This Work that Reconnects Facilitators’ Training will be held over 5 sessions, fortnightly on Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The dates are April 27th, May 11th & 25th, and June 8th & 22nd, 2024.
Venue: Quaker House, Kelvin Grove
More than ever our world needs connected people who are experienced in supporting grief work; who can support others to acknowledge and express their concerns about our world and the feelings they have about them; and who can support activists and change agents to have the resources and support they need to contribute to a life-sustaining world. By participating in this Work that Reconnects training, you will be resourced to support people in these ways.
We are seeking expressions of interest in attending this training (this will not be a commitment to completing the program). Please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/YHkVn8eKu1c8XWtA9
Experience of participation in the Work that Reconnects / Deep Ecology experiential work inspired by Joanna Macy is required.
In this training you will have the opportunity to:
- Practice facilitating processes in a team from at least two parts of the spiral of the Work that Reconnects (WtR).
- Receive guidance from program facilitators about different ways you can approach facilitation.
- Experience other parts of the WtR spiral (the parts of the spiral being: Coming from Gratitude; Owning and Honouring our Pain for the Earth; Seeing with New Eyes; and Going Forth).
- Reflect in groups on the facilitation of and participation in WtR processes.
- Gain tips and tools to be able to facilitate this work in safe and supportive ways.
- Discuss various topics related to facilitating this work, including: holding space and creating safety; addressing big emotions; bringing flexibility and authenticity to the work; and decolonising WtR.
- Connect with a community of practice that the facilitators will support to continue beyond this initial training.
The Work that Reconnects is a supportive framework to reawaken our connection to ourselves, each other and the world. It was developed by deep ecologist, activist and scholar, Joanna Macy, as a way to understand people’s feelings and empower them in the age of nuclear proliferation in the late 1970s. In recent years, the Work that Reconnects has become increasingly relevant to other contemporary issues including climate change crisis, loss of biodiversity, pollution and other environmental and social crises.
The Work that Reconnects provides an opportunity to understand and express both our concerns and our love for the Earth and our societies, and to (re)discover and give shape to our hopes. Through our remembering, we are able to go forth with new eyes and renewed purpose to continue contributing to a Life Sustaining Society.
PRICING:
Sliding scale from $150 / $200 / $250 – choose your option according to your financial situation.
First Nations participants: Free.
Alternative trade options are available; we want to make this accessible to anyone who would like to attend. Please get in touch to discuss options – contact Emma at wiseeartheducation@gmail.com.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
Emma Brindal is the founder of WiseEarth Education, which was established to nurture and build respect for our planet through experiential Earth connection programs. She has been running Work that Reconnects workshops for around 15 years and loves sharing this important work with others. Emma is also the Education and Farming Manager at Northey Street City Farm, where she has developed and offered a range of educational programs for adults and children, drawing on Permaculture, Deep Ecology and Place-Responsive Education theory and practice.
Lody Levy is a Buddhist psychotherapist, art therapist and meditation teacher. She has worked for many years supporting people to connect with their true nature through art, psychotherapy and meditation. Lody has a passion for the natural world and has been inspired by Joanna Macy for many years. She has always had a strong sense of social and ecological justice and is an activist with Extinction Rebellion.
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