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Comment by Stephan R. Sengupta on June 25, 2011 at 5:11pm

Hello Susan, Chris and All,

 

In Dec 2009, I was asking to Michael Chender  if it would be idea worth to explore to create a "Shambh'Alia" group here in Switzerland.

 

Hereafter I quote his answer :

 

(...)

First thought....a provocative idea, but not one I would recommend. Why? Because the diversity of approaches, the ability of each to pursue its unfoldment unhindered by the other, but borrowing from and joining hands with the other where appropriate, and the creative tension that shines a light on how deeply the Shambhala roots of the Institute are understood, and on how skillfully Shambhala International is pursuing its vision of engagement, are potent and valuable.

In ALIA we stress the need for a personal practice, but don't suggest that this is Shambhala meditation or even meditation. Rather we present Shambhala meditation as a template for the elements that an effective practice mighty have. S we would be excluding too many people.

(...)

- Unquote-

 

What happened ? What did change since 2009 that makes it possible ?

I have certainly missed something.... Thanks in advance for an for an update ;-)

 

 

Comment by Susan Szpakowski on June 25, 2011 at 2:49pm

Chris and all, I'm happy to report that the Shambhala/ALIA Institute is alive and well here in Columbus, where the Summer Institute has now launched. Stirrings continue in Europe as well...more about that very soon. In the meantime I will try to blog about any ALIA Europe conversations that happen here...though sometimes it's hard to step back to write. We just had ALIA in a Day, which was a one-day immersion (and experiment), especially for  Columbus folks. It was quite amazing...

Comment by Thomas Hall on June 25, 2011 at 3:51am

http://www.financialpost.com/m/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.c...

The workplace needs mindful leaders- article

Comment by Chris Grant on June 24, 2011 at 9:38pm

Authenticity

Leadership

Action....

 

If the Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership didn't exist, it would probably be time to invent it ..at least here in Europe, where economic and social systems continue their seismic movements (although, to be honest, it would be hard to argue convincingly that there's much more dramatic stuff going on now than at most points in the last few decades and centuries).

 

Luckily, the Shambhala Institute exists - at least for me: in the remarkable teachers I've met (many of whom actually appear to practice what they preach); in the depth and devastating good sense of the teachings which underpin it; in the brilliance; power and subtlety with which the whole endeavour has tended to transcend the dominant discourse around "leadership" or "change" or "complexity" or "saving the world" or "being right" or "this is THE model" or whatever.

 

I see that Progressio's website still promises the formation in partnership with the ALIA Institute in Canada of a "leading edge global leadership program". What I've learned at the Shambhala Institute is that depth trumps edge, and that the global journey is the inner journey.

 

ALIA in a day?

 

Leadership Intensive?

 

Just sit with these concepts for a few moments.

 

Maybe, 10 years on, it's time to invent something: 

 

My vote goes to a Shambhala Institute For Authentic Leadership

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comment by Susan Szpakowski on May 6, 2011 at 8:14am

Check out the beautiful harvest from the "Leading Transformation Across Collaborative and Hierarchical Cultu... track at the Leadership Intensive in March. From the Fieldnotes introduction: "We often hear that enlightened organizations and networks replace top-down leadership with a style that is more participatory, distributed, and collaborative. In this session, Phil Cass, Toke Moeller, Monica Nissen and Laura Wiesel lead an inquiry into a different possibility—that hierarchy and collaboration each have their place and their wisdom, and the challenge of transformational leadership is to hold the paradox of both." Thanks to Steven and Alison Cretney for putting it together. Follow this link to see other new Fieldnotes articles.

Comment by Helen A Vink on March 15, 2011 at 6:46pm

Photo album ALIA Europe March 7-12 2011

I have added photos and so completed the album of the ALAI Europe seminar. Please enjoy and feel free to share.

Comment by Femmeke Huigens on March 15, 2011 at 12:00pm

Following the track at ALIA Europe (march 2011) about Power and Love, I have had a verry clear learning experience, which I'd like to share. During the track we started discussing the conceptual part of Power and Love (Adam Kahane's book), exercised with it through embodiment and physical exercises. Through the stages of leading self, leading teams and leading systems. And especially by the physical parts I learned that I hardly use my body in getting things done my way or achieving my purposes or goals. Secondly I learned, by actual doing it, that I am capable of leading. When I started leading, I recieved full acceptance, respect and following, without any hesitations. But third: when confronted with resistance, I'm blown away. I fly even before the resistance actually occurs ("oh, ok, if you know better, if you have  better ideas, that's ok, i surrender... oh I even don't remember having a goal or purpose mysefl"). It was a quite confronting conclusion! Insights about my self, my authenticity and the way I lead myself, others and systems.

 

These insight tell a lot about the way I'm used to doing my job as a facilitator of social changes in organisations. Apperently, I'm fully capable of leading groups, I'm hardly aware of doing it and confronted with the threat of resistance I'm out... Quite a confronting conclusion about my work.

During the last minutes of our track, we actually had to agree that this was not only my personal experience, but that a lot of consultancy work generally tend to focus on group interventions which contribute to uniting, bringing together creating WE. But: love without power, love-oriented interventions like this without pointing out what's the interest of all members, never lead changes into action. That's why a lot of these change-programs so often stay  without engagement and real commitment. And lead nowhere, about for good feelings about the nice time we spent together...

WOW, for me that's the connection between my own personal learning experience and the glimps of the way of putting this into action in my own workingpractice.

Comment by Beth Follini on March 14, 2011 at 6:28am

Final reflections and calls to action after ALIA Europe 2011 on my blog http://practicalmysticmusings.wordpress.com/  ENJOY!

Comment by Karen Densmore on March 11, 2011 at 9:18am

Yes, thank you Helen for the photos, so wonderful to see snapshots from the program.

Comment by Claudia Chender MacLellan on March 11, 2011 at 8:33am

Thank you so much for these pictures and stories! I am following so eagerly and was so happy to see this visual record of the time so far.

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