The Art of Facilitation
Self discovery in community is the future
The Art of Facilitation
No one sees your life in the way that you do.” Our work is not to see people’s possibilities for them, but rather to help them see their possibilities for themselves. Encouragement, shared experience, positive beliefs, vision writing, dignity-based living, hope, a healthy sense of support, love, and the willingness to lean in even if, and when, thi... See more
Ari's Top 5—Helping Others Get to Greatness
Rather, this is about creating ecosystems in which people are encouraged and supported, where they have access to tools and techniques, helpful organizational “recipes,” and examples of positive living so that they might move slowly but surely into themselves. It’s not magical and it doesn’t happen overnight, but in the right space and at the right... See more
Ari's Top 5—Helping Others Get to Greatness
This project is inspired by the transformative power of intimate gatherings. Most of my transformation has happened in intimate group settings where my care is prioritized.
Alexis Aceves Garcia • What if care is the work?
The essential conditions for transformation in workshops are co-created by the leader and the participants. As an embodied leader, you form an intentional community where people can meet, join, and belong. Your holistic view honors the inherent worth of each person, and you believe that everyone already has what they need to live a purposeful life.
... See moreLiz Korabek-Emerson • Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops
The experience may be slightly different from practice to practice (and lesson to lesson), but the essence revolves around discovering (or rediscovering) the wisdom of the self.
Catherine Schaeffer • Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
Mind-body experiences are an invitation to go on a journey of exploration and self-inquiry. The value of experience is that it is engaging. It lets people find answers for themselves, have a stake in what they create, and then share their discoveries with others.
Liz Korabek-Emerson • Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops
To create something that others want to join and support, we have to remember a core tenet: communities function best and are most durable when they’re helping members to be more successful in some way in a connected and dynamic world.
Charles Vogl • The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging
In a transformational workshop, the participants come to perceive themselves, each other, and their world differently. The goal of coming together is to create the conditions for these perceptions to shift through insight and empathy, both in the individual and in the group.
Liz Korabek-Emerson • Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops
As Teilhard de Chardin said, “We need to have more specialists in spirit who will lead people into self-discovery.” Offering workshops is a powerful way to do this.