The Path of the Four Elements

Participants should be able to connect individually to the four basic elements and to the emotions resulting from them.

The exercise can be implemented in several ways. However, it is important to take some conditions into account:

  1. participants should walk through each station alone
  2. before the trail, we can prepare the exercise by sitting in a circle, listening to soothing music, possibly supplemented with an art activity (painting, coloring, drawing)
  3. participants start individually on the path from the big circle and they return there
  4. while the individuals are at the station, the other members of the group can receive a short thought-provoking, inspiring text every few minutes in addition to the music
  5. when the individuals return to the group, we can ask them to write about their experience a short poem

The success of the exercise depends on the openness of the participants, so the trainer must strive to create this safe space for the group.

Easy Songs

Easy songs can be used in a very wide range of ways for almost any facilitation need:
opening or closing a ceremony
forming bonds amongst a group
soothing hearts after conflict, tender sharing, or grief
empower participants, put them in touch with their power & energy
meditation or contemplation
and more!

Setting your Intention

The purpose of Setting Your Intention is to clarify, both within oneself and within the group, what each person’s aim is.

The Inner Critic: Stopping Negative Self Talk

How is Stopping Negative Self Talk used?

Metaphoric Cards

There are different types of Metaphoric Cards. In general using cards is a way for people to exchange feelings, fantasies, and ideas within a framework that protects privacy and vulnerability. In this game everyone wins. Each deck can be used on its own or in conjunction with any (or all) of the other decks, like building blocks for creativity. Unlimited variations are possible. Easy-to-follow instructions for play and work are included with every deck.

Directions Practice

Evolution Lines

A team works together with clay and shows how the situation/team/company has developed by forming evolution lines showing ups and downs, aspects leading together and aspects that separate during the process of development up until now. The moments where something important has happened are labelled with little signs. The purpose of this method is to come to a deep (common) understanding of important milestones that led to the current situation. The assumption behind this approach is that you can influence future developments more smoothly from a point of understanding the past and present and from a point of view of processes and development flows instead of looking at a collection of single events. The common forming of the evolution lines also offers the opportunity to talk about different perceptions of the same situation. From that point of common understanding it is easier to agree on how to deal with that situation in future.This method presented here is slightly changed by Visionautics, the original was developed by Stephan Otto, Evoco GmbH.

Eye Gazing Portraits

Intention Setting

The purpose of setting intentions is to clarify, both within oneself and within the group, what each person’s aim is.

Jar with Inspirational Quotes