The Grove Consultants International’s 2 Day Personal Compass Workshop

We invite you to participate in The Grove’s 2 Day Personal Compass Workshop April 24-25, 2010 at the Shintaido Farm in Deerfield, Massachusetts. The workshop will be led by Tomi Nagai-Rothe, Senior Consultant, who co-developed the prototype of the Personal Compass ten years ago and has been facilitating visioning sessions for individuals, couples and small groups ever since. The Grove is a San Francisco-based consultancy and publisher that has more than 30 years’ experience in providing tools and services to help individuals, teams and organizations successfully envision and implement change. Our unique visual methodology allows you to successfully envision a path forward and make clear choices in your planning.

WORKSHOP FOCUS AND OUTCOMES This workshop is designed as an exploration of one’s life journey and future options. Its process parallels The Grove’s Strategic Visioning™ Process used in organizations worldwide to gain alignment on future direction and strategy. Participants will work through The Personal Compass — a journey that begins at a crossroads and encompasses one’s past, present and future. In a supportive environment, everyone will have the opportunity to use individual reflection, sketching, movement, collage, reflective walks and other exercises to amplify their creative work. Conversations in pairs, small groups and the large group will weave into a rich dialogue. Each participant will be asked to complete the personal history exercise prior to the workshop and will leave with a draft vision, future choices (goals) and an action plan.

LOGISTICS The workshop will run from Saturday, April 24 at 8:45AM to Sunday, April 25 at 4PM. The cost is $475 per person and includes snacks in the morning and afternoon, lunch on both days, and all materials. Several rooms are being held at local B&Bs and area hotels. Please contact Bela at belabreslau@comcast.net for details. The Shintaido Farm is 2 1/2 hours from Boston’s Logan airport and 3 hours from NYC. It is just over 1 hour from the Hartford airport.

A note from Tomi Nagai-Rothe who visited a Shintaido Farm event in 2007:

“Turning off the main road, we drove through the organic vegetable field and

wound up the hill to the main building, set in a forest clearing. A few steps away we could look down on the lush Connecticut River Valley. The Farm is a clear,

peaceful place. Ideal for a retreat.”

April colors are vibrant and full of promise. It is a time when things come alive and the area is most beautiful! Deerfield is located in the heart of the Pioneer Valley where there is so much to do! Visit historic Old Deerfield, take in the views from atop Mount Sugarloaf, take a boat cruise on the Connecticut River, tour the rural towns and college towns . . . or simply enjoy the beautiful scenery. We will be delighted to see you at the workshop in April. Please bring a friend and feel free to pass this note on to colleagues who might be interested in joining us. Best regards,

Bela

Bela Breslau, Workshop Coordinator Shintaido Farm

595B River Road Deerfield, MA 01342 belabreslau@comcast.net 413 522-6394

WHO SHOULD COME

Anyone anticipating or in the process of a life transition such as graduation, retirement, new career direction, relocation, change in relationship or new project.

Life and career coaches who want to use the Personal Compass with individual clients.

The group will be limited to 16 participants.