The DoBeDo atmosphere is:

• peaceful, welcoming and kind

• joyful and playful

• accepting and non-judgemental

We build trust by:

• coming together as equals. We offer the same respect to children as we do adults; to those of different cultural background as to those we consider to be like us; and to those with no qualifications or professional status as to those with the highest credentials

• offering generosity towards each other and remaining alert to the insights we can glean from each other

• leaving the story to do its work

The deeper we connect with people, ideas and questions of life, and the more we care about them, the fuller a person we become. We connect more deeply with:

• ourselves and with each other

• people and communities from other times, places and worldviews

• the world and perhaps the transcendent