Active Peace Circle Training
A restorative-justice inspired process that works at the personal, interpersonal, and collective levels to create shared understanding, accountability, deeper relationships, and more resilient communities.
Active Peace Circle Online Training
Six Mondays / April 10 – May 15, 2023
3:00 – 5:00 pm (Pacific) / 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Eastern)
Offered on a sliding scale of $169 – $319.
A suggested contribution of $249 helps to make this work sustainable.
Questions? Contact Scott at scott@4activepeace.com
Takeaways from the series include:
- Position yourself to be an Active Peace Circle facilitator;
- Embody the restorative mindset more deeply and establish a strong foundation for personal wellbeing and resilience;
- Put Active Peace into practice in all your relationships and group contexts;
- Receive more inspiring resources for ongoing growth and become part of a growing network of active peacemakers supporting each other in a variety of ways; and
- Experience Active Peace as a path of awakening.
Facilitated by G. Scott Brown, MA
Peacemaker, transpersonal psychologist, life coach, and author of
Session Topics
Session One: Not Knowing and the Restorative Mindset
Session Two: Bearing Witness and the Enrollment Conversation
Session Three: Loving Action and Circle Preparation
Session Four: Non-Attachment to Outcome and the Circle Process
Session Five: Closing Simulation
Session Six: Final Integration
All sessions will be recorded and focus heavily on experiential learning—break-out groups, scenarios and role playing.
Comments From Attendees:
“Scott brings his restorative justice and activism experience together to offer a practical and visionary way to heal ourselves, our relationships, and our communities. His open-hearted trainings are inspiring, interactive, and soul-satisfying.”
“Thank you for this rich opportunity to learn with dignity.”
“This was a profound experience for me personally and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to explore the process.”
“My participation in this training with Scott has had a profound influence on my ability to connect more deeply with people and embrace conflict as an opportunity.”
“I have found the APC process to be extraordinary in its thoroughness and impact.”
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