Bex Baxter, Life Coach, TEDx Speaker and former People Development Director at Coexist CIC, will be holding a Sunday Salon on Sunday 25th October to explore the topic of Menstruation in Community. Sharing her own pioneering story of breaking a Menstrual taboo for the first UK business in the west, Bex will share her passion for integrating new ways of relating to menstruation in community and workspaces.
Having journeyed from one paradigm to another, Bex will showcase the intelligence of the menstrual cycle, exemplifying ways we can best harness its guidance for optimum individual and collective health. There will be a platform for deeper exploration, appropriated to individual situations.
All welcome. Q&A and signposting to key books, people and links will be made available and options for further individual or group work with Bex.
When you book, you shall be sent a Zoom link to access the Salon.
Sometimes we want to connect and be connected. To be listened to, to listen to others and receive their ‘good medicine’ through their shares. These circles are held where people feel safe to openly share what is going on for them: it may be an insight you had this week, a breakthrough, a part of your story.
What: A small circle of people where you get to share what brought you here. You’ll have 5 minutes to share uninterrupted and without judgment whilst the circle listens. If you request coaching, people can arrange that off the call.
Why: We often presume that it is difficult to connect with new people. The connection here is enabled with simple fun exercises that allow us to get to know each other, from the comfort of our home.
How: An online call for 45 minutes every week
When: Every Monday from 6:30-7:15pm UK for 8 weeks: 1st June – 25th July 2020
For 45 minutes every Monday for eight weeks, you will sit in a small circle of 8-10 people on Zoom. You will be invited to share “what brought you to where you are now”, uninterrupted by questions. These will be hosted by trained facilitator Petronella Tyson.
What do I get out of these circles?
You get to know and discover parts of yourself, but more than that you get to be heard by a group of people and have that sense of connection with people on a weekly basis. You will also learn and practice communication skills in listening, sharing, and being authentic for other people.
After eight years working in distributed teams, living away from friends and family, I have found ways to bridge vulnerability, connection and shared joy. Sharing our stories and reflections are what helps us connect and grow. They are fundamental to community and relationship.
Join a sharing circle every Monday 6:30-7:15pm for 8 weeks with your host Petronella @Art Earth Tech. £40 for the course of 8 sessions.
For three years, Art Earth Tech has run family calls: pods of 7-8 people who meet regularly every two weeks to check-in with each other, and be reminded why they are part of Art Earth Tech, what community is for them and regenerate their possibility for the next two weeks. We have now evolved our Family Call practice with sharing circles open to everyone – no matter your geography. Stories are at the heart of how we understand ourselves, each other, and connect as a community.
Come and find out for yourself.
Petronella is a trained facilitator, community practitioner and Doula. She has twelve years experience working in communities and is passionate that they are the place for transformation and wellbeing. In order for a community to flourish, it requires us to get clear on what’s going on inside us. www.petronellatyson.com
Take time to unwind on a Sunday afternoon whilst someone shares with you what has captured their imagination. From fermenting kimchi through heartbreak, to social and cultural implications of AI. Our community is rich with gems, masters and mistresses of all sorts of skills and knowledge, and this is an opportunity to listen and learn from their passion.
Sunday Papers Live. Photo by Sebastian Barros
Here are the details of upcoming salons:
Sunday 28th June: ‘Networks of Socio-Ecological Resiliency’ with Rory Egan Curtin
Join our open online salon as we delve into the world of systems, agriculture, and community.
What: Rory Egan Curtin is leading a discussion about the Himalayan region of Ladakh, India, which has recently seen social-ecological transformations occur at an unprecedented rate. How might we learn from this in ways that impact our understanding of food, community, and resiliency in a time when all are called into question?
Sunday 19th July: ‘The Equality Complex’ with Dr Liam Kavanagh
What: Dr Liam Kavanagh, a founding member of Life Itself, will pull from his recent paper on Collective Wisdom, our collective blindspot: the equality complex. He’ll demonstrate that society has a counterproductive attachment to ideals of equality that distort our mindset in dangerous ways. Read more in his pamphlet: ‘Questioning Equality’
On the last Sunday of the month, we open our doors to those in our community who have something to teach us, from knowledge to new skills. As a listener, you simply need to log on to the call and the session will be led first by the guest host, and then with a discussion afterwards. If you would like to host one of these sessions and lead a salon, email [email protected] and they will arrange this with you.
What do I get out of these salons?
Our community is vibrant with expertise in many fields under a commonality that is: a wiser way of being, and how to generate that in the world today. You get to learn from these experts and be part of a community that values rigour and expertise, knowledge sharing and craftsmanship.
Why Art / Earth / Tech value this practice
As a community we are nothing without the people who make up the community – from different fields, cultures and ages. As you know from our Gatherings, our team and collaborations, AET is multidisciplinary and is nourished by our differences and edges.
Here are the times and dates of the salons:
28th June: ‘Networks of Socio-Ecological Resiliency’ with Rory Egan Curtin 2-4pm BST; 3-5pm CST
12th July: ‘The Equality Complex’ with Dr Liam Kavanagh 2-4pm BST; 3-5pm CST
What is my story? How did I become the way I am? What were the events in my life that changed it? Who influenced my look on life?
What: Take the time to reflect on who you are; become the author of your life through writing and collaging your autobiography in a supportive group to share your story with
Why: What holds us back in our life are stories from our past. Distinguishing and sharing them helps us transform them.
How: Online group call for 1 hour every week with writing homework
When: Every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30pm UK for two months (9 sessions) 10th June – 5th August 2020
Price: £100 (£8 a session)
This was an amazing process of writing my story, reflecting on who I am and how I become that person.
During our weekly call, you will get to reflect on your own life path and share how your identity was formed and start to transform the seeds of the past. You will be heard by the others in the group who will also share what they are discovering about themselves. Outside of the call, you will be set writing each week that will become your autobiography. Take the time for yourself to look at your life to date so you are free to create the life you want.
You will be part of a WhatsApp group where you get to share weekly insights and pictures of your autobiographical work. In community is a way to help us break free from the narrative of separation into a sense of belonging. You can benefit from our practices regardless of your age from 20 to 80’s and beyond, our community welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds.
Doing this with others, the sharing was so moving and I got present to how I belong to one big family, that no matter the age or where we come from or our social background – we are all the same.
These calls allow you to have a better understanding of your life path, create balance and a clearer direction to go forward in your life. To live in the present moment by using powerful creative tools such as collage, writing and group sharing. To be part of a community.
Here are some things that will get covered:
[Coll]ages: We will work with collages on the narratives we created about ourselves and the world at different ages, so we may bring more awareness on the dynamics at play in our life
[I]dentity: we will explore how our sense of “I” was formed
[Auto]biography: we will bring more consciousness into our life journey rather than living from our subconscious mechanism
The collages were powerful as a creative process to free myself from the past.
Part of creating a wiser world we all want to live in, is by becoming more aware of how we form our identity and narratives, so we may master the perspective we have on the world, ourselves and others. We see that having deep understanding helps being empowered, and sharing that with others is where you can transform your story.
Join our ‘Write your autobiography’ calls, every Wednesday at 6:30pm-7:30pm UK for 2 months (9 sessions) with your hosts Sylvie Barbier & Petronella Tyson
Sylvie is a performance artist, the co-founder and head of programs at Art / Earth / Tech. Sylvie trained in Steiner Waldorf pedagogy and taught Art and Design at Polimoda in Florence, Italy. She creates powerful experiences and exercises for people to inquire about what it means to be a human being. These often include enhancing our senses, awareness, relatedness and connection. www.shiweiart.com
Petronella is a trained facilitator, community practitioner and Doula. She has twelve years experience working in communities and is passionate that they are the place for transformation and wellbeing. In order for a community to flourish, it requires us to get clear on what’s going on inside us. www.petronellatyson.com
As the confusion and uncertainty beset the world back at the start of April, many of us were thrown into redesigning and readjusting to our lives. Some of us lost people, some of us lost work, some of us were on furlough and some of us were requested to work from home. For the majority this is still the case months later.
Art Earth Tech is a distributed team of people who work in different countries and timezones, so much of our communication and work culture is generated online. Over time we have experimented with different practices and processes to help us be effective, be connected and be well as a team, and as a community. We are community committed to being in action. And that takes practice.
Recently, we launched a new offering to share these practices and exercises with our community. These require a low but regular commitment and construct something more powerful for you in the long run.
Get S*** Donecalls is an elaboration of our morning stand-up routine. We hold one another to account for what we say we will get done that day; and what was done the day before. We give our word to the team, and that is all we can give. There is no one else telling us what to do, no ‘pressure’ we create from elsewhere, it is on our word to create our work and move the company forward. That is powerful. As it is in everyday life.
And if you don’t do what you said you would… there is nothing wrong. If you can identify what ‘blocked you’, what got in your way and how we as a team can help (both with coaching and structurally), we go through it during the call. You can only get the support though if you share what stopped you – and that requires a level of openness and vulnerability crucial to team and to community bonding.
Each morning now, I sit and watch as 24 people from across Europe pop up on my screen because they gave their word to show up to the group, and to themselves; to hold one another to account, the sense of integrity and commitment is tangible and their results show that.
The next cohort starts on 8th June at 8:30am (BST) and is open to book here.
Creativity is like a muscle, the more you practice the stronger it gets. In our Creative Practice calls, you get to be more in tune with yourself and your intuition. Our community provides support and helps you with motivation, since one of the hardest things is to keep yourself motivated in your creative practice when you are alone. Morning is the best time to activate your right brain, so you will continue your day being more in the flow. Join Sylvie at 7:30am (BST) every Thursday morning from 11th June for six weeks and see for yourself what happens if you practice! https://artearthtech.com/2020/04/02/morning-creative-practice/
And finally, we delve deeper into our story. We are excited to share with you ‘Write your autobiography‘ class: an opportunity to get clear on your past so you can create a new future. This is a beautiful journey with a group to reflect and discover perhaps long forgotten years of your life, key events and key people who took you in a different direction. During our weekly call you will get to share and reflect on your own life path, how your identity got formed and start to transform the seeds of the past. After just 9 weeks, you get your own unique book full of collage and stories of what made you who you are today. Starts Wednesday 10th June at 6:30pm (BST) https://artearthtech.com/2020/05/18/write-your-autobiography/
“Doing this with others, the sharing was so moving and I got present to how I belong to one big family, that no matter the age or where we come from or our social background – we are all the same.”
For all of us, we are in a time of reflection, of noticing and of opportunity to transform what isn’t working. These calls are simple ways to be part of a community that holds you to account to that opportunity and helps you break through what is not working for you. Come and join the call with us.
“The practice of writing down goals and To Dos helps to create more headspace and focus. I’m usually not a person who likes to be held accountable for tasks and when there are deadlines, I do everything at the last minute, but this feels completely different and for some magical reason I get so motivated to tick off boxes. Especially in these times I feel extremely grateful for this cohort and the support it’s giving me.“
Maybe there are projects you always wanted to do but never got around to it. Maybe you tend to procrastinate and overthink things. Maybe sometimes you just need to talk to someone so you can get your juices flowing! Well the Get S*** Done call is for you! You can benefit from our practices if you are doing a massive spring clean or delivering a project to a client. This call is open for all from teachers to musicians, to engineers and business owners all over the world.
Join our Get S*** Done calls, every weekday morning for 25 minutes from Monday 14th September at 8:30am (UK) for 3 weeks with your host Petronella @Life Itself.
Book in for £30 for 15 sessions and get £5 BACK if you attend 90% of the calls!
“If you want some structure and to make yourself accountable to other people, this is a great way to do it. Also a good opportunity to get clear on what it is you really want to achieve and why and how your daily to-do list are aligned with that. In lockdown particularly, it is really great to see other faces everyday and make contact with others but even outside of lockdown, for those who work alone, from home or are self employed, I would say it’s an excellent course.”
We have group morning calls for 25 minutes each weekday morning where we partner up and break up our blockers, and one hour each week where we go a little deeper on our aspirations and plans.
You will be part of a WhatsApp group, where you get to write up what you have accomplished in the last 24 hours, what your game is to achieve and do in the next 24 hours, and what you may be blocked with. This is where being part of a community who has your back helps. We will then follow up with an hour workshop a few days afterwards after some reflection on your goals to power you to go forward.
Life has always been uncertain, yet having practices and people around help us accomplish what we want.
Our global community provides support and accountability which produces powerful results (and better than going at it alone). This is a practice we have tested ourselves internally for several years and it works. Which is why we want to offer it to our broader community. Here are some additional things that will get covered:
Self motivation and self management
Accountability
Validation exercise
Integrity
“I always take so much out of it! For me especially it is reassuring to see that we all struggle with similar things and that that, too, is part of the process. But I also get a lot of inspiration from seeing what people are striving to accomplish and from getting a more private glimpse into the life of a stranger, and what other forms of living there are (profession, housing, volunteering, cooking, farming,…)
Get S*** Done culture of Life Itself
Part of creating a wiser world we all want to live in, is in the way we are being and getting s*** done. Life Itself would not exist if it were not for us waking up with a possibility and getting the legwork done. We’re doers as well as thinkers and meditators. We value hard work, commitment, shipping, and getting sh** done. So we can’t wait to be on the call with y’all and share this practice with you. Who’s in?!
Join our morning calls at 8:30am – 8:55am (UK) on Get S*** Done.
Every weekday for 30min from Monday 14th September to Friday 2nd October with your host Petronella @Life Itself.Book yourself for £30 and get £5 BACK if you attend 90% of the calls!
“The morning meetings helped me focus, not just on my day ahead, but on what is important to me. I’ve come away from three weeks with (finally!) a sense that I can make space for the bigger plans in my life. And there are already signs of that plan coming together.”
You can benefit from our practices if you are doing a massive spring clean or delivering a project to a client. This call is open for all from teachers to musicians, to engineers and business owners.
Monday 14th September 8:30-9:30amour first call will be for 1h, so we can set you up!
Tuesday 15th September 8:30-8:55am
Wednesday 16th September 8:30-8:55am
Thursday 17th September 8:30-8:55am
Friday 18th September8:30-8:55am – a review of the week 1 🙂
Monday 21st September 8:30-9:30am
Tuesday 22nd September 8:30-8:55am
Wednesday 23rd September 8:30-8:55am
Thursday 24th September 8:30-8:55am
Friday 25th September 8:30-8:55am
Monday 28th September 8:30-9:30am
Tuesday 29th September 8:30-8:55am
Wednesday 30th September 8:30-8:55am
Thursday 1st October 8:30-8:55am
Friday 2nd October e 8:30-9:30am – our last call will be for 1h, so we reflect on our learning and outcomes and celebrate our accomplishments!Order the pastries 🙂
We are offering our Morning Creative Practice calls every Thursday 7:30- 8:30am (UK). First one starts on the 11th of June until the 16th July. Book yourself for £35.
Why does art and creativity matter?Well it is your expression, the one which is unique to you. It is a way of making sense of the world and your life, to integrate different parts of yourself and express them. Our Morning Creative Practice calls are here so we make time to develop our artistic side and explore the depth of our humanity.
“These weekly sessions helped to awaken my imagination in work and everyday life, and to deepen my connection with creative parts of myself that have been dormant.”
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What will I get out of the call?
“I would highly recommend these calls for those who are looking for ways to express themselves, creative motivation and connection with others. I felt truly inspired and challenged by each session. My mind, body and soul were nourished by the creative practices.”
Creativity is like a muscle, the more you practice the stronger it gets. You get to be more intune with yourself and your intuition. You will be part of a Whatsapp group in which you will get to share your art practice. Our community provides support and helps you with motivation, since one of the hardest things is to keep yourself motivated in your creative practice when you are alone. Morning is the best time to activate your right brain, so you will continue your day being more in the flow. Here are some of the practices we will do:
Collages
Spontaneous Writing
Creative Contemplation
Rituals
The creative culture of Art / Earth / Tech
Here at Art / Earth / Tech we value Art, as we see it as a profound expression of our humanity and access to our sense of oneness. The call will be led by Sylvie Barbier, performance artist and co-founder of Art / Earth / Tech.
Our creative side is so precious so let’s make time for it. Join our Morning Creative Practices calls with Sylvie Barbier every Thursday 7:30am (UK). Book yourself for £35.
