Tuesday, 9th Diċembru 2025

8.00 am – 02:00 pm

Dar San Ġużepp, St Venera

Educators

A session for educators

Maltese

A session was offered to National Literacy Agency staff members as a gentle pastoral space facilitated by the SDS team in collaboration with the Agency. The experience provided participants a reflective and experiential journey into spiritual wellbeing, inviting them to slow down and reconnect with themselves, others, and God.

It opened with a powerful question: “Who would need CPR?” Initial responses naturally pointed to medical emergencies, such as someone whose heart has stopped beating, who is unresponsive and not breathing. This understanding was then gently reframed through a short video clip, inviting participants to consider the question on a personal and spiritual level. The message was clear: at different moments in life, each one of us may need a kind of spiritual CPR– to connect, pause and reflect.

A key element of the session was the experience of Prayer Spaces, supported by journalling, breathing exercises, and gentle focusing activities that encouraged awareness of God’s presence. These spaces invited participants to engage with their whole person—mind, body, emotions, and spirit.

Feedback highlighted the impact of these prayer activities:

  • “The prayer spaces were simple yet deeply meaningful.”
  • “They gave me permission to slow down and listen to what was going on inside me.”

Small-group discussions provided further opportunities for sharing, allowing participants to voice insights and listen to one another’s experiences. Many appreciated the balance between personal reflection and communal dialogue, describing the session as “safe, grounding, and nourishing.”

Towards the end of the session, participants were invited to identify one small change they could make in their own lives to enhance wellbeing. This practical invitation was seen as particularly valuable, with one participant commenting, “It wasn’t just reflective, it challenged me to act.”

The session concluded with a strong sense of renewed purpose and hope. As one participant summarised, “This wasn’t just a session we attended; it was something we experienced, and it stayed with us.”

In many ways, the day affirmed a simple truth: spiritual well-being matters, and through connection, pause, and reflection, we allow ourselves and others to breathe again.

If your school would like to offer this opportunity to educators, please submit a request here.

Is-sessjoni offruta lill-membri tal-istaff tal-Aġenzija Nazzjonali tal-Litteriżmu bħala spazju pastorali, imfassal u mmexxi mit-tim tal-SDS f’kollaborazzjoni mal-Aġenzija. L-esperjenza offriet lill-parteċipanti vjaġġ riflessiv u esperjenzjali fil-benesseri spiritwali, u stednithom inaqqsu r-ritmu u jgħarfu r-relazzjoni  magħhom infushom, ma’ ħaddieħor u ma’ Alla.

Is-sessjoni fetħet b’mistoqsija qawwija: “Min ikollu bżonn CPR?” Ir-reazzjonijiet inizjali kienu marbuta b’mod naturali ma’ emerġenzi mediċi, bħal persuna li qalbha waqfet tħabbat u li mhijiex tirrispondi jew tieħu n-nifs. Din il-fehma mbagħad ġiet imwessgħa b’mod ġentili permezz ta’ filmat qasir, li stieden lill-parteċipanti jħarsu lejn il-mistoqsija fuq livell personali u spiritwali. Il-messaġġ kien ċar: f’mumenti differenti tal-ħajja, kull wieħed u waħda minna jista’ jkollu bżonn CPR spiritwali –konnessjoni, waqfa u riflessjoni.

Element ewlieni tas-sessjoni kien l-esperjenza tal-Prayer Spaces, sostnuta minn kitba riflessiva  eżerċizzji tan-nifs  li għenu biex jitkattar l-għarfien tal-preżenza ta’ Alla. Dawn l-ispazji sitednu lill-parteċipanti jinvolvu lill-persuna ħolistika – il-moħħ, il-ġisem, l-emozzjonijiet u l-ispirtu.

Ir-rispons enfasizza l-impatt ta’ dawn l-attivitajiet ta’ talb:

“L-ispazji ta’ talb kienu sempliċi imma profondi li jmiss l-interjur.”
“Tawni l-permess nieqaf u nisma’ dak li kien għaddej ġewwa fija.”

Id-diskussjonijiet fi gruppi żgħar taw spazju ieħor ta’ qsim, fejn il-parteċipanti setgħu jesprimu ħsibijiethom u jisimgħu l-esperjenzi ta’ xulxin. Ħafna apprezzaw il-bilanċ bejn ir-riflessjoni personali u d-djalogu komunitarju, u ddeskrivew is-sessjoni bħala “sigura, soda, u li ssaħħek.”

Lejn tmiem is-sessjoni, il-parteċipanti ġew mistiedna jidentifikaw bidla żgħira waħda li jistgħu jagħmlu f’ħajjithom biex itejbu l-benesseri tagħhom. Din l-istedina prattika kienet meqjusa bħala ta’ valur kbir, b’parteċipant wieħed jikkummenta: “Ma kinitx biss riflessiva, sfidatni biex naġixxi.”

Is-sessjoni ntemmet b’sens qawwi ta’ skop imġedded u tama. Parteċipant qal: “Din ma kinitx biss sessjoni li attendejna; kienet esperjenza li għixna u baqgħet magħna.”

B’ħafna modi, il-ġurnata kkonfermat verità sempliċi: il-benesseri spiritwali huwa importanti, u permezz ta’ konnessjoni, waqfa u riflessjoni, nagħtu spazju lilna nfusna u lil ħaddieħor biex nerġgħu nieħdu n-nifs.

This event is part of the Soul Space for Educators programme.