This practice can help Transitioners in crafting our way to a rhythm of how to dip into the roots -core, community, calling and cycles- regularly in order to experience nourishment, sustenance, fresh perspective, grace and stamina to keep navigating whatever gifts and surprises life presents.
Some ideas to practise Tending the Roots
This practice is both a framework, based on the roots mentioned above, that can be customized by each person in response to their context and needs and also tangible practices that can support people to cultivate these roots. We are all already practising a lot. Part of the work includes reflection and questioning to enable each person to sense into the practices that they are already using and to notice the roots that might need more attention and tending. Some examples of how this might show up are: Self-reflective journaling, small group conversation, guided visualizations, somatic practices as well as guided conversations with the more-than-human.
Through using these practices I have been able to do deep personal, ancestral, systemic healing work without running away. These tools have been supportive for me to step into deep conflict and interpersonal healing processes. Broadly, these practices have supported me to Keep Saying Yes - to show up to difficult situations that require my wholeness and all my beauty (vulnerability, honesty, joy, tenderness) and to continue experimenting, learning, creating and co-creating. This has not only been supportive on my journey, but also I have been able to share and invite others to do the same.
Join the events
Every first week of the month we hold a specific webinar on a Transition Practice with a guest. On the third Tuesday of each month there is a collective wisdom sharing space. We align the theme of the webinars and the sharing space each month. The webinars take the form of workshops led by individual facilitators, while the Collective Wisdom space functions as an open space where everyone can share their learnings and experiences, from their unique contexts. This space encourages discussion and connection with others in the wider Transition movement. These two spaces complement each other and each can be attended as a one-off event.
Join the Collective Wisdom Session on Reflection & Inquiry
Tuesday, July 15th at 16:00 UTC
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Master the art of Tending the Roots
You can use the below resources to become more skilled at this. Explore them at your own leisure:
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Opportunities to keep connected and learn more
We can also stay in touch through the Practising Transition space in the Transition Movement Virtual Platform.
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