You want a room arrangement which will make the facilitator's job easy, support it energetically. Makes a big difference. --Tree ...................................the event space is the physical container for the event --wiki
Someone needs to do it, for the celebration, and in a manner appropriate to the occasion. --Tree
It may be more difficult to hold the space during a challenge, esepcailly if directed toward the facilitator --Sue
The facilitator can model presence while a participant is courageously modeling some other thing, nurturing a space that is safe for people to come forward as their full selves. - This can also be seen as "Honoring Each Person". -- Tom
Discharging can create some discomfort/tension in the group; good facilitation helps hold the space for/during it --Sue
We dive into a container. Diving in takes place in a context, not randomly. As facilitators we provide safety so that people can dive. --Tree
For both. --Tree
Create a container where Em. can happen. --Tree
No one knows where the energy will take you. In the midst of this uncertainty, the group can function better to the extent someone is holding the space (which makes it feel safer to venture). -- Tom
A facilitator who trusts and models Good Faith Assumptions as part of their holding of the space will generate an environment where others do the same. - Tom
This, with Presence, is the ground from which you improvise. -- Tom
Many people have a difficult time emptying/letting go; how the facilitator (or others) hold the space can make a marked difference in participants' ability to empty/let go. --Sue
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