Languages
Where
Types of Methods
• Movement - Somatics - Embodied Practices
• Meditation - Spiritual Guidance
• Coaching - Transformation - Philosophy
Working with
• One to one, personal
• Groups, teams and organisations
I offer professional, personal and creative mentoring for individuals and groups. My work lives at the intersections of embodied presence, Deep Adaptation, anti-oppressive + decolonial praxis and radical creativity. Having been on a 25 year personal and professional journey in these realms – including collaborations with Jem and others (see below for links) I love coming alongside people as they navigate life, work and soul in these times of polycrisis and possibility. It’s good to be here in good company. I hope I can help you in your journey.
As an educator, consultant, artist and activist, my approach to mentoring weaves embodied presence, creativity, robust personal process, complex power analysis, trauma awareness, radical thinking for systemic change and where relevant, professional advice. Combining my professional experience in the field of socio-ecological culture change, and a life lived as inquiry, I work intuitively and responsively with each client and their context. Grief, grit and messiness are welcome – and so needed!
“Toni has been accompanying me through a major professional transition. The process she brings opens a treasure trove of insights I would not have arrived at alone. The spirit of curiosity & genuine openness with which she inquires creates the conditions for powerful learning and unlearning.” Aerin, Lead Weaver @ The Emergence Network
“she has the skill to zoom in & out, from personal to planetary & again out to the political. Toni is a true interweaver with a real gift at understanding the wider picture, how our personal wellbeing is deeply entwined with social change, nothing is ever approached in isolation.” Flik, artisan/indigenous solidarity activist
For more about my mentoring work, fees, more testimonials and to book a free intro chat click here
Deep Adaptation specific offerings have included:
Most recently, ‘A Devon Un/Learning Journey’ combines Deep Adaptation principles with Hospicing Modernity, The Work That Reconnects, participatory arts and place based learning.
Kissing The Void: Deep Adaptation and the creative spirit. Residential retreat lead my myself with Jem Bendell and Tina Sharman in 2019
Living Deep Adaptation: A 7-week online journey, combining personal inquiry, shared experiments and practical action.
What do you do when there is no hope? A talk with Bayo Akomolafe & Toni Spencer
Deep adaptation and the regenerative power of telling the truth. Panel at St Ethelburgas
Facilitation and Poetry for Jem Bendell’s 1st public Deep Adaptation talk 2018 Deep Adaptation – Jem Bendell & Toni Spencer
Interview about the emotional and spiritual implications: Deep Adaptation, Leaning into Liberation & Climate Change with Toni Spencer. (May 2019)
A Deep Adaptation Deep Dive 5 day Lab / retreat in 2018
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