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facilitating ourselves is about getting close to others without losing ourselves:
Have you ever left a close relationship and, only then, realised how much of yourself had been submerged or lost within a compromise of ‘togetherness’? Ever been in a tightly knit group but felt somehow incomplete, not fully recognised or acknowledged? Ever felt oppressed or overwhelmed by the power of a group you were part of? How often do we build strong ties but somehow lose part of ourselves? Facilitating ourselves is about building true community with others without losing ourselves. It works because we build community by revealing, expressing and celebrating our true selves whilst witnessing and celebrating the revealed selves of others. facilitating ourselves is a six day adventure, a festival of self within community.
the foundations: in his book The Different Drum, Scott Peck suggested a pathway to community; running from the stifling, everyday conventions he calls pseudocommunity; through the chaos of irrepressible difference; an emptying, with honest communication and growing acceptance, which makes room for the mutual respect of true community.
pseudocommunity: is the non-inclusive group which holds together by excluding individuals or parts of our self which ‘don’t fit’ or will not toe the line.
chaos: on a facilitating ourselves week we live together, mutually creating and caring for our shared adventure. If we are truly open and honest there will be some chaos! The tried and trusted foundations of community building can create a holding space in which we begin to embrace and accept this chaos.
Have you ever left a close relationship and, only then, realised how much of yourself had been submerged or lost within a compromise of ‘togetherness’? Ever been in a tightly knit group but felt somehow incomplete, not fully recognised or acknowledged? Ever felt oppressed or overwhelmed by the power of a group you were part of? How often do we build strong ties but somehow lose part of ourselves? Facilitating ourselves is about building true community with others without losing ourselves. It works because we build community by revealing, expressing and celebrating our true selves whilst witnessing and celebrating the revealed selves of others. facilitating ourselves is a six day adventure, a festival of self within community.
the foundations: in his book The Different Drum, Scott Peck suggested a pathway to community; running from the stifling, everyday conventions he calls pseudocommunity; through the chaos of irrepressible difference; an emptying, with honest communication and growing acceptance, which makes room for the mutual respect of true community.
pseudocommunity: is the non-
facilitating ourselves
to get close to others without losing myself
a six day community building adventure
to get close to others without losing myself
a six day community building adventure