Jane Washington
My learnings from the course were numerous, both personally and as a trainer, including:
Personally:
- confidence to be myself
- learning what my skills and talents are and what I am capable of
- learning about my positive and not-so-positive patterns (e.g. believing I need lots of time to prepare; learning that I don’t need to write copious notes in order to learn!!).
- learning to trust that I know it anyway (whatever ‘it’ is!)
- learning how to ‘claim my space’ both as a trainer and in the world
- learning that it is OK to make mistakes, as long as I learn from them
- refreshing my NLP knowledge
- learning about flexibility, curiosity and generosity particularly from our inspirational Indian friends on the programme
As a trainer:
- confidence to be myself when training; to confidently use my purpose, beliefs, values, talents, skills, experiences and interests in order to enrich the learning experience. Also, to use what I am still working on for the same purpose.
- how to create a loving, supportive learning environment where risks can be confidently and safely taken in order for delegates to learn and ‘claim their space’
- the importance of the above
- how to be in and use the moment to support learning
- the importance of the above
- the impact of introducing varied and inspirational learning opportunities into a programme – e.g. India herself, the storyteller, yoga, the SOS village and Titus, the ashram, and of course the very special Swamiji.
- how to give and receive feedback
- the importance of the above
- how to acknowledge and celebrate the excellence in everyone
- the importance of allowing the programme to unfold, the importance of open space
- the importance of being spontaneous
- the importance of continued support, both for myself and others, and how to create structures to encourage that
- how to create supportive environments
- how to work with the group as a whole as well as individuals within the group