Facilitation in Action: Finding Your Authentic Training Style

Chapter 5

Facilitating Across Modalities

Imagine you are cooking your famous chickpea stew for an upcoming dinner with friends. You know the ingredients by heart, the exact temperature and texture that signal the stew has thickened enough for serving. You don’t measure the spices anymore because you have perfected the exact amount of a dab and a pinch and the right number of mint leaves to garnish with.

But what happens when you need to cook your famous chickpea stew over a hot plate at a campground? What happens when the pot is so small, the fire is so hot, and the wind is so unforgiving that it takes longer to cook, and you’ll have to do several small batches, which affects all your usual estimations? Or imagine you’re cooking in your friend’s ...