Way of Council – Creating Community Peace & Refuge in uncertain times “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing” – Rollo May What is Council? When needing to discuss and come to an understanding about issues relating to the community, many of our ancestors sat in Council. Their inclusive and non-hierarchical approach honoured the diversity Read more...
Speaking and Listening from the Heart and the Heart of the Earth Council is an ancient form and a modern practice rooted in nature and the land. Sitting in Council offers a way of communicating that encourages both attentive listening and honest compassionate expression. This practice recognizes that we all share a piece of the truth, that we all have Read more...
This simple ceremony is an opportunity to absorb ourselves in a way of being that opens us to the deepest listening. We invite our awareness beyond what we think we know, what we like or dislike. This allows us to connect body/heart/mind/soul and release deep rooted habitual tensions. It’s about stopping, waiting and allowing without an agenda, without an intention; Read more...
The Way of Council as a personal practice What is Council? The call of Council was a natural means of communication for our ancestors. In modern times the core practice of Council sets a container for empathy and honesty. It provides a way of bearing witness and of peacemaking that accepts diversity in ourselves and each other, and helps Read more...
An online (but fully live and interactive!) Council 1 course, delivered via Zoom across 2 weekends – timed to suit both North American and Western European time zones. The Way of Council derives from an ancient and universal human practice – to come together around a fire to speak and listen about the things that matter most. Speaking from the Read more...
8th -10th April 2025. Council in Education, Pedagogy and Practice – Bringing a Rites of Passage Framework into the Educational Mainstream It is exciting to have Joe Provisor of Circle Ways coming to offer this workshop at Bracken Tor Youth Hostel, Okehampton, Devon. This is both a fringe event/pre workshop for the Wilderness Guides Gathering 2025, and also open to Read more...
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