We reinvented ourselves by way of a nameplate as a means of introduction. Then, after agreeing how we needed to act in order to feel safe to share and writing these up on my handy portable flip chart, we spent a few minutes doing some releasing and calming movements followed by some mindful breathing and a grounding practice. This helped participants flow into their first free-writing exercise to arrive on the page.
We then contemplated what "earth" meant to us then read and discussed a poem to connect to this and wrote from a favourite line or phrase. Following this, we each selected a tree wisdom card to polish off the session.
Here's some of the feedback:-
"I felt safe and relaxed."
Asked "what did you particularly enjoy?
"its gentleness"
"The small group. The lovely room. The mix of exercises. The respect for time. The measured approach."
Anything you would take away from today?
"calm, peace, stillness"
And an unsolicited note about the facilitator:
"I thought you were terrific!! Professional, but light hearted too."
What a lovely group of participants! I'm looking forward to our next workshop on 9th March on the theme of water.
