Monthly/Weekly Meetings

REGULAR SERVICE

Once a week/month, members of the Ashram meeting in their community for a 90 minute meeting.  The Ashram encourages people to meet outside, in nature.  As people gather and share a pot-luck.

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Sample Agenda for an Ashram Monthly/Weekly Community Meeting:

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10:30am community building exercise as Ashram members share a meal.  

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11:am  Quote of the week -- community member A

11:05  Unify exercises:

• singing

• 1 up/1 down

• zip/zap/zop

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11:10  Monthly/weekly (?) Resilience Building Conversation  -- topic chosen and discussion facilitated by member C

Discussion topic examples:

• What does it mean to be a citizen?

• What is the value of work?

• What are the assets in our community?

• Describe the world at peace?

• If Earth were optimally healthy, what would it feel like to live on this planet?

11:40  Now what/So what? discussion -- The Ashram now shifts the discussion from concept to action.  The group identifies one thing they can do as a collective to apply what they discovered in the discussion.

11:50 Final thoughts

11:55  Song

12 -- adjourn

WHY MEET REGULARLY?

Ashram member pot-lucks are a way to enhance connection, community, and exchanges between members.

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Gatherings work best if they are held regularly so that members can plan for them in their calendar. 

The pot-lucks are a KEY component of the Ashram, because it’s here that people get to meet and become familiar with other each other and find out who’s exchanging what.

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Monthly/weekly pot-lucks build the relationships that power the Ashram. They are also useful for outreach, and so they are generally open and inviting to non-members who are interested in joining the Ashram.

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The potluck is the place to celebrate and share and:

• identify ways to help the external community,

• be reminded of our core values,

• announce events and offerings,

• share spiritual and healing experiences,

• build connection and community, and

• have fun and play.