Please review the below resources at any time to support your work as a Gathering Groups Facilitator.
Please review your weekly questions, action items and touch points, beginning one week prior to your Gathering Group launch date, so everyone is equipped to enter their first Gathering Group seamlessly. This is vital to provide a consistent Gathering Group model offering to our participants. Thank you!
Theme: Breathe
I can slow down and pay attention to what’s happening inside of me
Theme: Listen
I can listen with my body to the feelings of others
Theme: Embody
I can connect my emotions to physical sensations in my body
Theme: Compassion
I can treat myself with love and gentleness
Theme: Co-Regulation
I can feel seen and known by others
Theme: Belonging
I can embrace and honour all of my parts
This week we are looking at the idea that all of us have multiple internal parts, or “selves”, that exist inside of us at all times. These parts are intended to protect us from danger based on past experiences. For example, a part of me may feel anger, while another part of me may feel fear from a difficult childhood experience. Often we have parts of us that may cause us to get into trouble, act in a childish way, or shift into paralysis. There are no bad parts. All of them belong.
Theme: Worthiness
I can access self-energy and feel confident
This week we will be using the 8 C’s of Self to help navigate a conversation with a part we would like to get to know better. The 8 C’s of Self are: Calmness, Compassionate, Curious, Creative, Connected, Clear, Courageous, Confident. This is taken from the work of Dick Schwartz.
Theme: Resilience
I can widen my window of tolerance for uncomfortable feelings
Note: The Intentions Question will substitute the weekly question that lies before the All-Day Retreat - See below:
All-Day Retreat Theme: Intentions
I can set intentions for myself to facilitate growth.
All-Day Retreat Theme: Intentions
I can set intentions for myself to facilitate growth.
Action Item: Send Playlist & Integration Guide
Your Gathering Group has just gone through a life changing journey and are feeling incredibly in-touch with their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. It is important that each individual is equipped with the Gathering Groups Integration Document as well as their Playlist to reflect on the same day that they complete their retreat experience.
Please send your group an email, sending the link to our Integration Guide as well as a link to the playlist they listened to that day and a personal note from you, the Facilitators!
Note: Please add the playlist in slack as well.
Theme: Celebration
I can celebrate and delight in myself
Theme: Being (Gratitude)
I know that I am enough
Theme: Celebration
I can celebrate and delight in myself
Theme: Growth
I can celebrate the changes and growth that I have experienced
The final week is one of many emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Should participants wish to continue meeting weekly on their own, without the support of Gathering Groups, we have provided a template of the standard weekly meeting model below. Please inquire with your group if you would like to exchange contact information and continue connecting on your own.
Please provide the group with a PDF copy of the Gathering Groups Standard Model of Practice after their last session should they wish to continue meeting on their own.
Please also inform the group that Gathering will be providing Alumni drop-in groups weekly should they wish to continue in a facilitator-led format. More information will be provided to them after the final week.
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