SPREADING HOLISTIC & RE-EMPOWERING

The work placements in and around Stockholm at Basta, Livsval and jHouse were a great success! 

• everyone bonded well and learned a lot
• Swedish people's confidence increased as they got to speak English
• the Scottish contingent is looking at ways to implement and build on what they learned
• some of the hosts are now keen to send people to Scotland and learn from what happens here
• and even the weather was beautiful all but one day!

The participants all worked very hard and wrote up their blogs nearly every weeknight of the two week placements. You can find the most recent ones at the Blogs tab, but there's a full list below.

On Basta:

• Introduction to Basta - Gwen and Jim on the second week
• It's as easy as falling off a horse - David on his first couple days at Basta (video)
• Feeling wanted by the team is what it's all about - Ross
• Respect, questions and basta - Ross
• Quality and wisdom at Basta - Ross
• First day with the horses - Jim 
• Walkies - Jim
• Weed whacking - Jim
• Dogs, horses and people - Gwen

On Basta and jHouse

• Presentation to Community Renewal on learning from jHouse and Basta - Gwen

On jHouse and Jobbtorg

• Creating calm at jHouse - Gwen on the introductory workshop and jHouse
• A Thursday at jHouse - Gwen
• Alice's story - he story of a client at jHouse - Gwen
• Community animators at Jobbtorg Kista - Gwen

On Livsval:

• The gentle and strong side of voluntary organisations - Jim on Alma, the introductory workhop at jHouse and Kooperativet KOS
• A gentle approach at the People's University - David on Alma Folkhögskola
• Learning new relaxation techniques - Ross on Qi Gong at Alma
• A soft voice, honesty and faith can work wonders - Jim on Tjuvgods
• At Tjuvgods - Ross
• Dianova's smoothing transitions - David
• Everyone's a person - David on Kamrat Oasen
• What a difference a day makes - David on Kooperativet KOS and Hela Människan
• From knitting groups to social enterprise - Jim on Steg för Steg

On Michael MacLaine's workshop on the "colour" shorthand for different personality types and how to work with each one

• Discovering our colours - Gwen
• A new way of thinking about personalities and drives - Jim

On the experience of being in Stockholm

• Being in Stockholm - Sabrina
• Don't judge a book by its cover - David on Swedes