Read this before April 13th, and get many of your FAQs answered : )
Quick Guide to
SEE 2024 Conference
Before The Event:
Set the Stage for a Satisfying Conference:
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING IN-PERSON….
Please ensure you’ve got all your travel arrangements doubly confirmed, and bring comfortable, casual clothing. We’ll be enjoying two experiential sessions on Saturday night. And although we may have sunny weather, we ARE on the shoreline and you’ll likely need a sweater or jacket. Note there is a pool and spa facility at Waters Edge, as well as a pub and performance venue if you are arriving Friday night or staying over on Sunday.
We’re also hoping you can manage to DIS-connect from the phone and computer for the retreat, and that your families, colleagues are aware that you’ll be off-the-grid so you can truly give yourself that retreat and re-set experience. : )
Please note you can communicate to your community (anything from excitement to sharing travel or lodging arrangements) via the SEE FaceBook page.
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING ONLINE:
• Communicate clearly with people in your house about your expectations for the weekend. Explain that you need and appreciate quiet and focus during the retreat. Of course there are going to be things that might come up that need your attention, but you will have the best experience if everyone in your household is on the same page and knows how to help you achieve that.
• Set an intention now, and come prepared to ask for what you need in this weekend retreat!
What do you need to get out of this, that will move you forward? The clearer your intention, the more you are going to get out of the event.
• Have a journal or something for your notes, questions, etc; paper will work better than the screen, as there will be a lot going on, and it’s so much easier to stay engaged if you aren’t having to switch between the conference and your notes.
• Choose where you’ll ‘retreat’:
Deliberately make a plan to have an enjoyable spot! Don’t plan to sit on your bed with your laptop on your lap.
It’s going to be a very full few days, so create an accomodating and comfortable environment which will help you get the most out of it.
Add some comfort items you don’t ordinarily bring to a conference, like a back pillow or alternate comfy chair/seat, maybe an essential oils diffuser, perhaps a blanket, or set your temperature controls to a happy range.
• Think about your lighting – make it restful for your eyes, but not so much that it makes you want to snooze!
Remember, people want to be able to see you (this is, afterall, a real community with solid friendships!)
This is a LIVE conference, not a canned seminar, so the participation of a visible, real-time audience is one of the hallmarks of SEE’s community.
• Wear comfortable clothing, and dress just as you would for a retreat or in-person conference.
Make sure you’re dressed below the waist! Funny how we forget that in the days of digital! : )
• Online attendees: Consider your snack and lunch situation in advance; we will be having breaks in the program, and there will be both a lunch and comfort breaks each day.
We will have a lunch room break-out for socializing, for those who want it, so it would be really helpful to have your lunch and beverage items already prepared.
During the event
• DO give yourself the gift of peaceful focus.
Turn off all email notifications, texts, etc. Let Go of Any DIstractions and come, be, WITH us! : )
This is your annual retreat, so it’s completely appropriate to decide there is nothing happening on Facebook or text that can’t wait until the next break. (We have several throughout each day.)
• Show up ready to participate fully, and not just watch.
There are going to be lots of opportunities to ask questions, share your experience, and participate in the demonstrations. The more you are engaged, the more you are going to get out of it.
• Get active during breaks!
Get up from your chair, and leave your computer screen. Get your body moving. If you have a rebounder, or exercise bike, etc., this is an excellent way to quickly refuel the body’s energy. We may have some Eden Energy or HELSA stretches and mini-dances to amuse and flex your frame! And please…stay hydrated!
• Only unmute yourself when asked, or it’s time to answer a question.
Computer microphones pick up a lot of background noise, which can be very distracting to others on the conference.
We tend to tune out small audio annoyances around us as a daily practice, but the other attendees cannot, so please be kind and use the mute control.
• Q&As are part of the intimate and interactive personality of the gathering. Please participate!
Each presenter has their own style and will announce at the beginning of their presentation how they would like to handle the Q&As.
Jondi & Kris will work the chat box for other questions and comments.
• Write down more notes than you would if you were attending the conference in-person.
This will help you stay focused, in the moment, and help your information retention.
• Socializing and visiting is a hallmark of SEE, which is a bit harder, online, but we HAVE proven in the past we can do this and find satisfying connections with both old and new friends!
So here’s what we’ll do: on our meal breaks we will create a lunchroom breakout, so you can have your lunch with others that want to connect and chat. (There will be open rooms for anyone who is interested.)
Our community is typically a hugging one, so being able to put those feelings into words and spend time with one another will make that conference more like its in-person roots.
• We are recording all the presentations with the hopes of sharing with you after the fact. This may take us a couple of months between our other tasks, but it WILL happen and the link to our archives WILL be sent to you this Summer, so you can listen again or catch earlier presentations, too! We will do our level best to make these recordings great for the archives.
If you volunteer for a demo, you will be recorded.
Note: we will NOT be recording the break-out rooms.
You can download a copy of this PDF here, if you wish: SEE-2023-PRE-EVENT-INFO