddin'!)

!LL TOGETHER NOW/.

“Hoinky-boinky goo-baw,
fra-zoinkle shlurf hunga-munga!”

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GIBBERISH VIDEO CLIPS

Talking Twin Babies Video Part 1

Talking Twin Babies Video Part 2

Gibberish 101
Gibberish Chaos
Emotional Intelligence with Gibberish
Gibberish with Senior Citizens

Gibberish Resources
• Certified Gibberish Leader Training, The
Laughter Institute, http://lyinstitute.org,
Jeffrey Briar
• Certified Gibberish & the Art of Nonsense
Leader Training, http://www.laughter.co.il ,

Alex Sternick

• Laughter, Tears, Silence: Expressive Meditations

to Calm Your Mind and Open Your Heart by
Pragito Dove

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THE SHAKHA ZONE

www.theshakhazone.com

stephen@theshakhazone.com

Contact: 713-790-1695

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The Benefits of Gibberish

• Fun, bizarre, liberating – Gibberish Sets You Free!

• Encourages Emotional Expression and Catharsis in a safe, acceptable way
• Develops Present-Centered Awareness
• Boosts Creativity ~ Smashes Blocks!
• Encourages Listening Skills (presence)
• Boosts Self- and Social- Confidence
• Relieves Stress ~ Communication becomes 100% fun

Gibberish Exercises and Games

• Gibberish Greetings: Express gratitude and greetings all in Gibberish to an audience.
• Conversational Gibberish: Engage in Gibberish conversation repeating the last word or phrase spoken.
• Gibberish Punchlines: One person says the punchline of a joke in Gibberish and everyone laughs.
• Fast Gibberish: Speak Gibberish as fast as you can to someone.
• Gibberish Singing: Sing a melody you know well in Gibberish. Be a Rock, Soul, Blues, Country Star!
• Missing Someone Gibberish: Express your loss of someone you miss in Gibberish.
• Disgust through Gibberish: Express your disgust about something to another person in Gibberish.
• Silent gibberish: Speak Gibberish is a silent or whispering voice.
• Romantic Gibberish (Silent): Pair up in couples and take turn expressing romantic feelings in Gibberish.

Benefits of the Gibberish expressive meditation are:

• Releasing emotional turmoil from body and mind, which is good for our well-being
• Discovering an alternative to dumping anger on another individual, avoiding a destructive chain reaction
• Learning how to use the energy of anger and transform it into creativity and compassion
• Transforming victim into empowerment, freeing ourselves from mental/emotional prisons
• Becoming aware of the pain that might be underneath the anger
• Realizing we have a choice as to how we direct our energy
• Becoming aware of, and accepting, our feelings
• Deepening access to our inner stillness, wisdom and intuition

Here is the Gibberish Expressive Meditation Technique

Benefits: You gain instant relief from turbulent emotions and from the chattering mind. You become more
calm, relaxed, and creative.
Step One: Gibberish (30 seconds)
Close your eyes. Start speaking in gibberish, any nonsense sounds. Don’t worry about what you sound like.
Make any sounds that arise- don’t speak in a language or use words that you know. Allow yourself to express
whatever needs to be expressed within you. Just go totally mad. This is therapeutic madness.
Step Two: Sit in Silence and Watch with Nonjudgment and Compassion for Yourself (30 seconds)
You can practice this technique for as long or as short a time as you wish. Just make sure to spend an equal
amount of time on each step.

Gibberish Resources:

Certified Gibberish Leader Training, The Laughter Institute, http://lyinstitute.org, Jeffrey Briar
Certified Gibberish & the Art of Nonsense Leader Training, http://www.laughter.co.il , Alex Sternick Laughter,
Tears, Silence: Expressive Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Open Your Heart by Pragito Dove

PRESENTER: SHAKHA @ THE SHAKHA ZONE / www.theshakhazone.com / 713.790.1695