“Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?”
POEM for April 20, 2026
“Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?”
VIII
Labour is blossoming or dancing where
The body is not bruised to pleasure soul,
Nor beauty born out of its own despair,
Nor blear-eyed wisdom out of midnight oil.
O chestnut tree, great rooted blossomer,
Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,
How can we know the dancer from the dance?
– W. B. Yeats, “Among School Children”
The Poems of W. B. Yeats: A New Edition, edited by Richard J. Finneran. Copyright 1933 by Macmillan Publishing Company, renewed © 1961 by Georgie Yeats. Reprinted with the permission of A. P. Watt, Ltd., on behalf of Michael Yeats.Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats
April 20, 2026 Marvin Manève & Katarina Halm — Faith the Unbreakable Fibre
DESCRIPTION
Doubt and Faith as interweaving variables
Sincerity in search of more profound understanding.
INSPIRATION
“The Edge of Humanity” — Dana Ganihar
BIO Marvin Manève: Facilitator and researcher with 25+ years of experience. Main area of interest : self-leadership & phenomenology
linkedin.com/in/marvin-maneve
Website: https://co-scripto.
BIO Katarina Halm: Teacher and writer with 25+ years of experience. Main area of interest : ethics, autonomy & fostering peace
Events at TIFI focusing.org/search/node/
Websites: thinkinginmovement.
feldenkraisinclusionini
Writings: https://independent.academia.
REFERENCE:
Dana Ganihar & Baruch Brenner on The Living Process with Greg Madison.
A holy commitment to the unknown. Episode 043 January 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
PREVIOUS VIDEO: with HELP for HELPERS
The Gift with Marvin Manève ~ Help for Helpers Oct 13, 2025
ZOOM LINK
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9163
Meeting ID: 916 3014 3362
Passcode: FOCUS
TIME LINK
About Help for Helpers
HELP FOR HELPERS is an online weekly gathering that was originally created as a response to the overwhelming stresses of pandemic life, especially for those in the helping professions. It developed into a flourishing, ever-growing wellspring of learning and connectedness.
WE ARE:
1. INTERNATIONAL, INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING
We prize the contributions of all those who attend.
2. FREE!
All the organizing and facilitating is donated.
3. COMMUNITY-ORIENTED
We are developing and expanding our project together.
4. DIVERSE
We encourage varied points of view and approaches woven together with respect, openness, and embodied listening.
5. ENRICHING
Each week, we have a reflection drawn from a wide variety of speakers and a broad spectrum of approaches (meditative, academic, personal, social/political, therapeutic) given by experienced teachers and those presenting their ideas for the first time.
6. PARTICIPATORY
‘The group focuses on and responds spontaneously to what is offered in the reflection. Focusing conversations are facilitated by the large group discussion and small breakout-room sharing.’
VIDEO CHANNELS & PLAYLIST
Help for Helper’s YouTube channel with recordings of the meetings:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRc14k8fFbFCdrbrPzjLwOg
Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIFGjfFRNXb_6Uj8UHeRq1azCjvffW-nw
Lynn Preston’s YouTube channel, where recordings continue to be published:
https://www.youtube.com/c/FocusingRelationalPsychotherapy
Focusing Oriented Therapy Association (FOTA)’s You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@FocusingOrientedTherapies