A Process Oriented Approach to Collaboration
Collaboration is an alchemical way of growing an idea and ourselves It’s kind of magical and difficult to put into words. Just like
We hope these posts, by Processworkers in different walks of life all over the world, will draw you in and inspire you to discover how Processwork can support growth, creativity and communication in your own life and work.
Collaboration is an alchemical way of growing an idea and ourselves It’s kind of magical and difficult to put into words. Just like
PWI Diplomate Spotlight: Hélène Ramos When Hélène Ramos was five she had a near-death experience. Then, at thirteen or fourteen, she had her
Working with the Dreambody Central to the concept of the dreambody is the idea of Your Primary and secondary process Your primary process
Falling In Love With Life Staring Death In The Face I Never Thought I would go Public about Dying of Cancer But why
Exploring Inner Critics “I can’t. I’m not that skillful. I’m too fat. I screwed up again. I’m too old. don’t have enough energy,”
My Childhood Dream is my Facilitator Superpower These are my Life-Myth Superpowers… what are yours? I am laying curled up on the back
Hurtful Relationship Patterns and Deep Dreams I had two main traumatic events as a child that affected my mind, body, and spirit, though
PWI Faculty Spotlight: Dawn Menken The dream that started it Dawn Menken’s first dream was of a man who climbed up out of
Flirts Engaging life as an oracle Life is flirting with you. Something catches the corner of your eye. Just for a moment. A
Rank Power, privilege and oppression Processwork Discusses power, privledge and oppression in terms of “rank” One of Process Work’s most practical and clarifying
Inner and Outer Marginalization Inner and outer marginalization are connected Marginalization means something is moved from the center to the periphery. Processwork understands
Hurtful Relationship Patterns and Deep Dreams In everyday life, we often meet people who are in relationships that bring them more suffering than
Altered and Extreme States & the metacommunicator About Altered and Extreme States These are processes, not static entities. They are called “states” because
Deep Democracy “The larger goal of deep democracy is not about me changing you and you changing me. But we learning how to
Be the Change: Processwork and Environmental Action, Part 2 Ghandi reportedly said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” I
4 Phases of conflict Most of us have a complicated relationship with conflict We avoid it, dread it, or get swept up in
Process-Oriented Coaching in Organizations A Process-Oriented View of Organizations In order to thrive in today’s constantly changing environment, most organisations recognise the need
Process-Oriented Dating Although I don’t get paid for it, I like to call myself a “professional dater,” because my approach is more of
Inner Voices of Leadership Inspired by my experience at a #BlackLivesMatter march Leadership is a service one offers to others Therefore as a
Embrace Your Edge: Processwork and Environmental Action, Part 1 The world needs our help Glaciers and poles are melting. Hurricanes line up across
Burning Your Wood What does it mean to “Burn Your Wood?” One of the most important, and most demanding, concepts in process-oriented facilitation
The Spirit of Conflict Conflict is a gateway to a deepening of relationship with myself, with others, and the world I’m afraid (in
Healing History Psychology The central principle behind psychology focuses on individuals and their personal lives. It is about me or you and if
Hurtful Relationship Patterns and Deep Dreams All of us with an abuse or trauma background especially in early childhood, live with the remnants
Treasure Hunting: Finding Meaning in Life with a Disability Why me? Why was I born with a disability? This question came to me
Channels of Experience Processwork uses the body and awareness as an instrument for perceiving reality and unfolding signals Signals express through what’s called
Innerwork in Public Arenas Innerwork is Facilitating Your Own Awareness In this post, I use the word Innerwork to refer to the Processwork
PWI Diplomate Spotlight: Cathy Bernatt August 9, 2015. Cathy Bernatt is leaving Portland at 6pm. Three-week wilderness solo ahead. Divorce just final. Third
Befriending Spiders Corona and Unpredictable Fields When the school and kindergarten in our small village was closed on March 13th this year the
Double Signals and the Dreambody in Relationship Double signals show the unconcsious conversation happening A big part of what causes conflict in relationships
Maid Servant in a Rich Man’s House Processwork on Roles and Rank Shri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) is one of India’s most revered saints Near
3 Levels of Experiential Reality Processwork outlines 3 levels of experiential reality When we marginalize one of these levels, we lose access to
How did you get so big? I stood in the rain, awed by an 800 year old being rising up through the mist.
Intervening in Racism Key to Cultural Change As Black America stands up and refuses to take any more government licensed brutality, joined by
Climate Change Inaction and Relationship Climate Change is at Our Doorstep We have all the tools needed to ameliorate, and possibly reverse, the
My Path of Heart: Using Processwork to Understand and Nourish my Polyamorous Relationship Believing in My Path of Heart One of the greatest
Alchemy of Eros: Unfolding Chronic Pain into a Richer Sex Life A little girl in South Africa let me know my pain had
Eldership A crutial role in conflict systems and facilitation An elder, in the Processwork sense isn’t someone older or more credentialed. It’s someone
Why Manifestation Doesn’t Always Work A Process Perspective If you’ve engaged in personal growth work in the last fifteen years, you’ve probably dabbled