More To Life in Germany – a momentous first

Briggy Kiddle, Senior Trainer

Some of the MTL team members in Kiel

Clare Vivian-Neal

MTL Business Director

In late May in Kiel, Germany we held the very first More to Life and the first ever course in a language other than English – 100% German, led by Briggy Kiddle, Senior Trainer.

We are seeing the manifestation of a bold and daring vision that has been held for many years now and a new phase for our organization. The MTL team traveled from far and wide (twelve from the UK, seven from Germany, five from New Zealand, and one each from Texas, Finland, Italy and the Czech Republic). It was an amazing mix.

Petra Weidgen, the Training Supervisor (TS) led with grace and a steadfast vision. (See post from Petra to follow, as well as pictures from the weekend). She is keen to pass on the fullness of her experience to the next TS, Elke Brenstein.

We had 37 participants in Kiel start and complete the course. They were thrilled with their experience! They really took to it. It was a very mature group, which included several medical doctors and a professor. The team not only sourced the course but also stayed together at the training facility – a residential experience. They bonded as a team and served with powerful intention. Briggy, or Brigitte, as she was called during the course, was awesome as the trainer, speaking in her native tongue, bringing the essence of our work into German with all skill of her open heart and deep love of humanity.

Since the course, I have heard from many of the team, all of who had rich experiences.

Micha sent an email saying, "I enjoyed being on team very much and learned a few more pieces about myself in regards to having German heritage. I was riding on the train yesterday on the way from Kiel to the South of Germany and felt a new connection to my old home, one of acceptance and love.”

And Ulrich said, "This confirmed without doubt that this work can be transferred to other languages and cultures -it is an absolute win for Brad Brown’s legacy, the Foundation and our world. I am grateful to all for what has been done and do not regret a second of my time and energy invested. All is well."

And Elisabeth sent a message to the Creation Team for More To Life in Christchurch that applies to us all: “Follow your calling. Take that step. You know how to do it. The support of each other we have in NZ is special. My love to all of you.”

And, the More To Life programme in Germany has stepped up yet again with plans afoot for their next course in Potsdam (near Berlin) on October 24 - 26. If you want to play your part in an amazing team experience, contact Elke Brenstein at elkebrenstein@web.de

I’m hoping many of you will step forward to source this next step – as well as yourselves and many other precious human beings.

~ Clare