Supportive Facilitation
For Difficult Conversations
Greetings. Welcome. I am glad you arrived.
Did feeling disconnected bring you here?
I am reaching out a gentle hand. Sit for a moment. Take a deep breath. Sigh.
Whatever is causing stress. . . it too, will shift. Breathe…
We are living through challenging times
with much division amongst families, couples, friends, and co-workers.
Facilitated conversations address conflicts within a safe container
to promote fulfilling and productive communication.
Facilitator: Erin Tajime Castelan
I am passionate about peaceful effective communication.
Trained in mediation, grief counseling, somatic principles, and other healing arts, I have explored and experienced many different psychological processes, along with body mind connections, meditation and embodied movement and dance.
I have served as a Grief Counselor, Mediator, Mural Artist, Art Teacher, Writer, Performance Artist, and Massage Therapist.
Practicing Yoga and meditation, I adore zen Buddhism principles and behavoir and live by the motto; “First do not harm”.
My compassionate approach helps people discover heart-felt connections, with themselves and each other. Which leads to experiencing the freedom and enjoyment of being better understood and accepted by themselves and others.
It can be hard to imagine anything improving disconnection and misunderstandings.
When there is so much at stake further loss would be too much to endure.
Yet with help a conversation can be slowed down, and less overwhelming.
Space is made for each party to be thoroughly heard.
I know what it feels like to feel so discouraged and defeated it can feel too hard to try.
The pain in conflicts can lead us to think there is no way to resolve it,
yet there is… with facilitation.
Breathe… Help is available.
Unsupported, upsets and lack of emotional safety can arise willy-nilly and take either party down during disagreements and create further distance during conflicts.
Facilitated conversations hold upsets in a much safer container which makes the communication much more fulfilling and productive.
“I have often felt surprised and enriched by Erin’s insightfulness -
she sees the deeper meaning that is not immediately apparent”
