Together Beyond Words

Peace Building Training

at Othona

We live in a place where there has been conflict for over 100 years

It is the longest conflict in the world today causing immense suffering to so many

The pain experienced by both sides has no place to be heard, acknowledged and transformed

So instead it is being acted out in the streets causing more pain and suffering.

The cycle of violence continues…

Pain that is not transformed is transmitted-- Richard Rohr

A Palestinian who participated in our workshop once said :

"If only even once I would have felt that someone listened to me

and acknowledged my pain about losing the home that my

father built for our family, and the years of growing up in

refugee camps, then perhaps I would have been able to let go

of my need to hold on to this story for so many years...Perhaps

I would have been able to see the pain and suffering of your

side too... But as long as no one listens and acknowledges my

pain I feel driven by this mission to share it with the world and

the more I am not being heard, the angrier I become"

The Together Beyond Words Organization, a non profit in Israel, is working to change

this situation…

We create safe havens where Arab and Jewish

women and men learn tools for transforming the

pain underlying the

prejudiced, oppressive and violent behavior

into Compassion and Empathy

Towards themselves and each other

So they can work together for Peace

Sometimes we take groups away from

the conflict to a quiet place abroad

where we are able to do our deepest

work of transformation and

reconciliation.

This year we were invited by the community of Othona who have been supporting

Reconciliation and Peace work for 70 years to hold a workshop at Othona

Here are some photos from our amazing time at Othona

Beauty

The Yurt

Eating good food in great company

Washing dishes…

Our workshop includes:1. Getting to know each other and the emotions

we are holding inside our bodies.2. Learning to listen beyond the words to the

painful story of another human being…3. Unburdening our hearts from the anger,

sadness, despair and fear that are a part of our stories.

4. Embodying the sense of connection, love and togetherness that follow the emotional release.

Getting to know ourselves and one another

Listening

Releasing emotions related to our past

Connecting

Embodying the sense of connection,

love and togethernessnext to the

Peace Garden

The chapel

The Light

Enjoying our surroundings

Together

May the circle be unbroken…

Thank You…