We play basketball and swim to celebrate the human experience
We recall the childlike joy of connecting without an algorithm directing us. We play for the sake of experiencing what is beautiful, true, and good. By sharing experiences that are greater than the sum of the parts, we embody the human experience—a concept known as Gestalt.
This requires us to sustain a perception of the whole. Because the perception of the whole is diminished by learning parts, and parts are essential, we train the perception of the whole separately.
By looking at the connections between all the parts, we perceive the whole. We embody the whole by moving to provide a teammate with an option as their own dwindles.
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Why we play basketball
We play basketball to embody the whole, as the small space, ten players, and relative freedom of movement offer many opportunities for individuals of all abilities to embody themselves in the whole and feel part of something that is greater than the sum of the parts. To experience Gestalt.
Our community events bring a diverse range of people together to celebrate the human experience.
We also run sessions for clubs and teams focused on attaining a performance that is more than the sum of the parts.
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As technology encourages us to pay attention to individual parts, generating an illusion that all parts are under control, it is crucial to keep doing activities that increase our perception of the whole. Otherwise, we risk losing sight of the idea that there is a unified whole that surpasses the sum of its parts. Our lives will fragment into a fear of rejection, anxiety, loneliness, and illness.
Community events
St Albans and surrounding areas
Older adults and adult beginners play Basketball to increase their perception of the whole (2)Wed 06 MayLoreto College, St Albans
Late paymentThu 31 DecAL3 5LH
All-ability adults swim to increase perception of the wholeDate and time is TBDLocation is TBD
Using our Gestalt skills to solve problems.Date and time is TBDLocation is TBD
My
Story
Get to Know Me - Jon Thorne
My entire career has been dedicated to exploring how the brain connects to the world around us.
In the 1980s, I identified which aspects of connection are most effectively achieved online and which should remain face-to-face interactions. I then used basketball to offer autistic children and adults a rich, immersive experience of authentic connection. Following that, I spent six years researching how learning parts alter brain function.
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