1. WELCOME & RELATIONAL ARRIVAL (20 MIN)

2. SMALL GROUP PROCESS (55 MIN)

Total Small Group Arc:

1. Personal Connection Circle – 20 min

2. Collective Sensing – 15 min

3. Archetypal Mirror Offering – 15 min

4. Soft Dedication – 5 min

2.1 PERSONAL CONNECTION CIRCLE (20 MIN)

Facilitator A:
“Let’s each take a few minutes to share what’s alive in us—
in practice, in life, in our hearts—
as we come to the end of the year.”

2.2 COLLECTIVE SENSING – THE WE THAT LISTENS (15 MIN)

Facilitator B:
“Let’s shift into speaking from the We.
Imagine we are one breathing being, sensing what our year of practice has woven into us.”

Guidance:

• Speak one sentence at a time

• Silence after each sentence

• Slow, warm, unforced

Examples (use sparingly):
“We are learning how to soften into each other.”
“We are discovering what kind of community we want to become.”
“We are sensing the rhythm that carries us.”

30 seconds of silence to close.

2.3 ARCHETYPAL MIRROR OFFERING – THE GIFT OF “I-THOU” (15 MIN)

Facilitator C:
“From the heart of the We, let us now offer each other simple reflection—
a quality we see awakening in each person as a Bodhisattva-in-formation.”

Begin with Facilitator A offering to one of the other two participants and then pass the gift around the circle

Prompts:
“You carry the quality of…”
“In you, I see…”
“The way you embody this path reminds me of…”

Let receivers breathe it in.
10–15 seconds of silence between sharings.

Final 30 seconds of silence to integrate.

2.4 SOFT CLOSING DEDICATION (5 MIN)

Facilitator A:
“As we close this year together, let’s each offer one sentence—
just a simple offering.”

Each person:
“May what we cultivated here move gently into my life and into the world.”

Small bow or hand to heart.
10–20 seconds of silence.

3. LARGE GROUP INTEGRATION (15 MIN)