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2007
Greetings everyone
Spring is in the air and here’s the latest from Co-operacy. First of all, we want to welcome to the team, Nina Hawkins, who has been working alongside Anne on Co-counselling courses for the last 18 months. You can see her on the attached flyer. Nina has completed two of the Co-operacy Diploma modules and is working with Anne on the next Whole Person Facilitation Training Programme. Nina is a clarion call for authentic connection. Welcome Nina.
An engaging way to start an event, conference, meeting or session: Anne has just returned from a conference of leaders at Tauhara, on the shores of Lake Taupo. The opening 15 minutes was given to poetry shared by Bill Taylor, who is a great lover of poetry. After listening to 9 or 10 pieces, the room was electric with inspiration. Brief introductions to each poet or topic were interspersed with excerpts from some of his favourites including this excerpt from Mary Oliver’s “The Summer Day”. He is interested in more work of this type. You can contact him at billtaylor63@gmail.com
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
Success: The Whole Person Facilitation programme in July was such a success that we are offering another of these courses this year, 29th October to 2nd November. For more information, content and feedback from this programme see the attached pdf (best printed from the file or viewed at 100%) Here’s what some participants have to say about it:
“An essential and valuable course for implementing and managing organisational change”. I discovered proven effective facilitation techniques and processes to inspire and create a strong group culture” Leanne Fleming, Branding marketer
“This course has provided me with great clarity around the role of a facilitator …and enabled me to make great advances in my ability.” Stephen Harrison, Consultant
“My previous facilitation background had me single-handedly drive a group to reach a particular outcome I had pre-determined. During Co-operacy, I was exposed to a radical new front of room possibility….. being a guardian to the emergence of group potential. What a revolution in thinking… giving power back where it belongs. This has had the effect of gently graduating me from the rudiments of a dictatorial catalyst to the subtle refinement of a philharmonic conductor. A breath-taking demonstration of flawless facilitation in action.” Rachel Taylor, International business coach and trainer
Whole Person Facilitation is an experiential programme based on the newly revised, best selling book The Art of Facilitation (Dale Hunter with Anne Bailey, Stephen Thorpe, Hamish Brown, Random House 2007). This is a practical, workshop where participants bring the book to life by experiencing a living laboratory based on the concepts of the book. Everyone has the opportunity to facilitate and be coached while they are facilitating.
Register for Whole Person Facilitation Training from this link:
http://www.co-operacy.info/html//facilitation_training.html
Personal development: Co-Counselling Training Five days – Nov. 17 – 21
A radical approach to personal development which is peer based. Each person is trained in the role of the client, rather than the role of the counselor. Co-counselling focuses on fuller and deeper self expression, clearing past trauma, and creating liberating futures. Check our website for further information.
Register for Co-counselling directly: :
http://www.co-operacy.info/html//co-counselling_basics.html
Love and warm thoughts from Anne and the team at Co-operacy
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