Outside of ideas of wrong doing or right doing, there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.
- Rumi -
We are designed to be a field of possibility.
We are designed to live life wholeheartedly, to feel all emotions, have clarity and rest in peace and calm.
We experience life through our invisible psychological operating system, which generates our moment-to-moment, embodied experience of life. Contrary to how it can seem there is not a factual experience of reality. We do not experience life as it is, rather we experience life as we are, in our transient state of mind. The universal intelligence or life force that lives in all living organisms is also in us. Like a plant naturally grows to the light, we are designed to adapt and grow, whatever the circumstance.
In each moment we are designed to have fresh thought that enables us to know what best to do next. The extent to which we hear this everyday wisdom from within is affected by the degree to which we are present in the moment. The busier our state of mind the less likely it is we will hear fresh thought, relevant to the moment. Overthinking, worry, regret, analysis, and anticipation can cloud out what's most helpful to see in the here and now.
When our minds quiet, we get clarity and see clearer the way ahead.
Relating to ourselves and others as fields of possibility, where love, connection and creativity flourish is foundational to all our work.
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Kirstien Bjerregaard PhD, MACP
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, PSYCHOLOGIST, MENTOR, COACH
Understanding the source of wellbeing and resilience, where experience comes from and who people truly are transforms their lives.
I enjoy supporting groups, individuals and couples discover their potential, strengthen relationships, sustain wellbeing, navigate challenging times, and address mental health issues.
Being outdoors enhances people’s connection to their natural state of wellbeing and creativity.
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Sarah Webb, BSc
REWILDING GUIDE, GROUP FACILITATOR, FOREST SCHOOL LEADER
I’m passionate about people experiencing the joy and healing being immersed in nature brings
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Vicki Churchill
GROUNDS AND CONSERVATION CARETAKER
Nature is my family and home. Ever since I was a child I have found comfort and wisdom in the wildlife around me. I love sharing my curiosity about nature with others, through photography and knowledge.
“What shape waits in the seed of you to grow and spread its branches against a future sky?”
-David Whyte-
Kirstien’s story of how it became…
‘I’ll work in this field of possibility’ I said, to my then coach, Sally, as we stood inside the gate looking up across the field which was thigh high in grass, thistle, and ragwort. It was October 2015; the blue sky was mottled with grey clouds. We hugged our coats for warmth. A miniature plastic Bob the builder figure lay face up by the gate post. ‘Really?’ She said.
The twitch of her eyebrows confirmed my doubts, who was I to think this way? A fantasist and day dreamer, who has ideas above her station. As a busy working mum with 3 young children, I was far from operating as a field of possibility, more from sleep deprived probability.
I liked the idea that we are the authors of our lives. My day job was in transformative coaching and training with frontline professionals, and I had the t-shirt, ‘because you are alive, everything is possible’ (Thich Nhat Hanh), but I didn’t know in my heart it was true. I was far more familiar with scepticism, doubt, insecurity, and suspicion than possibility. Being a field of possibility was more my husband, Mox’s default setting. Nevertheless, I brought the domain name, berated myself for not being enough of a field of possibility, and after digging for water in the field failed, I forgot about it.
7 years on, whilst I rejoiced in our collaborative creation of a wildlife swim pond and a reciprocal roof roundhouse, appreciated sharing our home with a Ukrainian family, and felt gratitude for loving and believing in my work, I realised being a field of possibility is the heart and soul of what I do, who I am and where I point people to.
And of course, many times a day I forget this and react from insecurity and fear but it’s a great space to hang my hat and trust in being, a field of possibility.
Why? Because understanding how we are designed with an inbuilt capability to adapt, heal and thrive enables us to trust in our ability to navigate life no matter what the circumstance.
Why? Because living life knowing you are a field of possibility instils hope, encourages sustainability and builds relationships.
Why? Because, as Rumi implies, meeting our self and others in a field outside of ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing is fertile ground for forgiveness, love, harmony and creativity to flourish.
I look forward to being with you there.
“I’ve touched an incredible deep sense of wellbeing that can’t be taken away, even by illness or death. In my moments of insight I have felt light and free, and really really well in a deeply peaceful way. I’ve seen that it’s possible to live without blame and to let go of lots of heaviness from the past I was still carrying”.
Pip Jones Mindfulness & Breathworks Teacher, Director of Skylarker