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Round of Gratefulness

Round of Gratefulness

Gratefulness wakes us up to the opportunities always available to us.
Gratefulness means perceiving the given moment and every given opportunity as a gift. This is empowering and gives us countless opportunities to learn and discover the meaning also in difficult situations that at first do not seem to us to be gifts at all.

What is
Round of Gratefulness
about ?

What is
Round of Gratefulness
about ?
What is this Method about ?

The purpose of the Round of Gratefulness is to practise the attitude of gratefulness. This brings deeper peace, greater well-being and an enhanced capacity for joy and self-empowerment.

There are five guiding principles that can serve as touchstones to support the practice:

  1. Life is a gift
  2. Everything is a surprise
  3. The ordinary is extraordinary
  4. Appreciation is generative
  5. Love is transformative
When and why is this Method used ?

The Round of Gratefulness can be very powerful in different situations, e.g. at the beginning of a workshop (as ice-breaker), in a retreat or in a coaching session. It is particularly useful at the beginning of any experience, whether that experience is an hour or a year long.

Ken Wilber
MuseKiss

Audience

Audience

Is participant experience relevant for Round of Gratefulness ?

It's okay if participants haven't seen the inside of a classroom in years

Audience description for Round of Gratefulness

The Round of Gratitude is beneficial for everyone, everywhere.

Requirements

Requirements
Experience level of the facilitator
Self explanatory, no experience needed
Number of Facilitators :  
1
How Stationary
Stationary and moving are both ok, it does not matter
Location requirements

Ideally, the ability to sit or stand in a circle.

Run Through

Run Through
Prep Work (excluding materials)

Whether you think of this in a woo-woo way or a scientifically-based way, the Round of Gratefulness is powerful.
Prepare a clear and friendly space with an appealing centre (e.g. a bouquet of flowers, natural materials, a beautiful scarf, a candle…). Make sure that you have a quiet environment for the time of the exercise.

Pre Exercise
Post Exercise

As post-exercises you can choose a freewriting session. Give the participants 5-10 minutes to write down whatever wants to be written down.

Harvest

Nothing needed here. The Round of Gratefulnes is a big harvest itself ;)

Online

Online
Potential for Solely Online & Blended Learning

Yes, it does! This same method can be used online. The Round of Gratefulness could happen with video (ideal) and can also work just via chat or audio.

Impact

Impact
Hidden Curriculum The effect of a well-led Round of Gratefulness can communicate the value of inner clarity, self-knowledge, self-awareness, and mindfulness.This can be very empowering and even transformative. It also can increase group cohesion and a sense of belonging.
Group EmpowermentThere is certainly the potential for Round of Gratefulness to be empowering for a group. The exercise can be oriented towards a collective intention.
Round of Gratefulness
project

project

IN WHICH THIS method WAS DEVELOPED
 
 
 
Hosting Empowerment
Hosting Empowerment
ERASMUS +

ERASMUS +

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union. Find more information about the program and its goals here: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/.

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