ENCOUNTER GROUP | JAPAN & INTERNATIONAL   国際エンカウンターグループ

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ENCOUNTER GROUP | JAPAN & INTERNATIONAL 国際エンカウンターグループ

A meeting of self-connection & connection to others where Japan meets the World | Group facilitated by Francesco Coni & Kazuo Yamashita

By FAYRE Relationships |&| Kazuo Yamashita

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Sat, 13 Apr 2024 03:00 - 05:00 PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN if you are an ENGLISH SPEAKER PARTICIPANT 🙂

  国や文化を超えた出会いを体験してみたい。そのような時間を過ごそうとするのがこのグループです。

 世界中には様々な民族があり、文化があります。言語も本当に多様です。社会のあり方も多様です。それらを超えて人と人とが出会い、理解し合う。深いところで共通点も見いだしていく。同時にその体験を通して自己理解も深めていく。そのような時間を過ごそうとするのがこのグループです。

 この目的にかなうためにはパーソンセンタード・アプローチ(PCA)がとても大きな働きをすると思っています。その一つがエンカウンターグループです。じっくり聞き合い、真摯に表現し合う、また、時には質問しあったり、議論しあったりすることもとても楽しいと思います。PCAにはそれらを促進する人間関係のあり方の知恵を持っています。

 このような体験が今後の新しい国際社会のあり方についてひとつの道筋を見いだすことになると確信します。

ファシリテーター:フランチェスコ・コーニー、山下和夫

言語:ひとまず手段として英語を使います。が、時に応じてそれぞれの言葉を使うことも可能です。また、Webによる翻訳機能もフルに活用して異言語での交流にも挑戦してみたいと思っています。またとない英語学習の機会にもなると思います。

日時:半年に一回、年二回の開催予定です。日本時間では土曜日の夜です。詳しくはチケット購入欄をご覧下さい。

場所:オンライン(Zoom)

参加費:1回 £21 (英国ポンド)。約3,000円。為替レートは変動します。

連絡先:日本語:山下和夫 英語:Francesco Coni WhatsApp 00447765164873

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Facilitated by Kazuo Yamashita and Francesco Coni

A Group for people:

- Either Fluent in English OR Fluent in Japanese(with beginner English)

- Interested in Self-Development

The Main Language spoken in this group will be English (however, it would be possible to express some sentences in Japanese sometimes)

WHEN

- Approximately 3 Groups every Year (Saturdays 11:00🇬🇧 time | 20:00🇯🇵 time)

QUERIES

yamakaz@mvi.biglobe.ne.jp for any questions in Japanese 🇯🇵

WhatsApp 00447765164873 for any questions in English 🇬🇧

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What is an Encounter Group?

An Encounter Group is essentially a field where you can grow, experiment and practise being authentic. It is based on person-centred values and provides a space to meet one another in more profound and personal ways than is possible in most social relationships.

The shared intention of honesty invites a caring, genuine and intimate exchange. How you use the circle is up to you. You may find yourself for the first time standing up for yourself, speaking your truth – or expressing your vulnerability and owning some unfulfilled needs.

We'd like to invite you to pay attention to the things that are touched in you as you participate or witness others in their interaction. More than anything, Encounter Groups are fertile ground for self-discovery. Even in your silence, you will learn much about who you are and where you wish to go in your life.

I just wanted to let you know that you don't need to bring any specific issues. The happenings in the group will naturally bring up anything you might need help with, and the invitation is always, to be honest about what is going on for you. It is here where you can start meeting not just the others but yourself!

You can develop a deep relationship with the unfolding of the action, so everything that happens can become highly significant to your personal journey.

We, as facilitators, do not aim to engage you in talking therapy. Instead, we hold the space and support the group in finding its most real expression and connection.

What are the 'rules'?

We agree on staying in the circle for the duration of the session.

Are Encounter Groups very confrontational?

There is no agenda of confrontation. You may witness more boldness among participants than you would in a conventional context, and we invite you to stay in touch with whatever brings up for you, e.g. shyness, anxiety or anger. Please feel free to share whenever you experience something in the group as challenging. It can be very liberating to own how you feel, and it may trigger an essential process in the group and for yourself.

Is this therapy?

No. It is a self-exploration workshop.

Note: Neither the facilitators nor the group is there to sort out anybody's specific life problems - after all, 'encounter group' does not equal 'therapy'. However, participants are always welcome to share with the group when they are struggling with something occurring for them in the present moment.

Would you happen to have any helpful guidelines?

There needs to be an agenda as to what is supposed to happen. In fact, the space may be used by people in any way they like. This freedom creates an ambience of permission and exploration. The focus is always on what is happening RIGHT NOW.

Rather than reflecting on and discussing the past, the invitation is to see what impulses and feelings are arising in this very moment.

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£21 – £84