Yesterday we spent the whole day at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London to work with ‘Burning the parachute: can community power survive the funding cycle?’
We worked with Open Space Technology – it allows us to talk and do what we really want and need. We all love it. Mary’s own style introduction was a wave that welcomed pauses and silences, beautiful!
Zyne, Julius, Curie, Raj and Deni came to the session, we made 7 dolls.
‘Regina’s workshop was a real treat! Holding the doll and filling it with clouds (the stuffing) and inserting a heart felt really grounding and connected me to the other people in the workshop and to Regina’s global aspirations (8 billion dolls to represent each one of us on the planet). There was a wonderful sense of calm and unity in the session and seeing the dolls stand up and support each other was wonderful.’
‘The experience was deeply relaxing. It was great to connect with people in the group. The meditation was very calming and energising. Thank you Regina.’
‘In the experience of my kindergarten class I was fascinated with everything especially drawing, in my little anxious mind. I used my transferable skills from my kindergarten class to make a shapeless doll into a fascinating doll with dreams. My entire body was fixed on filling the doll and it had a therapeutic effect on me.’
‘The heartbeat has been regulated. Constant observation on the doll. Quite few minutes are needed to achieve something. Concentration is needed for this exercise.’
‘Togetherness and not isolation. The dolls filled with dreams need each other to stand up together to tell their stories. This for me is balance and balance is mathematics.’
Thank you so much for all makers, for unique Mary’s introduction and for another opportunity to join an Open Space event, thank you!
