Embracing discomfort on our facilitator's journey
We've just completed the third module in our Advanced Facilitation Course, and what a journey it's been. The setting for this immersive experience was the earthy CERES in Melbourne, a backdrop that perfectly complemented the deep explorations we undertook during these three days together.
Stop the train, I want to get off!
I worked with a client recently who turned up at my session with a heightened energy, unable to focus on one thing at a time – it felt quite stressful! She was completely task-focused. The list of her responsibilities was so long (work, family, community etc) she felt completely overwhelmed.
Bagpipes raise the temperature to boiling point
When a lone piper pierced the cloying summer air outside the venue where my colleague Sarah Norton and I were facilitating the other week, my microclimate rose instantly from warm to hot and bothered.
Challenging times call on us to be bold and cross our inner thresholds
When people recognise the need for a way out of their conflict, a facilitator can be their pathfinder, using methods that quickly get to the heart of issues.