Natural Compassion

NaturalCompassion will be introducing an innovative way to combine evidence-based science and deep inner knowledge from indigenous practices in order to reach a deep understanding of the developmental needs of a person in every stage of their lives. We aim to provide the means for the participants to step close to their wholeness. That way their target groups will be provided with healthy role models of functioning and well-developed adult figures. Wholeness and coherency are something youth is severely lacking in our uncertain times. Thus, youth workers will fill that need as they will gain the competences to develop and facilitate practices that lead in that direction.

NaturalCompassion is an opportunity and a way to create a group of innovators who can not only spread the message but be the message, as well. We plan to develop a community of open-minded and critical- thinking workers who recognize the new challenges and take action to solve them with modern resources based on proven approaches and practices. By integrating the concepts and the practices with the experience during the course, we want to encourage them in activities on all levels. We want to extend the impact of the project and reach out to youth and social workers on a wider scale.

Objectives:

•  To practice nature-based methods to stimulate the self-improvement of the participants, thus facilitating personal and professional development;
• To introduce holistic ensoulment and embodiment practices for self-discovery and self-cultivation, integration, and reflection.
• To develop a personal deep nature connection and cultivate environmental stewardship and ecological consciousness;
• To inspire the improvement of personal positive attitudes;
• To empower youth workers to adopt and create their own practices based on personal strengths, talents, and preferences in the field of personal development;
• To create opportunities for international cooperation and partnership building

***Trainers team***

Ognian Gadoularov (Bulgaria) Anastasia Priyamvada Charitidou (Greece), Tina Kovacic (Slovenia)

***Who is this Training For?***

• For participants from Greece, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Jordan, France, Georgia, Spain, Romania, Poland, Croatia, Slovakia.
•  With relevant professional experience: The participants should have one of the following roles: youth and social workers, youth leaders, educational and career counsellors, teachers, general educators, trainers, mentors, coaches, educational nature guides, people who care for people.
• Who feel a strong calling to participate in this course and have strong and relevant motivation for joining the process. The motivation should be a blend of personal and professional factors. We are looking for people who feel comfortable with being in nature (as the topic will be addressed through nature-based practices), who can immerse in natural learning environments, be willing to explore body based methods and non-religious spirituality.
• OVER 21 YEARS OLD and have a communicative level of English to enable full participation in the program.
• Who are available to participate in the whole program. It means coming later or leaving earlier is not allowed. The program will run long hours during the day -and also offer some night activities.
• Who commit to follow our strict SOBRIETY POLICY (to refrain from using any consciousness altering substance - alcohol, cannabis, any drug etc. - for the whole duration of the course )
• Who are not offended by the naked or partially naked human bodies – as Samothraki island is nudity friendly and we cannot -and don’t want to- control the surrounding environment.
• Who are comfortable living for 10 days with simple conditions, in a camping site, sharing tents, taking care of their common space and time.
• Who commit  to engage in the whole process of the course (if selected) including the ONLINE PREPARATION (includes articles and videos to familiarize with the theoretical background, as well as nature- based practices to do at home in the weeks prior to departure ) and the FOLLOW UP COMMITMENTS ( to create at least one dissemination activity in their home community - organising a workshop, writing an article etc. - after the course).

***INFOPACK***
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qiQ7_L7BOy9sWd2jGigx58cnzznVGBPT/view?usp=sharing

***APPLICATION FORM***
https://forms.gle/d7zQ7j2MgL3EkL157