Janssen did a great job creating a space that everyone felt comfortable and willing to participate. Reminding everyone to "be present in your body" was a great link between skill 1 and skill 2.

The use of the power point to reiterate information or add to facilitation was helpful and appropriate. Using the slides as visual cues is also quite appropriate and helpful.

Great description of the skit and what we are trying to accomplish by doing the activity. The questions to help the group process at the end were well done and did not sound rehearsed or scripted, great job! That can be hard to balance.

Reviewing the rules for the mindful dialogues and reflective writing activities were good. Asking the participants to "don't stop your thoughts, turn them in to conversation" was a helpful tool as folks sometimes think they need to completely switch gears and that is not the case.

Janssen is a natural facilitator and conversation starter. You could tell she was excited about the material (even before she shared that with us!) . Connecting pieces was something else you did well. You connected skill 1 and 2 as stated above and connected an example shared by Ann as well. Lights in your car illuminate things ahead of you and your body is your early warning signal of potential danger ahead...

Great job!

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Just remember to use open ended questions so it keeps the conversation flowing rather than a question that can be answered with one or two words that can block conversation.