Posts by Chantal Dawtrey
An opportunity to take real responsibility
“It’s always about me” is an opportunity to take real responsibility for my feelings and sit with them in the moment, without blaming, shaming, finding fault on the outside, with another or myself.
Read MoreEssentially I am complete
Beneath the drive for perfection, the self flagellation, the incessant self criticism, is a core that is already and has always been – perfect.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to listen?
There are a number of ways we can listen. These include listening to reply, active listening, reflective listening and listening to understand. At 5th Place we have a different take, we listen to hear.
Read MoreIt’s always about you
Taking responsibility for our own feelings and reactions to events and incidents around us can potentially change everything.
Read MoreWorking your stuff aka The Man in the Mirror
In order for any change to be truly transformational there needs to be a process of letting go of the old in order to allow the new to come.
Read MoreThe Shape of your Emotion
Our first talk about Shape of Emotion. An interactive presentation for coaches, who were given the opportunity to explore the difference between emotions and feelings and experience the shape of their emotion.
Read MoreBurning emotions
AfrikaBurn can be an emotional roller coaster at the best of times. If it doesn’t challenge you then, quite frankly, you haven’t really been to AfrikaBurn. The key is to immerse yourself in whatever shows up. And burn baby, burn.
Read MoreDo you really want to be a robot?
Do we think it would be better to be feelingless or emotionless and like a robot? Or do we want to embrace that we are feeling beings and do something to make them work for us?
Read MoreNo knowledge without emotion
There can be no knowledge without emotion. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul.
Read MoreNo need for the story
Whenever we speak about the feeling and emotion work we do, people immediately think that they are going to have to talk about their feelings. This is the last thing we want or ask for.
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