Community Building Workshop

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
— Rumi
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The Community Building Workshop is for anyone who is curious to experientially discover what real community can be like.It is for all of those wishing to journey into the unknown. It’s for learning and practicing new tools in real-time which build deep connection and relationality. It is a process for becoming aware of and releasing the obstacles which stand as barriers to authentic connection.
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ABOUT THE PROCESS

M Scott Peck, renowned psychotherapist and author (The Road Less Traveled, The Different Drum), concerned about the state of today's divided world, saw the loss of authentic community as the root cause of social problems and global conflicts. In response, he developed a potent tool - the Community Building Workshop - to help us meet again, in an atmosphere of trust and respect, to regain our sense of community.But there are many other ways to look at this process - it is simultaneously a type of mindfulness exercise, a practice of relational contemplation, a deep and intense inner journey into the depths of self-discovery, and even a community rite of passage, initiation, collective ceremony of grieving and renewal, and a transpersonal experience.Today, this tool is used in many intentional communities and social programs around the world. M. Scott Peck's legacy is currently carried out by Community Building International, offering workshops for participants and trainings for facilitators: https://communitybuilding.com/
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INVITATION

During the workshop, under the care of experienced guides (facilitators), we will be learning special communication guidelines and have the chance to move through 4 phases of the process: (Pseudo-Community, Chaos, Emptiness & True Community).True community is understood as an experience of deep respect and connection, while fully accepting and celebrating the individual differences of each member. This is the experience of being seen, heard and fully received in your authenticity, as well as seeing, hearing and receiving the Other. In addition it helps develop skills such as:

• Authentic communication, deep listening and speaking from being "moved to speak" - building relationships based on honesty and vulnerability.
• Taking responsibility for our own emotions and experiences and more intimately understanding their origins and impact on our behavior.
• "Graceful fighting" - skillful navigation in moments of conflict & better understanding of the role of chaos.
• Deepening insights into our own barriers to authentic relationships, unconscious patterns of behavior, hidden agendas or intentions and how to release & transform them.
• Deepening the experience and understanding of interconnected nature of reality.
• Being present, mindful and accepting, letting go of the need to fix anyone or change anything.
• Expanding emotional and ethical intelligence; allowing our own and others' feelings to emerge, accepting them with curiosity and understanding.

Learn more about this event and Community Building on our website: https://www.thelivingbridge.earth/community_building

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WHO IS IT FOR?

We invite everyone who wants to build more authentic relationships, intentional communities, gain insights about their relational selves, learn how to move beyond pseudo-community in their social groups. It may be especially interesting for people who create organizations, community organizers, group work practitioners, but really it is for anyone interested in human connection, psychology, or peace-making.
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FACILITATORS

Vanda Marečková: Senior Facilitator and sole European Facilitator-Trainer for Community Building International.

"All my life I have observed how communication channels between people fail. Despite good efforts, misunderstandings and conflicts repeatedly arise and I am part of them. The need to understand myself and others well has led me to different places, cultures, learning different languages, trying out different professions and roles. I have found a real tool to see people and to be seen as a human being in the Community Building method. It was only here that I found the answer, the direction and the hope that the possibility of True Community is not just a dream."
Mother of three and co-founder of the first forest kindergarten in Moravia, Vanda spends her time as a special educator at a Community School in Tišnov. She works with the ORBA project where she creates performance art, writes music, and sings.Vanda will co-facilitate the workshop with a team of CBI trained facilitators.
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DATES

The workshop will take place on Friday March 28th-30th, 2025, with the following schedule:

Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Each day we will have several shorter breaks and one 1,5h long lunch break. Be sure to arrive early.Note - It is not possible to participate only in part of the workshop. When signing up for the workshop, you must be able to participate in the entire workshop from start to finish.
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LOCATION

TuMów!, ul. Ruska 51B/317, 50-079 Wrocław (Pasaż Niepolda)

Thanks to the kindness and generosity of the school's hosts, we have the opportunity to meet in the heart of Wrocław - very well connected to every part of the city!

LANGUAGE - English

MEALS

We provide tea, coffee and snacks during breaks; please bring your own lunch or use one of the many nearby restaurants.
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COST

We are happy to offer this workshop in the spirit of a Gift Economy. Each participant, as part of a ritual of gratitude and reciprocity, will have the opportunity to make a donation to The Living Bridge Foundation in an amount of their choice.

Suggested donation amount:

• PLN 500 / EUR 120 - covers basic organizational costs
• PLN 700 / EUR 170 - covers organizational costs and remuneration of the entire team of facilitators
• PLN 900 / EUR 210 and above - covers all costs and helps to organize future workshops and subsidize the cost for future participants

*The normal fee for these workshops ranges between 200-400EUR

To reserve your spot we ask for a deposit of PLN 300 (or 70EUR) to the account indicated in the registration form. The deposit, at your request, can be fully refunded after the conclusion of the workshop if you participate in the entire event, or the deposit can be used toward your donation contribution.

If a group of at least 14 people do not sign up before March 21st, the workshop will be canceled and the deposits will be refunded in full.
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REGISTRATION

To register for the workshop, please fill out the registration form available here: https://forms.gle/dWvPeR3nLg1c5iss7

The number of places is limited.

Contact us for any information at: [email protected]
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IMPORTANT

If you are in therapy or going through emotionally difficult times, please consult your therapist about participating in the workshop. Although we provide a safe and supportive space, the workshop can evoke strong emotions.
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We are looking forward to building community with you!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

TuMów! Szkoła Językowa, 51B Ruska, Wrocław, Poland