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!
Incomplete sentences trigger the wish to finish them. Just like questions, open sentences can be used in many different ways, for all kind of topics. We present to you Open Sentences, an exercise we had especially good experiences with, introduced by Joanna Macy. This exercise is embedded in a setting of pairwork with a deep listener as a support to explore thoughts, feelings and ideas around a topic. This method helps people listen with rare receptivity as well as speak their thoughts and feelings frankly. It helps dive right into things that matter, creates trust, and vitalizes the group.
A check-in is a simple way to establish a relationship between people who are about to do some work together. It allows people to arrive and manage the transition from the outside world to the meeting or workshop. It gives everyone a sense of what/who is in the room and ideally establishes the principle that every voice is both welcome and equal. It helps to create a field of trust and openness. A check-in can be used to start any meeting, event, or workshop, or any other space where participants will be interacting or collaborating.