Jessica BallEarthworm

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I see earthworms as unsung heros of the often overlooked world beneath our feet. During the early stages of my PhD research when I was exploring my own sense of ecological identity,’ Worm Time’ spoke itself through me.
Worm Time is formerly known as ‘doing nothing,’ is a period of creative rest, where we can
-metabolise our experiences
-compost our thoughts and feelings
-turn over new ideas
Like the magically complex world that exists in the soil under our feet, allowing ourselves creative rest is the time for the invisible ‘work’ to take place: the integration of our outer and inner worlds. Worm Time Dialogues draw inspiration from the wheel of the year, and the energy and wisdom available to us at each of the eight points and four seasons. In dialogue workshops that coincide with the festivals of the wheel of the year, I invite people to explore what we can learn and experience by paying attention to nature’s rhythms, and I hope, help them realise the vital role that earthworms play in our interdependent soil, ecosystem, and human health.

I am an experienced facilitator based in East London. My work aims to create meaningful dialogues, workshops and programmes that drive positive change in how people communicate and relate to themselves, each other and the world. In addition to other facilitated approaches I am a specialist in Bohm Dialogue, a communication approach I have passionately practiced and developed for the past decade. The principles of a dialogue practice provide a grounding in all aspects of my facilitation work, that support me to design and facilitate workshops that address complex systemic challenges and foster collaboration, empathy, and creative thinking in diverse group settings. My work is enriched by my background in art and design, and my current PhD research in Ecolinguistics and regenerative metaphors.