reflections on CCI Europe 2010
07 September 2010
Janice Wasser
I was asked recently by a co-counseling friend " why do you report things, what do you gain when you do it?" Well, I was a little shocked to be asked the questions in such a way. The first response is to defend myself – I felt like the person saw me as someone searching for attention and indulging myself rather than what I truly feel as a member of a community, an international community with common interests and a desire to expand knowledge and share experiences of enrichment through our individual and shared growth processes.
meaningful coincidences
| 05 September 2010
The day after the funeral of a dear friend we took off at Schiphol Airport to attend CCI Europe in Ireland. We missed the CCI teachers meeting just before and that is the reason why there is no report of what happened there. Before taking off we visited a bookstore at the airport and I was attracted to a brand new publication 'Meaningful coincidence' by the Swedish author Jan Cederquist (ISBN 978-0-462-09970-5) first published in Swedish (2005), first published in English (2010). Jan died in 2009, he was a highly successful advertising executive (in Sweden) with a background in psychology and philosophy' the cover says. Finding this book with this item, at that moment was for me a kind of 'meaningful coincidence' in itself!
Japanese version of CCI sign language
| 05 September 2010
The CCI sign language of CCI session ingredients is now available. (click here) This version is the result of a back to the CCI basic weekend early in June this year at Donkerbroek (the Netherlands). As reported in CCI World News Service, the participants of this 'refreshing' weekend came from different parts of the globe. So came Masako from Japan and I invited her to translate the CCI session ingredients in her original language. And here is the result! We celebrate that with thanks for her input!
what's on top?
| 11 August 2010
The question 'what is on top' is a well known expression to start a personal review about the inside state of being. It also is the title of a little booklet (123 pages, almost half A5 size, about 10,5x17,5 cm, published in Great Britain 2010 by www.lulu.com, copyright by Personal Transformation) as an introduction to (CCI) co-counselling (ISBN 978-1-4457-4752-1). The authors, Steve Roche and Sue Grey, are both co-counselling trainers in the line of CCI. That means that the method of co-counselling, as it has transformed the last 35 years, is without any authority but the practitioners personal responsibility. This implicates that this CCI process rules along it's special pre-conditions.
So it tells 'what it is', why it is needed, how it does help, is it for me? What is the culture, how do I learn it; can I do it at work? And very practical, what happens in a session, where did it come from, personal experiences, conclusion and further information. It is a handsome booklet and in several – if not most – and sometimes more personal approaches and wordings, this information can nowadays already be found on internet.
CCI Europe 2010 business meeting
11 August 2010
The agenda of the CCI Europe business meeting in the Conference Room, was especially focused on sharing developments in CCI communities (Sri Lanka, Israel, Hungary, New Zealand, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Australia). Another item was the growth of the CCI approach; teachers training and certification; 40 hours fundamental training (or the basic-basics as a starter; 40 hours training or 40 hours practice?); diversity in general, and diversity in practice; a piece of work that is in process; the – internal - coco info website and 10 years publicly CCI World News Service.
CCI Europe 2010 (2)
| 11 August 2010
personal impressions: Tuesday
The opening circle (09.30AM) was facilitated by Susan and Steve. I experienced the new NVC Grok play, introduced by Joke, in several modes, to experience the range of needs and feelings it offers. Those who resonate strongly inside to keep yourself, or because you think them appropriate for one of your partners in the game, to give away while communicating why you give it. That afternoon I participated in practicing 'thinking together' in the Bohmian Dialogue style. According to internets Wikipedia, this 'is a freely-flowing group conversation that makes an attempt, utilizing a theoretical understanding of the way thoughts relate
CCI Europe 2010 (1)
11 August 2010
personal impressions: the start
CCI Europe 2010 in Ireland, for the fourth time at Termonfeckin, from Saturday 24 July to Friday 30 July, was for me, again very special. We arrived late, on Sunday afternoon in Dublin. We decided to attend the funeral of a dear friend on Saturday afternoon in a small village, situated along the dyke of one of the big rivers in the centre of the Netherlands. So we did not attend either a meeting of CCI teachers just before that meeting and neither the opening circle on Saturday evening at Termonfeckin. Amazing is, that the – for me – special atmosphere of that venue in Ireland,
where they came from
| 10 August 2010
At CCI Europe 2010 were 61 participants coming from 8 countries. From the Netherlands came (20), followed by England (11), Scotland (9), Ireland (6); Hungary (5); USA (4), Israel (3) and Germany (3). The CCI banner, a gift from the Hungarian community in 1989 to CCI; traveled this year from Germany (CCI Europe 2009) to Ireland and did not reach the CCI USA meeting in April 2010, because of the eruption of a volcano in Island. So 6 European were unable to attend that meeting and so Kim handed over the
workshop program CCI Europe 2010 Ireland
10 August 2010
Saturday July 24th
evening
opening circle –Àgota/Rudolf; 10 minutes session each way
morning
opening circle; 30 minutes session each way, registrar offerings and needs, creating support groups and practicing the daily CCI dialogue café (from 7-8 PM) – Àgota and Lillian;
second therapy drama on Dutch TV
| 18 July 2010
For the second time a Dutch television programme will be launched about the theme emotional 'therapy'. The first was a copy of a Spanish version of 'the red' box (chamber) about therapy by showing, pictures of the 'hot' items on the walls of the 'therapy-room'.
CCI Aotearoa/New Zealand 2012
| 18 July 2010
The flyer of the Co-Counsel International (CCI) meeting in 2012 in Aotearoa/New Zealand is available since Sunday morning July 18th 2010! (Central European time.) The meeting starts on January 3rd and closes on January 9th. 'The NZ Coco community is longing for you to join as we explore and co-create this event and deepen our sense of belonging at every level'. The item for this event is 'belonging'.
go for what connects
| 30 June 2010
In my personal welcome in reply to the open letter of Dror to members of CCI, I refer to the fact that some of the (European) CCI members in 2006 were shocked. Because for them, suddenly, participants showed up at this European CCI meeting, without being accredited (by themselves and supported by others) after their CCI fundamentals.
tips to benefit from CCIWNS
| 30 June 2010
Internet information benefits, in general and to our own choice, to our understanding and communication. Here are some tips, hoping to contribute to your emotional well being! The first tip is: do word your question, and send it to the editor/coordinator of CCIWNS. Several did and the result is this overview. Click at 'about CCIWNS'.
CCI-USA Women's Winter Retreat 2011
30 June 2010
The 9th Annual CCI-USA co-counselling Women's Winter Retreat 2011 will be at Angel's Rest Retreat and Conference Centre from noon on Friday, January 21st to Sunday 3 PM, January 23rd. The Centre is situated in Leyden, Massachusetts, a little village in the northwest corner of that state. Jenny Dillman Marks is the contact for the retreat. All women who have completed CCI co-counselling fundamentals are welcome she writes us. 'This is a lovely, unique experience for women co-counsellors!' See also our 'events' list (CCI World schedule).impressions of a visit to Germany
| 22 June 2010
Next weekend, Saturday June 26 and Sunday June 27, is a special CCI practical co-counselling happening in Münster, Germany, says the 2010 program of the so called Counsel Initiative community in this German university city. The flyer with this program answers at the same time the question 'what is co-counselling', mentioning first that it is a self help method to balance and stabilize the balance within. Secondly it reflects that every individual owns their special personal potentialities to create themselves their live in self responsibility. The flyer recalls also some highlights of the CCI history and the actual year program, and is by that also an excellent CCI introduction. So in March there was a fundamental course with 19 participants and another in April with 13 'students'. Others are planned next August and October.
Google translation and CCIWNS
| 24 June 2010
With the update of this issue of CCI World News Service we introduce to you the free service of Google's translation on this website to translate the content in your own language or any other as you wish. Google's translation is a rather new service although they at the Google Translation Centre worked for it already several years. The system of translating texts from one language to another is fully computerized and in so far, in our own experience, more than rather acceptable. And it certainly will develop.
news from Dror, Israel
22 June 2010
Janice Wasser, Dror's CCI contact person, reports about recent events in this Israelian community:
various items
| 19 June 2010
Last weekend (June 12) we camped near the borders of the river IJssel, an about 2000 year old river in the East of the Netherlands, a tributary of the European delta river, the Rhine. We went there because the nature camping grounds are close to an old city Deventer. In the old days part of a 'harbour cooperation' with cities in North Eastern Europe.
reactions on Dror's letter
| 09 June 2010
Dror's website, with the item 'Liberation of Humankind', publishes the responses on their open letter of May 30, 2010. Here follows what is published so far. Interested in more? Look at their website (see also international network/CCI links)
back to basics
| 08 June 2010
Back to the basics of the CCI approach of co-counselling is not only useful for refreshing what to do, how to do it as it was meant and is understood now, it shows as well, what and how I changed things in my experiences, and it deepens these why's and what's. That is my personal experience after a 'b to b'- residential weekend, starting last Friday evening at 8PM till Sunday afternoon 5PM in June 6 2010 at Donkerbroek, Friesland, the Netherlands.
