RESOURCES
Individuals managing their own Space to Be activities are encouraged to build a ‘resource bank’ – with things that will enable them to be both reflective and creative. Possible resources that can enhance a Space to Be experience include:
Art materials
A range of paper (in different sizes and textures), card, coloured felt tip pens, paint & paint brushes, crayons and / or materials for making collages (images and words from magazines, glue, scissors etc)
Books
For example on: meditation, mindfulness, poetry, wellbeing, re-wilding, story-telling, art, breathing, gentle exercising and more
Music to suit different moods and activities
To accompany reading, writing, drawing, collaging or simply relaxing
Information about local walks
Making the most of the environment in which your retreat is taking place
Notebooks
To capture reflections, thoughts, images and ideas as they occur – whether formally as a kind of journal or informally as a set of arbitrary notes to be made sense of later
Quotes
From inspirational figures to challenge and inspire…
Cushions, bolsters, meditation stools or mats
For quiet times either sitting or lying down…
For residential retreats Space to Be facilitators will make a range of resources available… participants are also welcome to bring their own:
Books
Musical instruments
Meditation stools / yoga mats
Walking gear
Art materials
Craft work
“A smile and a big thank you for providing and holding the space and for working with us so skilfully. I felt a growing sense of ease, something that was really needed after months of working on zoom. Being in nature, eating the wonderful food and experiencing good companionship has helped me to go home with a renewed sense of energy and of belonging”
Feedback from a participant
“Thank-you so much for a really wonderful time on Space to Be. I found it incredibly nourishing in many, many different ways – the food, the company, the silence, the lake, the beauty of the surrounding nature, the flower garden, Trigonos itself, the poetry, music, creativity, connection, space, meditation, silence etc. etc.”
Feedback from a participant
Space to Be –
Rici