General Assembly - May 7th 2025

"Join Us for the Guild of Guides Netherlands General Assembly!"

Step into a day of meaningful decisions, inspiration, and community spirit. This is your opportunity to shape the future of the Guild, learn from fellow facilitators, and reconnect with the shared purpose that drives our work. Together, let’s build enthusiasm and strengthen our vibrant network.

Save the date and be part of the conversation that matters!

Like the mycelium, fruiting bodies and spores, we humans are part of something bigger. We are a network that is growing, learning, supporting and takes care of each other. So we thought it would be a fitting theme to this General Assembly and Community Day. With an emphasis on the latter.

Throughout the day, we’ll make space for playful connection, conversation, creativity and rest. We’ll share what’s alive in us and what is working. Or discuss challenges and where we want to go as a person and as a Guild. And as we spend time together, in- and outdoors, we’ll be reminded that much of what holds us together is both visible and invisible, but matters deeply.

This GA will be a full day program. While we will take time for voting and practical decisions, most of our time together will be spent on building community, learning and connection. Most GA's include workshops, sitting in circle and a tasty lunch.

PROGRAM

10:00 – Arrival & Grounding

Tea, light snacks and arrival

Note: You can place your small offering on the community altar. This can be anything: from a small token or item to a written intention.

10:30 – Opening Circle | Tuning into the Mycelium

Welcoming, check-in and a guided meditation to open the day, followed by an update of where we are as an organization by a status report from the circles, the financial year report of our treasurer, including an optional voting round.

11:00 – Authentic Relating | From Spore to Spore

Games that open up presence, curiosity, and playful heart to heart connection with each other.

12:30 – Lunch

Shared meal— potluck style: bring your own lunch and some extra for others. We also have some soup and bread ready.

Note: Make sure it’s vegan / plant based so everyone can enjoy. Please bring your own crockery, cutlery, mugs, cups and water bottle. Our kitchen / pantry is very small.

14:00 – Voice Liberation | Hyphal Harmony

Guided sound practice to release and liberate our voices to foster connection.

14:30 – Member Shares | Let’s Cultivate

Short storytelling rounds: We want to get to know you! What are you growing in the world? What are you particularly passionate about? Have you written a book, created a course? You can present your own work, ideas, concepts, topics or insights.

 Note: If needed, you can bring items with you to support your story. This can be anything: from books or arts to practices, music or rituals.

15:30 – Forest Bathing | Walking the Web

We spend some time in nature to listen, reflect, and integrate through some guided practices.

16:45 – 17:30 Closing Circle & Departure

What threads are you weaving back into the community and our Guild? After the check out we head our own ways again.