Benjamin Aaron Degenhart

Male

Munich

Germany

Profile Information:

How did you learn about Art of Hosting (please add the date and place) and what attracted you to it?
I heard about it the first time on a summer camp in the ecovillage 7Linden in Germany in 2007 (i think?). I participated in four trainings, co-organized one of them and hosted my first one as an apprentice at YIP in Sweden.
Tell us about your experience with Art of Hosting as part of your life and work. What would you say your competence in it is? (new, starting practitioner, experienced practitioner, steward)
i am an somewhat of an experienced practitioner. for me the social and energetic field around the methods is the most interesting part. respecting the methodologies and striving for the imagination, dream space and process design...
What is the primary field/topic/focus in your hosting work?
collective intelligence, exploration, curiosity, magic...
Where do you live/work?
Munich, Germany
Would you like to share a web address?
http://benjaminaaron.wordpress.com
Are there interests/passions that you'd like to share?
ecstatic dance, social algorithms, psychonoautic travels, systemic group dynamic, realogies...

Comment Wall:

  • Susan Cerato

    hi...good to find you herel

    XX

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Naomi den Besten

    thanks for the warm welcome :) sunny greetings back to you from utrecht!

    Oct 31, 2010

  • Anna Sprenkeling

    thank you! cant wait to meet you all! see you soon!

    Nov 9, 2010

  • Nathan Daniel Heller

    welcome back ;)

    Nov 9, 2010

  • Sofia Bustamante

    feeling the warm welcome! :-)))

    Nov 17, 2010

  • Maria Barretto

    Thank´s!!! Waiting for you here in Brazil, eh!!! bjos

    Nov 24, 2010

  • Robert J Toogood

    Thanks for your kind words, Benjamin ... much appreciated.

    Dec 12, 2010

  • Miljenka Plazonic Bogdan

    Thank you , this looks great!

    Dec 23, 2010

  • Alexis Eremia

    hey! so you really are everywhere :-)! good to see you here as well.

    Many hugs, alexis

    Jan 5, 2011

  • Gretchen Mary Krampf

    Thanks for the warm welcome, Benjamin.  I look forward to participating in this community.

    Gretchen

    Feb 16, 2011

  • Hala Makarem

    Thank you dear Benjamin :) .. the spirals continue to merge into different circles that show up in the right time ... so now I join the AoH online community and meet you in the ongoing journey ...

    Feb 22, 2011

  • Patty Walker

    Thanks Benjamin! I have been following the Art of Hosting through the list serve already, and have found the postings to be very interesting, informative and thought provoking! I thought I would join through the Ning site as well, in case some things were circulated only through this source.

    Feb 25, 2011

  • Wout-Jan Koridon

    Benjamin, thanks for the welcome. Glad to see you here too. Looking forward to participate, share, learn and grow.

    Feb 28, 2011

  • Barb Sweazey

    Thanks for the warm welcome Benjamin!  I have so much to learn about this community.  It was nice to "hear" a new voice out of the blue this morning! 

    Mar 4, 2011

  • Matt Mayer

    Hey Benjamin,

    It is great to reconnect with you through several mediums and from such far away places. 

    It has felt like ages since we were dancing together in my house at Art of Hosting Karlskrona but the greatness has not left me. 

    Thanks for the warm welcome to this community. I take great excitement in co-evolving together. 

    I wish you all the best life has to offer. I'm back in Canada (Calgary to be more specific) and always know that you are welcome to stay. 

    Big hug,

    Matt

    Mar 4, 2011

  • Johan Tandberg

    Hi Benjamin, Thank you for welcoming me!

    I am down in Peru doing work with an expedition I lead and will be back in 2-3 weeks.

                  /Johan

    Mar 4, 2011

  • Eric R. Weaver

    Thanks for the Welcome,

    Looking forward to learning more and connecting with others...

    Take Care

    erw

    Mar 6, 2011

  • Naomi Raja Boean

    Benji!! Thank you :D !! Warm hug back from Utrecht

    Apr 4, 2011

  • Frauke Godat

    Benjamin, back to the roots: du darfst bei den Hosts in Süddeutschland auch nicht fehlen! Wen kennst du noch aus Süddeutschland, der/die bei einem AoH Training teilgenommen hat und die wir noch in diese Gruppe einladen können? LG, Frauke

    May 11, 2011

  • Virginia Barney

    Thanks, Benjamin, for the welcome.  I look forward to adding to the conversation.

    Ginny Barney

    Jul 27, 2011

  • Leslie Peters

    Hi Benjamin!  I added a photo and am having a great time looking through the site.  Looking forward to being involved with this community!

     

    -Leslie

    Jul 30, 2011

  • Leigh Courtney

    Thanks for the welcome, Benjamin! Looking forward to connecting on this network.

    Aug 3, 2011

  • Sara Flores Carreño

    Hi Benjamin! thanks for this warm welcoming! 

    Yesss, Karlskrona was amazing, and Madrid aswell, in a different way but no less.

    Hope to keep in touch and contact me if you need any work help, I´d love to be part of this community. 

    I´m planning to take AoH practices to a next future project... finger crossed ;)

    I´ll add the photo soon 

    Aug 3, 2011

  • Amy Krymkowski

    Hi Benjamin,

    Thank you for the note and confirmation of my membership here on Art of Hosting. Yes, I have heard of PeerSpirit Inc. and will be attending their August Circle practicum on Whidbey Island, WA in a few weeks. I am soooo excited too!  

    I will update my profile page with a photo and other info and look forward to joining your collage and meeting and networking with other professionals here.

    Thank you so much!

    Amy

    Aug 4, 2011

  • Dennis Hoenig-Ohnsorg

    Thanks benji! Lt me Know if you Happen to Be in Berlin the mext Time, would Be Great to catch up somewhen!!! Dennis

    Aug 14, 2011

  • Sharon Joy Kleitsch

    Thank you for your welcome, Benjamin

     

    Yes, Lisa had mentioned someone was interested in the heartfield concept.

     

    It's simply another word to describe a group that is acting at a high level of vibration or state of consciousness, perhaps measured by David Hawkins with kinesiology. You know what that feels like from different group experiences that are part of the AoH.

     

    I've been fascinated by the research at PEAR, now ICRL out of Princeton. http://www.icrl.org

     

    Also the Global Consciousness Project, all using random event generators to pick up coherence of a group. http://noosphere.princeton.edu/

     

    Check out these measuring tools produced by Psyleron. They are all intertwined. http://www.psyleron.com/

     

    Another link is with the TM folks work published in the IONS magazine SHIFT, also a consciousness research organization. http://istpp.org/pdf/Shift-PoweroftheCollective.pdf

     

    Journalist Lynne McTaggart gives lots more in her books, The Field, and now The Bond.

     

    We've been observing this for 10 years, mainly in St Petersburg FL with ripples out across Tampa Bay now. I enjoy applying the new sciences to affect large system change - such as a town, city or region.

     

    Give Tom my best when you see him in Oregon.

    Sharon Joy

     

    Aug 14, 2011

  • Amy Krymkowski

    Thanks Benjamin. I will participate in the Circle Practicum this week & next (Wed-Mon) and will send you a note on how it went.  Best :)

    Aug 15, 2011

  • Renee Jackson

    Thank you Benjamin! I'm looking forward to the continued learning, and the opportunity to share. Renee

    Sep 3, 2011

  • Tana Paddock

    Thanks Benjamin! I feel already a part of the community, so it's great to make it official! I'll add a photo soon.

    Sep 9, 2011

  • Amber Kara

    Thank you for the welcome. Picture is up. I have requested to be "friends" with folks form Oregon. But there are so few! I am surprised. Looking to meet others who are bring AoH to their work and life.

    Sep 15, 2011

  • Vanessa Gomez Borda

    THANKS Benjamin! :)

    Soooo happy to be part of this!!

    Sep 15, 2011

  • Guido Del Buono

    Thank you very much Benjamin !!!

    What a warm welcome, so nice !

    Lot of sunshine from Madrid to all of you

    Sep 21, 2011

  • Natasha Prévost

    Thanks Benjamin!! I'm really looking forward to next Monday :)

    Sep 21, 2011

  • Rachel Caroline Derrah

    Benjamin!!

     

    Many thanks for your kind & welcoming greetings. I've been avoiding computers & social media lately .. so many people spend such large amounts of time on them, I thought I should experiment with other methods of communication before we lose them all to screens!

     

    It has been wonderfull .. a beauty of a typewriter found me & I've been enjoying the combination of her type with colourful marker-pens..ooh yes! Hitting the streets to gather ideas and enjoy conversations with strangers. Running into folks rather than emailing. Getting lost in the woods. Moving back into a forest tent part time. Lovely.

     

    My story has a point: signing onto the ning with slight reluctance, your message brought me a feeling of strong connection to the people, knowledge & joy of this AoH online community. So, thank you.

     

    Looking very much forward to seeing you again (soon?) & co-creating.... something. 

     

    xx

    Sep 21, 2011

  • Marie Brown

    Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I am really looking forward to next week!

    Sep 21, 2011

  • Annick Arseneau

    Thanks Benjamin. Will be at the training in Halifax.  Will add picture later. Annick

    Sep 22, 2011

  • Jennifer Heatley

    Thank you for the welcome Benjamin. I will be joining the training in Halifax next week and I'm very much looking forward to it. I've uploaded my picture!

     

    Thanks,

    Jennifer

    Sep 22, 2011

  • Lesley Mulcahy

    Thanks Benjamin - what a great welcome to receive. Excited to be here. Picture is up and we'll have to consider it a cheers to AoH.

    Sep 22, 2011

  • Jessie Harrold

    Thanks Benjamin.

     

    I am looking for the journal and reference booklet to download and print for Monday.  Where is it on this site?

     

    Thanks, and looking forward to next week.

     

    --Jessie

    Sep 22, 2011

  • James Gregory Alexander

    Thanks, Benjamin!

    Sep 22, 2011

  • Sara Gillis

    Hi Ben - yes, I am joining the Halifax group on Monday.  Have been reading the journal and am intrigued!   It seems like this may compliment my Peer Leadership training nicely.

     

    The profile picture is of my dog Maggie diving for sticks at a wilderness retreat in Nova Scotia!

    Sep 23, 2011

  • Angela Best

    Hi Benjamin!  Thanks for the welcome, I'm looking forward to Monday and meeting everyone.

    Angela

    Sep 25, 2011

  • Anne-Marie Smith

    Thanks Benjamin!

    Sep 26, 2011

  • Michael lederer

    Thx Benjamin, yeah we already met in Kalundborg. Good to be in conversation again! picture is already online ... bye

    Sep 26, 2011

  • Therese Gerber

    Hi Benjamin, thanks for the warm welcome! I'll get around to posting that pic very soon.

    Therese

    Sep 27, 2011

  • Adrienne O'Pray

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    Hi Benjamin,

     

    Thanks for offering to upload a photo for my profile....let me know if you have any issues with (other than it is scary :)   )  AO

    Oct 3, 2011

  • Pam Heeke

    Thank you, Benjamin! I'm excited to participate.

    Oct 12, 2011