Respons from Terri

1)  What are the things you liked or valued most?

* Meeting all the amazing people.
* The variety of people and backgrounds/fields/interestsrepresented. I
thought the diversity of gifts that we all brought was a sacred thing.
* Open, unstructured schedule and no pressure to participate ineverything. I
got in some wonderful runs through the forest as a result, and really enjoyed
just being there on the island.
* Breakfast together at the Farmhouse, and wonderful conversations and
intimate, easy time together around the kitchen table to begin the day.
* The authentic intention and spirit of the group to lean into how to create
a new way for human beings to live together on the planet.
* The integration of music, movement, dialogue, art, laughter, song, good
food. Mind, body, soul.

2)  What could be improved, and how?

* A little more structure. Not too much, but there was not quite enough this
time. Or maybe there was for this time, but I think we need more for next
time. This time the Salon felt like a marketplace or a bazaar of ideas,
methods, experiences. Although the group as a whole was tighter and more
coherent for sure towards the end, I didn't get the sense that we went
anywhere collectively, INTENTIONALLY. I think more structure could help
create a space where we actually move forward, together, at a deep level, in a
way that is apparent to us by the end. Setting the intention for this will
also help, even if that intention is set and held only tacitly by a small
group.
* Creation of small group "holons" of 6-8 people who stay together for the
entire time and who meet together once per day to talk about what is
happening for them, to do deep dialogue, et cetera. There are some practices
and guidelines that could be used to guide these sessions.


3)  How do you imagine your gifts contributing to the future of this
movement (of which Evolutionary Salons are but a part)?

* I'm interested in bringing my spiritual practice of dialogue into the
space--maybe by inviting a skilled leader of that practice to the next Salon
and helping to convene a session
* I'm finishing a master's degree right now and I'm going to be starting a
PhD degree this fall, so I don't have a lot of time on my hands right now,
but I'd love to keep coming to the Salons to share my work and heartfelt
passion for evolution and find synergies with others