Academy for A Spiritual Revolution

In 2024, Philip conducted a series of courses on Facilitation Skills Training, designed for Coordinators and Event Hosts from Connecting Consciousness. During these sessions, Philip modelled inspirational leadership through practical and motivating facilitation skills. He not only taught but also showed participants the art of learning, listening, Task Based Learning, using small groups for enhanced participation, effective planning, setting up a safe environment, and developing and nurturing one’s inner authority.

Hundreds of participants attended the 12 Facilitation Skills Training sessions hosted by Philip and provided very positive feedback. Select feedback about the sessions in general and what participants learned is shared below:

“It has been thought-provoking and great training... Philip is a great enabler.”

“I appreciated the presenter’s knowledge and authenticity- walking his talk and talking his walk!”

“Philip embodies everything he teaches; he is a very humble teacher.”

“I have learned so much. It is important to listen and not interrupt. Have respect for others. Ask engaging questions. Choose a safe space. Be compassionate. People want to be seen and heard. I learned some great ways to get others to engage.”

“TBL is such a great skill to use!” [TBL is Task-Based Learning]

“I’m feeling more confident and relaxed when facilitating meetings.”

“I’ve learned how to replace judgment with curiosity.”

“I’m listening more now.”

“Listening with compassion and feeling the emotions of others as they speak - truly enjoying them as the human beings they are.”

“...more diligent planning, studying, and learning to stay more balanced.”

“...more conscious of the importance of being a good facilitator.”

“...the importance of listening, making sure that everyone gets their chance to feel heard, and that it's okay not to have all the answers!”

“...eliciting more participation from attendees.”

“I’ve learned how to be comfortable with silence and asking open-ended questions that generate thought.”

“So many excellent tools and ideas to understand and use in our gatherings. Useful tips to engage new members to come.”

“Ways to help discussions get to the inner person of each person without making it uncomfortable.”

“...creating a safe place for listening, hearing and validating all personalities.”

“...The power and art of listening to create a safe space.”

“It has brought more awareness and understanding to becoming a better listener, which will in turn make the Zoom meetings we facilitate smoother and easier. It has helped me to better understand what makes a successful meeting and what skills I can apply to facilitate with ease and comfort for everyone.”

“Building confidence as a leader and increasing opportunities to create meaningful discussion within small groups; excellent use of short texts to stimulate discussion!”

“Understanding the importance of asking questions to provoke thought which in turn encourages sharing and personal growth.”

Thank you for conducting these inspiring and empowering sessions, Philip. They were all a job well done!

With deep appreciation, Becky Parkes and Chris Clifford

“Anything Philip has to offer! He is very good at what he does. It was truly a blessing to learn from these sessions. How you were able to bring in so much wisdom and experience in these three sessions is truly amazing to me!”

“The fact that it makes one think deeply about education and its impact on our current society. It's now easy to see how so many people fell for the pandemic lies and propaganda.”

“It was again a great meeting - rich in learnings and insights.”

“I feel like a better listener and leader for having been under your tutelage!”

“You rock Philip 😎💥😘”

“I think this should be in elementary schools training - the world would be a better place for all.”

“This was wonderful! I realized what happened to me through my life and why I am the way I am.”

“Excellent session!!! Very motivating and alive! Fun and engaging!”

“Giving all an open door to express in learning and teaching one another. Beautiful! Thank you, Philip!”

“The way you explained and made sure everyone understood was good. I loved your authenticity as a facilitator. Being yourself as a facilitator is quite impressive.”

“The presenter’s knowledge and authenticity - walking his talk and talking his walk, interaction of the group and positive energy created - time did fly by!”

“The three sessions tied in beautifully together. As a whole, the greatest understanding I have gained is to create and maintain a positive environment where people can share and be heard. The art of listening has been the greatest insight that I plan to implement, not only as a facilitator, but in my daily life with all communications.”

“100%. The course has changed my perspective of myself and the world because of it. This course gave me a unique and new experience, it helped me observe myself in a new light and is guiding me with my own inner work. I discovered my resistance that was standing in the way of becoming a good listener and how to change that. Which is such an inner opening to me. I have been practicing listening since.”

“I have a 6 year training in Psychoanalysis and nearly 30 years of experience in individual psychotherapy. These sessions have helped me to confirm that the skills and abilities that I have developed as a psychotherapist are on the right path.”

“I have uncovered my inner judgmental nature and challenged myself - curiosity is the natural counterbalance to judgement!”

“I have moved forward in lifting the barrier of self doubt and realised all I need is already there in me, either fully present, partially present or latent and waiting to be developed. All that stands between us and what we look for is the Choice, the Confidence and the Commitment.”

“It was so nice to move away from the traditional way of teaching of External Authority Knows Best and to think about focusing on how we can enable others to live spiritually.”

“My own inner authority is earned from my wisdom, compassion, and clear ability to inspire others to reach for, and share, their best. Become a listener, become a leader.”

“Learning is fun.”

“I loved it all. Being a coordinator and what I do, how I conduct myself has become a conscious work process with a lot of reflection; we went even deeper into that today. You keep it light, but it runs deep, well done!’

“The handbook! What a fantastic idea to maintain, sustain, and let facilitation grow and evolve. It was like a summary of all we covered rolled into one resource that can be expanded. It involves writing but also "learn by doing!” “

“Learning and listening to Philip and his perspectives. Philip embodies everything he teaches, he is a very humble teacher. Meeting other coordinators across the globe and interacting with them to find out that we all resonate with our views and opinions. These sessions are very enjoyable.”

“Your ability to guide us to learn and teach ourselves, through our hearts which allows us to understand our Inner Authority. Thank you!”

“The presenter’s knowledge and authenticity - walking his talk and talking his walk, interaction of the group and positive energy created - time did fly by!”

“Philip’s leadership in the learning process.”

“Philip was thoughtful and warm - Thank You Much goes here”

“Thank you so much, Philip, your ‘classes’ are memorable and an absolute pleasure.”

“Thank you Philip!! I have learned so much from you. What great wisdom that you have taught us and shared.”

“Thank you Phillip; wonderful and excellent learning session today!”

“Thank you Philip - I learned so much, and am looking forward to more.”

“Thank you Philip, that was loaded with practical knowledge and excellent hints.”

“Thank you so much Philip. This was such a great session. I learned FAR more than I expected.”

“Thank you very much Philip for sharing all this knowlegment! Was amazing experience!”

“Much gratitude for facilitating the new paradigm shift for mankind.”

“Philip thank you very much for this great session!  You have impressed me very much.  I taught and trained in Japan for many years, so I know how skillful you are.”

“Philip, Thank you so much for your time, dedication, love, and wonderful training session. Many blessings from Washington, USA

“We only had compliments. Thank you Philip. You kept our interest engaged. Love from South Africa”

“It was again a great meeting - rich in learnings and insights.”

“Thank you for such an inspiring and thought provoking meeting Philip!!!”

“This was incredibly valuable. Thank you!”

“Thank you very much, Philip!  I thoroughly enjoyed tonight's gathering and learned a ton!”

“Thank-you Philip! This is so valuable, inspiring, and encouraging!”

“Thank you Philip for imparting your wisdom, experience and knowledge to support us being better facilitators!!”

“Thank you so much. Your questions were so great. Each of them opened a room for brain and heart to talk about and to learn together. Great! God bless you!”

“Thank You Philip … the info you shared felt like psychology on steroids.”

Before setting out on my mission to change our world through the power of skills-focused, heart-centred and collaborative education, I trained over 400 teachers at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The following words are mostly from my language teacher students studying for their Master’s in TESOL.

“Philip is a phenomenal teacher of human language, behavior and psychology.”
~ Michael Guenza, USA

“Ajarn Philip is an exceptional teacher I had the fortune to have taken classes with. He has a special gift in drawing students out of their shells to participate in class, even with a shy and normally reserved person like me. Classes with him challenged students to express, reason and make the process of learning enjoyable. He is definitely one of a handful of educators who has left a deep impression on my academic career.”
~ Grace Dee, Myanmar

“Philip far exceeded any expectation I had of what a good teacher should be. He asked deep questions which planted seeds of continued self-development in his students. Philip encouraged us to go beyond just teaching English, to considering our role as one in which we could make the world a better place. Philip really taught me a lot and what he taught me is behind so much of my current teaching practice and self-development. He has a true teaching spirit.”
~ Oliver Dilly, England

“In Philip’s classroom, we didn’t just learn principles and ideas, we experienced them through his presence and actions. His wisdom, professionalism, calming spirit, gentle sense of humor, wealth of experience, and respect for human dignity have shaped me as a learner and as a university faculty member. PS I still consider you one of the all-time best teachers I’ve ever had.”
~ Dr Oliver S. Crocco, Louisiana State University, USA

Many more available on the testimonials page of my website, click here.