Gypsy Kitchen

Gypsy Kitchen

      The Gypsy Kitchen Workshop is an enabling process for community and the individuals who interact together to create community. 


 

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      The Gypsy Kitchen Workshop is an enabling process for community and the individuals who interact together to create community. 

      It is a non-heirarchical concept, encouraging participants to develop their own sense, and a larger communal sense of play, 'place' and response-ability.

      A Kitchen is a system, as with any system it is created by the flow of energy into and out of it. The energy gifted to the Kitchen by participants can take the form of physical effort, ideas, food and monetary contributions, as well as all of the multitude of things that go to creating the ideas of kitchen and home.

      The energy that comes out of the Gypsy Kitchen can be quite surprising, far more than a system for creating food, it is an opportunity for participants to enrich and evolve themselves as individuals and collectively.

      The Gypsy Kitchen is not a caterer, it is a process of inspiring and enabling a community to cater for itself and each other.

The Gypsy Kitchen Workshop may be available by arrangement.

Please contact The Gypsy Kitchen

 

The Gypsy Kitchen invites participants 

to evolve autonomous self-organising action,

in this self-sustaining, interactive workshop, developing skills for living within 

a Community environment.

Guidelines for participation;  

The individual is invited to;

    •Approach the space with respect, and a willingness to take responsibility for one's self.

       When you enter a new space, (even a familiar place will have changed in your absence) it is an unknown situation. That which is happening is happening for a reason. The situation has evolved out of the relationships between those within the environment. The existing culture, living within the space has developed the way it has, and respect for the participant and their process is appropriate.

Your presence has effect; the balance is perhaps altered with any change to the dynamic. You are the one responsible for your actions and demeanor 

      Ask your self; 

            * How do I respect myself, and fellow participants and our processes? 

            * Am I willing to take responsibility for my being? 

      •Through observation, questions etc ….. Gain your own understanding of the environment, it's function, and all those within it, with consideration for the well being of all. 

       With your own unique way you are able to see our situation and community space in a way that no other can. Look, listen, ask questions. Gain your own understanding, through your own set of senses, with your own processes of understanding.

      Ask your self; Where are we? What is happening?

           * Who else is here? What are their processes? 

            *What do they need? How do I assess the overall well being?

      •Decide what it is that you wish to do to improve the situation, and the overall well being of all concerned.

      There is always something which would improve the situation, some aspect which might be made just a little bit better. And there is always some small thing which one can find to contribute to the overall well being.

       As often as not one is tripping over opportunities for overall improvement. clean dishes are better than dirty ones , full bellies are better than empty ones , children , gardens and the bathroom floor all improve with a little care and attention , and the cars around here seem to like a bit of oil occasionally. 

      The overall well being is always improved by honest open communication, a friendly ear, a story of past experience, or perhaps just a nice little nap. Everyone can improve the level of well being within the space we share.

 

      •Communicate your needs, ideas, feelings, and actions with those around you to facilitate understanding and the well being of all.

      Communication is the basis for all good relationships. When your needs are known they can be respected. Shared feelings help everyone understand the situation and release hidden tensions. Everyone has a unique way of seeing the world and your unique ideas are of value to our whole community ……… Please share them, so all might benefit

 

      • ENJOY

 

The love and joy we see in others

Is a source of richness for us all

Thank you.