Dear Friends of the Relational Dojo,
mic tap… Hello, Justin here! It’s been a bit. We’ve been communicating amongst the practice groups so seamlessly, it feels exciting to be writing a Substack post! This goes out to ALL of you, our friends of the Dojo.
Announcements, logistics, and thank yous
Thank you! For joining us, for participating with us, for playing with us; we are so grateful. Relational practices require relationships! Over two hundred people have signed up for one-or-more of our practice groups. We deeply enjoyed getting a chance to practice and learn with you in T-Group, Bohm Dialogue, Being with it All and Communal Reverie.
Some of our practices are going on break, others continue straight through to the next Hike! The hosts will tell you. We will be sending out our official next-Hike-coming newsletter soon, which we very much would love if you would distribute amongst your communities. It will contain information about us, and all the sweet-deets for the new Hike in September.
An Invitation for Happy Money Story
We use this protocol to practice our gifting culture by flowing money and other resources through the Dojo. We will have a facilitated session on August 13th at 12:00pm PST. Zoom link! Practice Hosts & invited contributors will be engaging in the story practice, and we welcome the curious as observers.
An Invitation for Feedback
We will have a facilitated feedback session on August 20th at 12:00pm PST. Zoom link! This is a chance to digest the Hike at a system level, and experience some cross-group learning.
Feedback could be structural: what’s working? What could work better?
Feedback could also be relational: what’s been our impact on you? What feels meaningful?
We have a feedback form!
And finally, feedback is welcome at any engagement level. If you haven’t signed up for any practices, why not? Is there a structural change that would make it more desirable/possible to attend? What’s it like to witness/imagine what we’re doing here?
We learned a lot, and we want to learn more! This is where you come in. We are a nascent system with big dreams. We want our practice spaces lively, financially accessible, and valuable. Your input matters so much to us! It is a currency, one that helps fuel the development, and pack the Terra firma of our Dojo. If you practiced with us, please consider giving back and sharing your thoughts.
An Invitation for Beginnings
We will have a facilitated introduction session on August 27th at 12:00pm PST. Zoom link! All of the practice hosts will gather, taking turns sharing about their practices answering community questions about those practices. It will be a great opportunity to learn what might resonate for you, making it easier to clear any nervousness to check out something you’re feeling pulled toward.
In gratitude,
Justin (on behalf of the Dojo Platform Stewards)