Abbess Betsy interviewed on Drawing Your Own Path
I’m very excited to report that I was interviewed by John F Simon, Jr, the wonderful artist, dedicated practitioner, and recent author of Drawing Your Own Path: 33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation. The experience was totally delightful — what a joy to talk with such a kindred spirit, and one who […]
Short Film: Tinspirations
I’m so excited to announce that the first film (in a series of five)! It’s a fun 2-minute video that presents a method for facilitation called “Tinspiration”. Tinspirations are little tins or boxes that stimulate your creativity in a problemsolving or ideation process. Tinspirations are based on human curiosity and bring a touch of playfulness […]
Emerge: post-retreat artshare
Join us as we emerge from a week of silence and see what creativity flows. Friday, June 16 8-9pm free admission 2315 Connecticut River Road Springfield, VT 05156 Emerge is the culmination of a weeklong silent meditation retreat at the Art Monastery in Springfield, Vermont. In the spirit of coming out of silence with […]
Hosting Social Innovation in Poland
Twenty-two participants and four trainers gathered in Warsaw, Poland, to complete the second of the two-part course on Hosting Social Innovation. We covered a variety of techniques and topics such as: how to foster innovation-friendly environments, how to deal with conflict in groups, how to build your own and your team’s self-confidence. At the end […]
Hosting Social Innovation: a free online course
Hosting Social Innovation a free online course April 24 to June 4, 2017 A social innovation is a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than current solutions. The value created accrues primarily to society rather than to private individuals. -Stanford University, Center for Social Innovation […]
Guest Blog: Rainbow People
Guest Blog by Petra Počanić Part 5 (Click here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) DAY 5– RAINBOW PEOPLE On the last day of the Hosting Eco-Social Innovation workshop, a LOVE BOMBING to all! [Editors note: Love Bombing is a method where participants stand in a circle. One person steps in the center and everyone else […]
Guest Blog: Opening New Spaces
Guest Blog by Petra Počanić Part 4 (Click here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 5) DAY 4 – SUMMARIZING AND OPENING NEW SPACES Even though it felt like month four, it was only day four. There are people, places, and things you co-create that make you feel unstoppable, energized, and motivated. The Hosting Eco-Social […]
Live Your Dream: A Workbook to Change Your Life
We are very excited to share the Art Monastery’s latest publication, a workbook called “Live Your Dream: Start Here. Start Now.” Made possible by funding from Erasmus+ and collaboration with our international partners plenum, Visionauts, and Sendzimir Foundation, this little book is 25 pages of full-color step-by-step exercises that guide you through identifying what is important to […]
Guest Blog: Listening for the Gift to Give
Guest Blog by Petra Počanić Part 3 (Click here for Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, and Part 5) Photos by Sylvia Brenzel unless otherwise noted. DAY 3 – GOOD IDEAS COME FROM LISTENING A GIFT TO THE INHABITANTS OF MONTEGABBIONE A new challenge ahead for our third day: How can we become a gift to Montegabbione? A one […]
