MINUTES PRACTICE & EDUCATION COMMITTEE 21ST JANUARY 2021
Present: Rachael Cheang, Merlin Cox, Jane Hope (Minutes), Tessa Watt (Chair) Katrina Woolley
Apologies: David Morris
Action | By When | By
Whom |
1. Actions from last meeting | ||
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JH
Jez
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2. Meditation Instructors | ||
KW will make a list of MI’s who are willing to staff on-line programmes both as MIs and also hosts.
A positive letter to be sent to organisers of residential programes asking them to consider inviting less experienced MIs to be on staff as a valuable way of getting experience. |
KW
KW/TW |
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3. Shambhala Training | ||
JH to organise meeting with TW and David Hope to discuss how they had organised Level 1
KW will share information from Frances with JH on the practical aspects of the Level Publicise Level 4 in Europe |
Soon
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JH
TW/DH KW |
4. Community Exploration/Brainstorming | ||
There was discussion on how we go forward now that we have made the decision that the Sakyong will not be the primary teacher in our Centre. JH had organised an informal meeting in November with members of the Tantra Group and some members of Ziji. Cailin has produced notes from that meeting. JH will circulate the papers from that meeting and will circulate. (The original idea was to have more meetings) |
JH |
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5. P & E Post | ||
We welcomed Katrina Woolley in her new role and P & E Assistant. Katrina has been doing her training with Jez and will work on the database, e-mails and Google Ads on a regular basis but feels she will have more time to expand into other areas. | ||
SWOT Analysis | ||
Each team will prepare a SWOT analysis to present at the Council meeting
Strengths: Working as a team – the responsibility does not fall on only one person Inclusive to all Weaknesses: Not having someone to take the reins Things are not always getting done with no-one leading No overall vision No clear picture of where we’re going Opportunities: Getting more people involved Brainstorming meetings to include the ideas from the community Threats: Lack of commitment from team members Divisiveness Lack of responsibility among team members Workload becoming unmanageable Division arising due to lack of one person acting as a moderator |
RC | |
AOB | ||
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8. Date of Next Meeting | ||
February 16th 7.30 – DM to Chair. KW Minutes |