Author: Elana Shyong

A full and meaningful week, weekly recap below! ✨ ❤️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁: Kathrin and I’s first project together, and it was so interesting to see our vision to support the development of awareness and emotional resilience come alive with this programme. One pod, four participants, and such deep sharing. 🏔️ 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗼: Spent…

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. The first Reconnect Programme has officially come to an end. As it ended, I was reminded that growth rarely comes from one insight alone. it comes from the space where insight, practice, and reflection meet. Sometimes seeing something from a different perspective is exactly the push we need to make an active…

Happy Friday everyone, weekly recap below! This week was a great reminder of how beautifully varied my work can be. 🏡 Coliving Hub 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: We heard from Oleksandra Gipsh on why most colivings fail. (It comes down to one of three things: community, business, or space). So much to learn there. 🌍 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 Euromentor SL…

Theatre is everywhere for me.In the boardroom.In the classroom.In the words we choose when things get hard. Let me give you some examples from this week. I started with an ISTA board meeting, where we welcomed two new trustees, said goodbye to our chair, and introduced a new one. An international board, made up of…

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨.  Weekly recap this week, and it’s all about emotional intelligence! 🎭 Kicked off Drama 101 with educators in China, using drama to build teamwork, critical thinking, and language learning through play. 🌱 Delivered an @ERASMUS+ Staff Training with Euromentor SL on…

Kicked off Drama 101 with fellow drama practitioners Marta (China 🇨🇳) and Teresa (Canada 🇨🇦), working with 20 English teachers from across China today! Our entry point? Games! Specifically, icebreakers. Icebreakers that:  • Show them their voices and ideas matter • Help kids feel comfortable and relaxed • Foster curiosity and engagement For many, it was…

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄! 🤝 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱: nothing performative, just friends supporting friends to get things done. Anyone else find accountability transformative? 🧠 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱: The topic is Mindfulness through Drama. Fully booked so quickly we opened extra spots, clear evidence of the growing need for…

Ever feel a bit… disconnected lately? From your body.From the people around you.From what really matters to you. I’ve been there. In our 3-part workshop series where Kathrin David and I blend embodiment practices, creative play, and real communication tools to help you find your way back to yourself. What people are saying after our…

𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙨 ☀️ 🌍 Hosted an IAF España meet-up with Allison Goldberg: so cool to connect with fellow Barcelona facilitators face-to-face. Bonus: Mireia Montané-Balagué shared the most brilliant check-in, “What animal are you like and why?” Stealing that one immediately. 🦒 🌿 Another Reconnect session with Kathrin David: it was…

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝, 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨, 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣? Today’s Reconnect webinar gave us the answer: a room full of people seeing things differently. One participant shared this after the session:“𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺…