Living into the Touchstones: A Circle of Trust ® online series

In a Circle of Trust® (and in life) The Touchstones help to create and hold safe spaces where people can risk being themselves.  They are reminders of ways of engaging with self and others with generosity, compassion, harmlessness, service, reverence for life and courage.

Each touchstone alone is an admirable idea. You could devote a day to noticing how it shows up in your life or work; you could meditate on each one for a week or a month. The magic and mystery of this collection of practices come from the chemistry of how they combine to catalyze trust. — Shelly Francis, The Courage Way

If you would like to spend time exploring each of the touchstones and the quality of presence they can bring to the way you live, work and lead, join Courage & Renewal facilitators Kirsty McGeoch and Noela Maletz for Living into the Touchstones.

These sessions are ideal for anyone who is interested in:

• aligning their innermost values with their actions.

• experiencing the benefits of reflective practice in community.

• practicing forms of listening that enable them to be more attuned as colleagues, parents, partners and friends.

• developing their resilience and capacity to lead and serve, particularly for professionals such as educators, counsellors, social workers, health practitioners and community organizers.

• deepening skills in questioning and facilitating reflective processes for coaching, mentoring and professional supervision.

What to expect:

Each 3-hour online retreat will experienced as a Circle of Trust®, based on the approach to reflective inquiry of sociologist, educator, author and activist, Parker J. Palmer and The Center for Courage & Renewal. We will welcome a maximum of 21 participants per session at a cost of $75 AUD plus a booking fee, 100% of which is donated via Humantix to charities working to close the education gap.

Participants are invited to register for any of the upcoming retreats without the requirement of having to attend them all. For those seeking recognition of learning for their workplaces, each session will count for 2.5 hours of professional development.

See below for the full schedule.