Circles of Resilience

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Monday, June 1st, 2020
5:00 PM to 6:28 PM

Circles of Resilience: Training in Online Facilitation

“He who listens with his mind knows; he who listens with his heart understands.” ? Matshona Dhliwayo

Where there is a need, there is an opportunity. Heart connection with others is itself a resource of resilience. Video connection provides the intonation and facial cues that words and emojis in emails or texts cannot. We are not just exchanging content. We are exchanging cues. We are reaching into the ‘other’s’ nervous system to say, “I’m here. I’m present with you. I am listening.”

In this time of Covid-19, for those who are alone, the isolation can be harmful to the nervous system and the body’s experience encourages negativity bias. The opportunity to connect through the online listening practice of Council is an opportunity to co-regulate each other’s physiological and emotional state. We then feel safer and become more generous with others, more accessible.

During this 6 hour program we will:

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- Experience grounding and resilience practices.

- Explore different forms, exercises, games and ways of sharing council in intimate relationships, families, schools, businesses and communities.

- Practice facilitating in virtual space including making use of Zoom technology such as breakout rooms and whiteboards.

- Do this in the context of exploring the questions we are living now in this time of global pandemic

- Engage in home practice with other participants to practice your skills.

Leon Berg is a founding member of the Ojai Foundation (www.ojaifoundation.org), an educational sanctuary in Southern California. He is a Senior Trainer of the Way of Council, and has been facilitating Council groups in the U.S. and abroad for over 25 years. Together with his life partner, Glori Zeltzer, he teaches the Art of Intimate Conversation to couples (www.tools-for-togetherness.com). His TEDx talk, The Power of Listening can be found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDMuB6NjNA.

Lori Austein is a Trainer in the Way of Council, and has been facilitating Council groups in the U.S. and Canada for over 20 years. She was a co-coordinator of the Palms Council Project , a school based council program before moving to B.C. Since then she has served on circles to advance the practice of Council and currently sits on the Trainer’s Mentoring Circle which shepards the path and the people seeking to become facilitators and trainers. She has been practicing hypnotherapy for ten years and continues to train and assist programs at The Wellness Institute where she also received certification as a transpersonal life coach. She is currently undergoing certification by the Centre for Mindfulness as a teacher.

Cost: Leon and I want to hold the paradox of making this workshop accessible for everyone while being responsible for our financial integrity. We invite you to ask your heart to guide you to the right amount to pay for this workshop. Some will pay a little more, some a little less. Our combined gifts converge in the currency of compassion to awaken us to the enduring good for all.

Contact me with your interest: [email protected] or 250-597-7459.

Date and time to be determined based on interest.

The class is limited to twelve participants.