Thoughts on facilitation

More soon!

My facilitation practice is emerging,

yet intentionally open‑ended.

As an aspiring clown, I believe that play and humour are magically powerful tools for inviting the freedom of not‑knowing and for fostering the kind of vulnerability children display so naturally—creating connection and a shared sense of belonging.

Playing, for me, means being fully present in the body, attuned to both people and context. Over the years I have deepened my capacity to nurture imagination, stay embodied, and allow processes to unfold organically through self‑reflection, collective free‑improvisation, interdisciplinary creative explorations, and a long career in landscape architecture. These experiences have shown me that facilitation is fundamentally about holding space—providing flexible patterns that might support individual and collective discoveries as an intertwined whole.

I bring a blend of active listening, systems thinking and a playful, emergent intuition to every gathering. Currently I am exploring how these skills can support community‑driven projects, collaborative workshops, or any setting that welcomes play‑based, emergent co‑creation. My passion is process‑oriented.

My practice unfolds as a murmuration of three currents—playful curiosity, embodied vulnerability, and ecological attunement—that swirl together, revealing commonality in the spaces we inhabit.

If you are interested in co‑creating space that nurtures connection with self, others and the living world, let’s connect– I’ll be sharing further reflections in the near future.

Let’s experiment together, stay curious, and see where the process takes us!!

Training

25Apr - Permaculture Teacher Training with Focus on Children (PTTC)

11.Jan -
Pedagogical Skills Trainer Certificate - CCP

I have been hosting fairly regularly collective gatherings around food sharing and playing at my place.

In the coming year Harry Irvine and I plan to offer space for intimate gatherings around food making, walking in nature and other sharings to steping into the studio to explore sound making and other mediums of free improvisation - building connection.

Facilitation

Facilitation experience

25.Mar - Co-facilitation of Litter Picking and Percursion with found objects session at local Nursery with Drylaw Community group, Edinburgh.

18.Dec - Co-facilitation of Ruchill Community Orchard workshops around Orchard Interpretation and Signage at the Ruchill Community Centre with Propagate.

18.Dec - Co-facilitation "Play with our Food group" at the Hidden Gardens Food Group. Improvising and playing with families with 1-3 years old during lunch time.

17.Sep - Facilitation of exploration of possibilities/Creative ideas with the Stove Network team at Dumfries.

Collective Gatherings