The Teaching Cell is an open, autonomous group within the larger Chicago Reclaiming community.

This cell is open to all members of Chicago Reclaiming who are interested in the path of teacher/student, healer and warrior. This cell is a support system for those who wish to step into teaching, facilitating, learning, healing, activism and leadership.

Qualities and values we honor in the Teacher/Student, Healer and Warrior:

~ Leaving space for forgiveness, for ourselves and others
~ Recognition of our humanity, tolerance of flaws and the honoring of both
~ Acting with compassion
~ Giving honest feedback without judgment or blame
~ Being present, aware and mindful
~ Recognizing that we all have issues
~ Claiming those issues and being able to keep them separate from the work
~ Spontaneous creativity that lets go of ego
~ Notices and responds
~ Being non-hierarchical
~ Being responsive instead of reactive
~ Laughing the work
~ Honoring the sacredness of play
~ Trusts the group and is willing to makes changes based on group energy
~ Recognizing that there are many truths, not just one truth
~ Trying to leads others to their own discoveries, not feed them a discovery or truth
~ Honoring what is already known
~ Simulating diverse methods of learning
~ Empowers and co-creates with everyone
~ Holding an awareness of boundaries - where I end, where you begin
~ Not over tending
~ Holding paradox
~ Looking at alternate perspectives