Hisland

Our workshops emphasise hands-on learning to enhance a
group's communications and teamwork. We incorporate
prepared input, reflection, gaming, conversation cafes, and
other exercises, to provide a varied and entertaining learning
experience. We can customise our programs to suit your needs.

Rainbow Thinking Skills...
A three hour practical introduction to Edward de Bono's "Six Hat" thinking, which highlights
the different kinds of communications needed for successful teamwork. It leads to an
increased awareness of one's own preferred thinking modes, and an appreciation of the
others. Using a blend of learning activities, this half-day workshop quickly imbeds the
skills for six hat functioning. Ask for an information pack.

Meditation and Mindfulness...
Drawing on Buddhist meditation, Christian contemplation and scientific humanism, Dennis
and Elizabeth Oliver introduce a variety of ways to grow in awareness, and thus develop
concentration and relieve stress. We discuss how mindfulness and meditation can
complement participants' present methods of quiet reflection. A day or week-end program
is available, as is a longer series of six or more afternoon or evening programs.

On Purpose...
is a two-part experience in group discovery: "What's important to us?" and "Given our
present commitments, what one thing should we do now to further our goals and values?"
What sets our approach off from the rest is that we involve everyone attending to add
their two-penneth worth - eliciting a strengthened spirit of cooperation. We use games of
various sorts to lead to our conclusions. The second part troubleshoots the way forward,
drawing on the positive energy of the first. Two half days or evenings are required.

Express Yourself...
blends two kinds of expression: poetry and painting, as vehicles for listening to oneself
and communicating with others. Care is taken to remove the natural reticence and
self-consciousness, allowing our innate expressiveness to surface. A great variety of
methods has made this a popular retreat or away-day option. Dennis and Elizabeth Oliver
team up for this retreat / away-day program. "Anyone Can Write a Poem" is also offered as
a stand-alone program.