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Loisel's avatar

I think what's helped me ground is just silence and breathing. It definitely helps to just take a moment to pause or slow down my mind before interacting with others. When I do it when those same people, it kind of aligns you spiritually in a way from the get go and it makes it more comfortable when you go into the community connections.

My favourite practice is the open space! Love the spontaneity of the topic/question gathering. You never know what will come up! My next topic would be "What's your intention for the first 10 days of the new year?" [come to spirit camp to share it with a group of awesome people!]

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Jason Sears's avatar

I experienced my first grounding at Village. Since then I've brought that practice into my day to day life - just taking a few deep breaths - it makes SUCH a difference!

My favorite part of Village gatherings is the group photo!! Haha I love getting folks to smile for our groupies.. But I love all the parts of the gathering, each help me connect with others in different ways and at different depths.

And the most impactful open space topic I experienced was at Village Seattle in late 2020 - the topic of "what is spirituality?" - oh wow, it cracked me open - it was an idea that was in the back of my head for years, and when someone else raised the questions, I was immediately drawn in. And WOW, I learned so much from everyone who joined that conversation -deeply grateful for those beautiful humans.

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