The Dance of Life is a ritual dance to the 4 directions was taught to me at Camp Winnarainbow by Txi Whiz in 1984. Here are the instructions of how to do the dance>
The Dance of Life
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Team Training. The Right Kind of Funny!
A few weeks ago (2016) , the New York Times magazine published an article about what Google learned from its quest— code-named Project Aristotle— to build the perfect team. As a consulting team...
Levitas Gravitas
As someone whose job it is to inject levity and lightness into the world, I am aware of the good it can bring. I am also aware of how vital it is that this levity be connected to the concerns of...
More ‘Being’ , Less ‘Doing’
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” ~ Albert Einstein Not so long ago I...
Not-Knowing-Where the Magic Happens
A while back I saw a graphic on the back of a sweatshirt that really caught my attention. It was very simple, two circles, a big one, with a smaller one hovering above as if in orbit around the...
Being (Not Thinking) Outside the Box
Lately I’ve been musing about the expression “Thinking outside the box” as it seems that expression is totally wrong-you can’t think your self out of a box!! A little research brought me to several...
Trainings for Teachers & Social Workers
Lightfulness is officially a bit over a year old, unofficially it’s been in evolution for quite some time. This spring, I offered 5 trainings in Flensburg (D), 3 day-long trainings with teams of...
Finding Lightfulness, a post from Sally Fox
Sally Fox, one of the participants in the recent Seattle Lightfulness workshop (12.17.17) just published a blog post that describes her experiences and points of view. Here is an excerpt and a link...
What might that be, Lightfulness?
……The term Lightfulness came to my mind last fall as a result of the work I had been doing with PayPal’s open source group in weekly team building/training sessions. The trainings were a success, as humor, lightness and juggling created a more enjoyable AND more communicative environment. Team members developed methods to express and work through stress, tensions and conflicts ….
Constructive/Destructive Humor
You wish to share a joke, a remark, expecting/hoping for laughter. Sometimes though your intent backfires, and you find yourself in a bit of a pickle….How to know when is the right time? When is the joke a good joke?
“As long as the humor is not destructive” the woman explaine