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Group Support Section

Here are the instructions for meetings on dimdim.

We need to develop a new section of the website to support the creation, conduct, and dissolution of groups (EoAs). I have in mind three types of groups:
  1. practice groups
  2. study groups
  3. WUTYL groups
Strictly speaking, WUTYL groups are a special form of study groups. However, some WUTYL groups will be teacher-lead and others will be peer groups, so those differences need to be noted.

I've developed (or adapted) a set of principles and tools for such groups, under the title Probing Presence.

I want to develop a library of strategies for these groups. I see these strategies falling into three areas:
  1. how to develop a group
  2. how the group conducts itself
    1. Here are Group Guidelines for the Tuesday night group that meets in Los Angeles.
    2. Here are Interaction Guidelines for groups that have developed under Jason Siff's guidance.
  3. how the group comes to an end
Below are three documents you can download.
  1. How to interact around practice is a general discussion, basically a transcript of teaching Ken gave on this subject to students in Los Angeles.
  2. Finding the Answers describes the guidelines for the LA group, which are also here on this wiki. (Just follow the links, beginning with Group Guidelines).
  3. Tuesdaysv2 is a pdf file with a summary of the guidelines and an older version of the prayers used to open and close group sessions.

If you want to add comments, please send an email to ken@unfetteredmind.org and you will receive a password for the wiki.

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