Afternoon Sessions December 14th, 2026
40-Minute Small Group Process
Building the Field, Strengthening the Container
(3–4 participants)
Roles
One timekeeper (keeps transitions clean)
One facilitator (can rotate each session)
Script may be read verbatim or lightly adapted
OPENING — ARRIVAL & COHERING (5 MIN)
Facilitator
“Let’s arrive together.”
Feel the body seated.
Notice the breath.
Sense the presence of one another.
(30–45 seconds of silence)
“Let attention settle into the heart.
We are not here to perform or improve.
We are here to practice being together.”
(Another 30 seconds of silence)
STAGE 1 — WE ARE
Establishing the Field
8 MIN
Purpose
To establish a shared archetypal field larger than any individual.
Facilitator
“We’ll begin by speaking from We-language.
There is no right sentence.
Speak slowly.
After each phrase, we return to silence.”
Process
Anyone may speak when moved
One short sentence at a time
10–15 seconds of silence after each offering
Examples
“We are gathering into coherence.”
“We are learning how to listen together.”
“We are holding a shared intention.”
Guidance
No commentary
No responding to content
Let silence do half the work
Close with 30 seconds of silence.
STAGE 2 — WE OFFER
Strengthening the Container
8 MIN
Purpose
To consciously nourish the group container through generosity.
Facilitator
“Now we shift from naming the field
to feeding the field.
Speak only what you wish to offer to this space
so it can hold us well.”
Rules
We-language only
One offering per person per round
Qualities, not stories
Silence after each offering
Examples
“We offer steadiness to this space.”
“We offer patience to the way we listen.”
“We offer warmth to moments of uncertainty.”
“We offer trust in the process unfolding here.”
Close with 30 seconds of silence.
STAGE 3 — I AM
Functional Archetypal Emergence
10 MIN
Purpose
To allow individuality to arise as function within the field.
Facilitator
“From the strength of this shared container,
individual expression now arises.
Speak one concise sentence beginning with
‘I am here to…’ or ‘I bring…’”
Process
One person speaks at a time
One sentence only
Others remain silent and receptive
10–15 seconds of silence after each statement
Examples
“I am here to provide steadiness.”
“I bring patience to moments of complexity.”
“I am here to help orient us toward clarity.”
Guidance
Not self-definition
Not explanation
Function, not identity story
Close with 20–30 seconds of silence.
STAGE 4 — YOU ARE
Relational Recognition
7 MIN
Purpose
To refine accurate, generous seeing within a strong container.
Facilitator
“Now, from the heart of the field,
let recognition move outward.
Address one person at a time.
Speak one simple ‘**Bodhisattva name**You are…’ statement.
The receiver simply receives.”
Process
Rotate so each person is seen at least once
No correcting, no modesty, no commentary
10 seconds of silence after each recognition
Examples
“You are the steadiness that allows others to slow down.”
“You are the clarity that brings orientation.”
“You are the warmth that softens the space.”
Guidance
Not flattery
Not idealization
Speak what feels already present
Close with 30 seconds of silence.
CLOSING — SEALING THE FIELD (2 MIN)
Facilitator
“Let’s seal what has been formed here.”
Optional unison line:
“May what we have practiced here
continue to strengthen how we show up in the world.”
Final silence: 30–45 seconds
Small bow or hand to heart.