My experience with
this particular workshop was quite different from Don Bosco. I had been leading a Reading Club at
IENS CCSA so I was already familiar with the school and the room we would
use. I even knew some of the
students by name. The participants
were a small mix of English students and teachers. I felt more comfortable leading these sessions so I was able to enjoy the participants’ experience
more. I also had a little more perspective
and ended up making some minor adjustments that helped improve the flow of each session.
This group was not very excited about writing in a journal. They did get excited about Positive
Affirmations. I was delighted when
we discussed how their homework went (practice using positive affirmations each
day until the next session). One
woman found herself feeling stressed sitting in a car in traffic and made a
point of repeating a relaxing affirmation to herself. To her surprise, it worked, and she felt better. Another had hidden the sticky note,
with some of her affirmations we wrote in class, in her school notebook. When she saw them, she felt reassured by
her very own messages.
Because it was a
small group, we had more time to talk. I left the workshop feeling that we all got to know each
other better and had shared a happy, fruitful time.
The last day, with smiles on our faces and certificates in hand.
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