What people say....

Art of Hosting is not a method, even though it uses state-of-the-art (post-)modern social technologies that make a lot of sense and help turn that sense into effective action - if that is what the participants wish.

Art of Hosting is also not a group dynamic process, even though it touches upon and at times celebrates the wonderful feeling of community that any group using authentic human interactions will experience.

Art of Hosting most of all is the expression of a way of being, a way of life, a way of being with others and situations as they unfold. Hosting reality as the host in Rumi's poem "The Guest House" does, welcoming each person, feeling, concept and situation as it wishes to appear. And more - not only welcoming but actively and appreciatively inquiring into whatever seems to be important to one.
And answering, responding from one's core, essence, heart - a true answer that, just a s a true question does, moves whoever participates in this delightful activity.

Seriously, lightheartedly, full of courage that can meet the issues of the moment head on - not hard and brittle but gracefully, as a dancer would meet an ancient dragon; not to cout it's head of but to engage him so much that he'll love to share his treasure.

Art of Hosting is an expression of people in love with life, humans, natural systems, and all kinds of organisations, even the dragon-systems breathing sulfuric fires as they are caught up in ancient loyalties to unfeeling rationality and hierarchy.

So yes, Art of Hosting is a way of being in love, as the artist is in love with the subject/object of his re-creation, and yes, as a true warrior is in love with his enemy, even risking his life to make peace before battle begins.

Art of Hosting is a clear way and bright view, a way of action that engages the whole human being.

So thank you all who have opened this Path with a Heart to me that is at times a method with a purpose and an effective tool to solve all manner of questions, without asking any of us to be other than just the way we are.
Thank you.
- Mushin

We sent three people from the Roulant to the Art of Hosting.
I’ve never seen anything like it! Across the board, it had an amazing impact on them. The impact begins with the individual, transforms the organizational environment and feeds out into the community.
I am seeing the most startling changes in the people who have been farthest away from this work in the past.

Jane Rabinowicz, Santropol Roulant, Canada

I have never before worked so creatively!...

When asked about the art of hosting, I say: I have been to the future...

WoW! - I just want more of this "AoH stuff"!

Thank you for transforming my life. My friend recommended the Art of Hosting gathering as his response to my sudden professional upheaval.  How could I have known what tremendous inspiration would result? Your inspiration booted me down an intoxicating path of personal questing that further clarified and amplified the signals of human potential that I'd been trying to understand and say.  The greatest gift of all is that I will be practicing the Art of Hosting in institution-building in my new role as Executive Director of the Pasadena Pops.  The circumstances to practice a new way of community are all in place, and I feel tremendous energy to put servant leadership to the test. 

- John Hancock, Executive Director Pasadena Pops.

Few professional development opportunities have the true potential to go beyond superficialities.  Art of Hosting does by delivering clear methodologies and building skills to enable positive, sustainable change in business, government, communities and schools. 
- Colleen Walker , Toyota Financial Services

I felt a need to honour the pain that lives in our world because we have been taught to behave as if we were machines, so that we are faced with so much fear when challenged to connect with our humanity.

It seems to me that the deepest essence of the Art of Hosting is just that: let us touch each other in our soft, tender hearts; let us bypass the cynicism and superficiality, let us at last share what really matters, so that we can participate in the miracle of community and fellowship."
 - Helen Titchen Beeth - translator for The European Commission

To the host of hosts, thank you for creating such an amazing space for us to come together and explore the Art of Hosting. Your passion, warmth, insight and willingness to walk by our sides made this one of the most memorable few days in my life.

And to all of you who attended, thank you for the richness of conversation, for taking this journey with me. I look forward to our continued conversations in the weeks and months to come.
- Doreen George, Maywood Community School

The Art of hosting is a process that helped me not to fear chaos
- a Dutch Banker

Europe faces some serious challenges...which, unless we learn to discuss as we did here, it would be too difficult to overcome... We need new conversation tools and group processes that can help us work through complexity and find collective solutions.
- an European youth leader

I could not possibly give Art of Hosting a higher endorsement - it was a profound learning experience and the best example of collective intelligence and wisdom I have ever experienced!

The willingness of each participant to probe deeply and the level of creativity and authenticity that emerged in each module of every day was stunning.
- Bruce Takata, Seattle Biothech Legacy Foundation, USA