The creator of the Space to Be retreats is Ros Tennyson who has many years of experience as a facilitator both in the UK and internationally.
The major focus of her professional career has been to understand and promote collaboration / partnerships for sustainable development.
In addition to facilitation, her work has involved training, mentoring, action research, case studies and the development of frameworks and tools.
More recently, she has published REVEALING & CONCEALING – a collection of stories, dramatic monologues and poems – and she works with collage as means of capturing and communicating ideas and reflections.
Facilitation Approach
Space to Be facilitators consider that their task is to create the space and time to enable those present to follow their own path both individually and as part of the group. They share a commitment to providing an environment in which there is a balance between:
activity & stillness • talking & silence • free flow & structure • being together & time alone • looking inwards & looking outwards
The Facilitation Team
Rici Redfern
Rici has had 3 careers, all stemming from an interest in helping people explore and express their potential. She began as an actor, then for 20 years worked as a freelance trainer, designing and delivering communication skills training. After retraining she became a cognitive behavioural therapist, working mainly within higher education.
Ros Tennyson
In addition to what has been covered above, Ros is a trained Tai Chi teacher and Indian Head Massage therapist. She was a founder and co-director of Trigonos from 1996 to 2020 and now based in Machynlleth (mid-Wales).
Sophie Matthew
Sophie is an experienced mindfulness and meditation teacher specialising in working with people with pain and long term health conditions, as well as stress and anxiety. She has years of experience in holding space for groups and individuals to explore and connect with themselves and others, she also runs retreats.
The Development Group
The facilitators listed here are part of a larger group who are working together to grow and shape Space to Be.
“The facilitation at Space to Be was light yet attentive…I really enjoyed feeling I could be on my own, knowing that I would be meeting up with the group later”
Feedback from a participant
“Thank-you so much for holding the space so beautifully, I found there was enough guidance and suggestion to feel ‘held’ and also that I had all the space to do exactly what I needed. I will definitely return!”
Feedback from a participant
If you have been on a Space to Be event and would be interested in joining
the Development Group please contact Ros (ros@rostennyson.info).