Welcome!... I have been going to 'Here and Now' groups for 30 years and continue to be enthusiastic about how the situation provides me with the opportunity to be surprised, to get to know myself, to relate instead of switching off, and to connect with myself and others in unexpected ways. I hope you'll join me in a group meeting soon. Below are some more details about what's on offer here. Richard Mills This group provides a space for people to come together and relate authentically with each other in the 'Here and Now'. The invitation is to: • Stay in the here and now, to stay present, and notice your thoughts and feelings. Try to avoid talking about ‘there and then’. • Say anything you like. • This group has no fixed agenda: allow space for the unexpected. • Experience a group of equals where there is no leader to show you what to do. (The group will be peer-led after each group meeting has started. I, Richard Mills, your host, am an equal participant. Group meetings have a beginning and an end time, but other than that have no structure, so as to allow an open space for the participants to use as they wish: there is no set task or division of roles. The experience will be both interpersonal and intra-personal. This means that there is an element of relating to others in the group, so it's inter-active, but it also provides an opportunity for internal reflection, about how you are, in the moment. The invitation is to avoid saying "What do you do?", "Where do you live?" etc. and instead to explore "What's really going on for me/you, right now?" At times there may be silence in the group broken only when someone feels moved to speak. This group is for those wishing to be part of a supportive environment whilst making authentic connections with others. This group is not a facilitated therapy group, and you are responsible for your own well-being. The group is not suitable for people who are very emotionally fragile or disturbed, nor
Welcome!... I have been going to 'Here and Now' groups for 30 years and continue to be enthusiastic about how the situation provides me with the opportunity to be surprised, to get to know myself, to relate instead of switching off, and to connect with myself and others in unexpected ways. I hope you'll join me in a group meeting soon. Below are some more details about what's on offer here. Richard Mills This group provides a space for people to come together and relate authentically with each other in the 'Here and Now'. The invitation is to: • Stay in the here and now, to stay present, and notice your thoughts and feelings. Try to avoid talking about ‘there and then’. • Say anything you like. • This group has no fixed agenda: allow space for the unexpected. • Experience a group of equals where there is no leader to show you what to do. (The group will be peer-led after each group meeting has started. I, Richard Mills, your host, am an equal participant. Group meetings have a beginning and an end time, but other than that have no structure, so as to allow an open space for the participants to use as they wish: there is no set task or division of roles. The experience will be both interpersonal and intra-personal. This means that there is an element of relating to others in the group, so it's inter-active, but it also provides an opportunity for internal reflection, about how you are, in the moment. The invitation is to avoid saying "What do you do?", "Where do you live?" etc. and instead to explore "What's really going on for me/you, right now?" At times there may be silence in the group broken only when someone feels moved to speak. This group is for those wishing to be part of a supportive environment whilst making authentic connections with others. This group is not a facilitated therapy group, and you are responsible for your own well-being. The group is not suitable for people who are very emotionally fragile or disturbed, nor
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