Spirit
Below are exercises, activities, and models designed to help Gracious Space practitioners explore the element of "spirit" with different groups.
Core Values Exercise - This exercise is used to help individuals claim their core values. It is a powerful exercise for individuals, or when done in groups it can facilitate storytelling and relationship building.
Personal Gifts and Capacities Exercise- This exercise leads people on a discovery of their own gifts and capacities that they can tap into and share with the group.
- Facilitator Guide for Gracious Space Introduction
- This is a facilitator guide for a quick introduction of Gracious Space to a group.
- Facilitator Guide for Gracious Space Self Assessment
- Once Gracious Space is introduced, leading a group through this self assessment exercise can help them identify the areas that they need to focus on for improvement in their practice.
- Gracious Space Self Assessment Worksheet
- Once Gracious Space is introduced, leading a group through this self assessment exercise can help them identify the areas that they need to focus on for improvement in their practice.
- River of Life Activity
- A creative activity that uses the metaphor of a river to map certain pivotal moments in a person's life, also incorporates storytelling.
- Hizzle
- Hizzle (short for Hearing, Seeing, Loving) is a description of how people need to be in relationship with each other.
- Leading Talking Circles
- Talking Circles are an ancient tradition that bring an element of the sacred to the space. They are a great tool for holding difficult conversations and allowing everyone's voice to be heard without interruption.
- Milling Exercise
- This exercise is a great non-verbal way of making deep connections with people is the room. It is most effective when used once some level of trust has been established.
- Additional Resources for Elements of Gracious Space
- A short reference list for additional resources we've used for deepening Gracious Space in our work.