Pip Wilson bhp: 08/01/2014

Sunday, August 31, 2014

If you want a #Trainer / Learning #Facilitator - have a look see.

I am asked lots of questions about what I do and methodology.
Here I have outlined a few of what I can offer.

Ideas of some, only a few, of what I can do to meet training needs, getting teams working together, buzzing with ideas and moving on dynamically.
I have used these methods with Staff from the Corporate sector, with a £4b turnover, YMCA Teams and Boards, Young Humans, Prison Staff, Residents in Homeless Hostels - and more.
All sessions are conducted in a relaxed and active way.
'Motion changes emotion'
is a key - the aim is to keep everyone participating, stretched in a gentle sense and engaged

MORE DETAILS HERE

Friday, August 29, 2014

#Greenbelt Reflection "I repeatedly found myself irritated at myself"

I have had mails from all sorts of BHP's since Greenbelt.

A whole spectrum.

Great to get feedback

"thanks".........

Some are personal reflections 

about themselves (as I did in my reflection below)

Others reflect on the music/art/bands/talks and friendships starting or developing.

All stimulated by a big experience which Greenbelt IS.

A number of people bring THE BLACK DOG to the Festival.

Amongst the thousands there must be many.

(if you don't understand the term 'Black Dog' an easy/quick discovery is watching this video

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc )

Many times on my Blog I click about tough emotional times.

You can search keywords on my ' www.pipwilson.com ' 

I talked at Greenbelt about the fact that 

12 men in the UK 

will commit suicide today

(and every day)

I facilitate learning in this area 

always part of the sessions I facilitate.

( http://www.pipwilson.com/p/about.html )

because our emotional well-being 

impacts on the whole of life

all our lives.

When I received the link to this Greenbelt Reflection

I asked if I could link to it

BECAUSE I believe we all can learn

and some maybe blessed by it.

All of us will learn and become more empathetic.

This is a little out-take followed by a link to the Blog

bBlessed

"While I struggled to switch off and allow myself to really be there at the festival,

I repeatedly found myself irritated at myself for not being able to let go and properly engage with the experience, 

but there were moments of peace throughout the weekend.

Before the last act of the festival the compere of the venue, Pip Wilson

(find out more about his work here, he’s a beautiful human person too), 

suggested that we go home and reflect on our moment of the festival, 

the one that touched our hearts, 

made us connect with the world or the people around us or one that made us feel loved… 

I had already been thinking along those lines during the day, 

pondering the many acts I had seen and the conversations I’d had, 

what parts had reached in and found a way to bring light into that familiar darkness…......"

Have a read MORE/HERE and be empathetically blessed ::

http://thinkingaboutleaving.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/1081/

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#GreenbeltFestival ................... Watching the crowd

#GreenbeltFestival ...................

Watching the crowd at Boughton

was like observing the beginning of

a love affair.

No wonder the campers want to get closer.

http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2014/29-august/news/uk/new-home-with-room-to-grow

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#Josephine and the Artizans #GREENBELTFESTIVAL #Opera lead singer and #HipHop rappers with a massive band

WOW
Listen here

Have listen to these beautifuls

Love 'Josephine and the Artizans' who I saw in the Big Top at Greenbelt.

WOW

Mix of an Opera Voice and HIPHOP - with a band of 10

FantasTic stuff

MAIN STAGE NEXT YEAR

#PipWilson #Trainer #Facilitator Coach - Details

"The only kind of learning which significantly influences behaviour is self-discovered or self-appropriated learning - truth that has been assimilated in experience." - Carl Rogers

"Retention is best when the learner is involved." - Scannell

MORE DETAILS:: http://www.pipwilson.com/p/about.html

#PipWilson ABOUT - it's the time of year when I offer myself for HIRE!!

This bit

is about.

A chunk of stuff on a pipwilson.com 'ABOUT' page

providing info if you want to consider hiring me.

Check out

http://www.pipwilson.com/p/about.html

Thursday, August 28, 2014

#PipWilson #Learning #Facilitator #Trainer Group Worker

My Mission, never called WORK, since I left factory life at age 26,

is to reach out to the hard to reach - full time.
I have a passion to reach out to::

Those on the fringe of a group, the loudest teenage gangs, the hard surfaced

(who ALL have beautiful souls)

and
facilitating learning experiences for workers on urban frontiers who are working to support young humans who are often seen as disposable by systems and government policies.

Specialising in Experiential Learning, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Literacy, Managing emotions and managing my own behaviour to be able to assist others to manage their own, often vitally critical, behaviour.
Creating and using Blob Tree Tools to facilitate humans on their self determined life journey.

I am often asked 'what do you do' ......... and it is not simple to explain experiences of learning.

They are all different - unique because each individual and the group are.

This is something in a way of introduction.

I am good at conducting starter sessions at conferences and any gathering of humans, large or small.

I am used to large numbers - and love small groups of course.

I have facilitated sessions for qualitative researchers, school staff, prison staff, youth workers, clergy, business teams, CEO's, Chairs CEO's and the young people they serve - together.

I can get all sorts of humans into a climate of trust and therefore willing to take risks for their own development.

I find that I can share things from my own work, without knowing much about other professions present,

and participants can take the principles and transpose them quite easily to their own work and challenges.

I do verbal input all the time, in an Informal Education style, but usually have all present on their feet and moving about::

- motion changes emotion

- being active

- having fun

- opening up beautifully ......

and usually they find this refreshing and energising.

Also I use Blob Tools and other methods which engage humans and draw them into each other and out ....

Once I am there with you and objectives agreed -

I will facilitate as many sessions and inputs - dialogues as requested ...... I like to work hard and relax hard!

I would need to see your objectives.

I will need to become aware of context and issues around and within the group I will work with.

They are some opening thoughts as I listen to Sigur Ros - an Icelandic group ...... so beautiful ......

Please use the CONTACT on my website.

A few minutes chat may help.

Pip Wilson.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

#PipWilson enjoying Sunday morning at #GreenbeltFestival

#OwenJones giving it so powerful at #GreenbeltFestival + after chats

#BLOBTREE at #GreenbeltFestival - which one was you?

Andy Beautiful and BHP

#GILLESPETERSON - a great #mix to listen to as you surf ** 2 HOURS FREE!!!!

If you LOVE Gilles Peterson as I have for years and years ......HERE is some great vibes - reminds me of Greenbelt if you caught him there and great to listen to as you surf the web - lets it roll ................

FEELINGS and Reflections from #Greenbelt Festival #GB14

(Artwork started developed and created at Greenbelt over the week-end)

It's 4am -ish

I can't sleep

meaning I have been

but now wide awake!

I feel like

I have just stepped out of one world

into another world.

For 6 days I have been away

at the Greenbelt Festival.

If you know what this is

you won't need to read this bit

but you will

because you will be interested.

www.greenbelt.org.uk

is a a once a year festival

of faith arts and justice.

I have been there for 37 years.

Every year since 1977.

I have been a member of the Board

since 1986 - maybe a year more?

That is 28 years of involvement.

Volunteering of course.

I have now retired from that role.

Officially a couple of months ago

but actively at the festival JUST !

BUT I am writing here about FEELINGS

and I have reverted to FACTS

just to make clear for those outside the frame.

The feelings are positive and good.

BUT all a bit weird.

No different than 'every year' really.

GB is a captivating experience

and it seems I enter another world for 6 days

then come back to real life.

An every year experience.

This year I was asked to attend daily Board meeting

as this festival was my last

but I was busy volunteering in different roles

so I only made the last one on the last day.

I had been asked to compere in the Big Top.

Our biggest indoor venue - capacity 3,000 BHP's.

And I loved it!

I have been on stage at Greenbelt and elsewhere for many years

and used to standing in front of large or smaller crowds.

I love to communicate.

Love to engage people

with fun and stretch and purpose.

So

it was refreshing to be engaged like this after a few years

when I have't been active enough to satisfy self.

I always want to 'do' things - my mission things

not just anythings.

I also led a training session for the on site Youth Work Team.

It was great.

The team was made up of all age leaders

with a range of experience

and I loved being with them.

Loved it!

The were great and we connected.

I would love to write it up as a experiential event

for my next book!

There was Compere meetings

Volunteers meetings

Greenbelt Angels meetings

A curry meetings

and all the time human engagement with

countless new people and many many who I have met

or known over many years.

THAT alone is personally satisfying to me.

Colliding with humans

Love it.

I love the team operating in the Big Top.

All new humans in my life.

Some were the tech team from an outside company

Sound, lights, on stage sound and video,

others were GB volunteers managing the total operation

from morning until late night.

Truly beautiful humans - the lot.

Martin, Pete, Dave - great job.

Amy Beccie Tom and others, who I forget their names, -

big up thanx from me for all you did

and all you are.

I als had 121's with BHP's

and also did a Ted type talk in GTV.

This is Greenbelts Ted talk stuff.

Filmed for future broadcast on GB website

and YouTube.

I was asked to do 8 minute with the title

'5 Ways to be a BHP'.

Never done this sort of thing before.

I am not a talker.

I am a facilitator/inter-actor

and always want to engage.

We had fun including singing together

a fun song for a a minute or so.

Loved it - I will make it available for you

in due course - maybe months before you or I can see it!

FEELINGS.

so I can't sleep on the back of a great time.

It is a mere adjustment to time frame

people

environment and life itself.

I have no bad feelings about the Festival.

I ride the waves.

I feel for many I met.

I clock problems to sought.

I met many people who are hanging on in there.

but most of the people were temporary contacts.

Some were people who I have deeper longer relationships with

and they will continue to be part of my life.

AND I love that.

I feel deeply for the festival.

The people who slaved there guts out.

Staff Volunteers, Trustees - also volunteers.

We had over 1500 volunteers running the festival

dedicated humans doing one piece of the jigsaw puzzle

so wondrously - beautiful imperfectly like us all.

I love that.

I was so tired this year.

Ove the years I have worked from morn to very late night

and done that willingly and enthusiastically.

My age is telling as I just can't do the hours now!

I tried to pace myself.

Going from the hotel later when I was committed to late nights

but also coming back much earlier than ever - so tired.

I saw none of the top of the bill MainStage artistes.

Missed many gigs with people I know and love.

All because I had had enough.

I wan't even a late nighter in the hotel bar as I have been.

That has been normal for years.

Having a pint until 2 or 3 am has been the norm and a

big part of the powerful festival relationship making and building.

So Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings

I left site early to return to hotel KNACKERED.

Monday night

the last night

I was there until midnight

compering the BIG TOP last gigs

and aiding the communication

to many who were hit by the bad news

of not being able to leave the site

due to the massive amount of rain!

Sunday I left at 7pm !

I am uncertain if it is my health or ageing?

I know I didn't eat well at the festival.

Healthily or regularly.

I don't eat sweet things or fatty things

so festival food isn't the best so I generally

had a home made quality Pizza from my fav tent

and the rest of the time it was healthy 'health bars'.

I have ben moved emotionally.

I have been stirred in my passion to live justly

I have been blessed by so many people

new ones

older friends and contacts - loved it.

I feel I have lots to offer

want to offer

experience and ....... more

but not got the same energy to live with those desires.

Strange feelings.

I just can't burn myself out like I used to to!

The burning out seems to come at me me rather than my choosing.

I have so much ore reflecting I want to do.

I want to spill.

I want to tell you about everything.

The inner happenings.

The human encounters.

The feeding of my soul.

The fragility of my body and soul.

My being

My becoming.

So feelings wise.

! Great Festival !

Shame about the rain on the last day.

A beautiful place to belong and yearn and live.

Still love it all - yearn for the people and the challenges.

Want to be of use

and seek it's Shalom

because in it's Shalom

I will find my own Shalom.

Going back to bed I think.

Will try to sleep.

Tomorrow I will be more adjusted to life.

Clearer in my head.

Able to get on with life.

STILL reflecting and learning from life experiences.

Loving you

imperfectly

but always with all I have to offer.

SHALOM

Thursday, August 21, 2014

No matter how you are #FEELING

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

@Greenbelt - my poem to tune us in to all BHP's at #GreenbeltFestival #GB14

@ Greenbelt .......

Help us remember that the idiot who cut us up in traffic

is a single Mother who has worked nine hours that day

and is rushing to Greenbelt to cook a meal and settle the kids down

so they can have a good first day at the festival

and spend a few precious moments with her friends

who have saved hard to get to Greenbelt.

Help us to remember that the pierced,
tattooed, disinterested young man

who can't handle his change correctly

is a worried YMCA Hostel resident

who is behind in his rent

and cannot afford the cheapest hotdog on site.

At the same time balancing his apprehension over his fear

of not getting on well with the group he came with.

Remind us Lord, that the scary looking young woman

rolling her eyes and cannot stop moving her body,

is a recovering slave to addictions

that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Remind us that the scars of the self harming woman,

scarred for life,

is just like me with my scars

that and hinder and equip at the same time.

And remember that we, maybe,

can just hide ours better.

Help us to remember that the old couple

walking annoyingly slow through the festival site

and blocking our process

are savouring this moment,

knowing that, based on the biopsy report

she got back last week,

this will be the last year

that they will be at Greenbelt together.

Creator God, remind us each day that,

of all the gifts you give us,

the greatest gift is love.

That it is not enough to share that love

with those we hold dear.

But those for who,

on first impressions,

make us shudder, or sigh

or grunt with irritability.

Open our soul and press your finger tip

right on that part,

the part to raise your love to the surface.

So it touches the practical.

The proactive.

The love department.

www.pipwilson.com