• 'Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning' Creative teachers, Facilitators and Group Leaders Courses

    6 day trainings, shorter workshops and consultancy

  • Robin's Full Re-edited, Reformatted 3rd Edition Book

    Now over 5000 copies sold

  • Robin's New Dynamic Groups Book Due for Release Mid 2016

    Robin's partner Rob Clark has just produced a stunning flier about it

  • Brand New 'Permaculture Principles Card Game'

    PLUS 'Creative Process Wild Cards'

  • Introducing ELFy The Magician to the World

    DaDarrr! Mascot, champion and colourful jigsaw puzzle symbol for Dynamic Groups

  • 'The Love Feast' Dynamic Relationships Retreat and Methodology

    Shorter workshops and private couples sessions available

Recent Posts

Testimonial from a ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ Course Participant

Robin’s Dynamic Facilitation course assisted me as a primary and high school teacher to diversify my planning and delivery of educational programs, in a creative and innovative way. Her program encouraged my confidence and capacity to embrace, weave and implement a variety of learning modes and methods to enable the accessibility of content and the inclusivity of diverse learning styles. Hence, Robin’s program if fundamental for offering alternatives which support differentiation strategies. Robin’s inventive and imaginative learning platforms assist in igniting the classroom environment, enhancing the joy, engagement and love of learning in students.

I am particularly fond of Robin’s play base learning methods that encourage critical thinking, creative responsiveness, positive communication, and builds student relationships through partner work and group activities. Fortunate to support students in a variety of subjects, it is evident Robin’s learning methodology is highly adaptable and compliments a variety of education methods and subject matters. Robin is the embodiment of Dynamic Facilitation, her wholehearted embrace, love and passion for diversifying the educational journey is ingenious and inspiring. My teaching journey and experiences have significantly and profoundly enlivened by Robin’s fascination wisdom. I highly recommend participating in the courses, and purchasing the literature, of Robins Dynamic Groups and Learning methodology.
Fiona Kaffka
Noosa Pengari Steiner School
High School Learning Support and English Teacher
Primary Games (PE) Teacher

NVC – Nonviolent Communication Highly Recommended

Practise, Practise, Practise is a key learning from a refresher in Kate Raffin’s NVC workshop that was offered recently at Crystal Waters.
Robin and team highly recommend NVC to the world for peaceful communications, a compassionate world and shared empathy spaces to nurture our hearts and souls.

What is NVC? Here’s a definition from Robin’s soon to be published ‘Dynamic Teaching and Facilitation’ Book.

Nonviolent Communication: A life practice and set of principles and skills that enable compassionate communication, empathy, authenticity and connection. It helps people have ‘power with’ rather than ‘power over’ and to express their feelings, needs and deep truth with others, with themselves and in groups and organisations.


See Kate’s Website here

EveryWoman Gathering Back Again in October

After a two year break due to Covid, venue challenges and others influences the annual women’s gathering will return in late October.

Robin and many other gifted facilitators will be presenting deep and engaging workshops, there is Ceremony, craft, fun and lots of opportunity to immerse in nature in the delightful Numinbah Valley in the Gold Coast hinterland.

The food is always amazing and the company supportive and delightful.


Here’s a link to the website.

Reconciliation Day at Crystal Waters

Robin was honoured to be invited to speak at the Reconciliation Day at Crystal Waters last July.
Thanks very much to Sabine, the Facilities Manager of the Crystal Waters Coop Facilities for gaining a grant to organise and host this event.


Here’s the Link to the Video of Reconciliation – Cooperation Day
Stay tuned for an evolved version of the event this year.

COVID Safe, Face to Face ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ Training

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It’s time for Robin’s annual Creative Facilitation and Teacher Training course at her home community of Crystal Waters.

Last year’s ‘Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning’ training saw three people turn around in transit to the course as the threat of COVID started to lock down the whole country.

Robin with Donna, the fantastic cook for the course, had done all the shopping for the catering and the remaining nine people managed to arrive so a group of 12 people went into a bubble for the week, emerging to a world where even going shopping was a challenge. Everyone enjoyed the course very much and got heaps out of it in terms of skills, knowledge and confidence to take home… and they all got home safely.

This year we’ll see one of those people who had to turn around in transit, midflight, to return to the north of WA last year, make it to the course this time (Hopefully COVID willing, keep your fingers crossed for us).

As always, the world class, still leading edge training supports participants to upskill and practice new and creative ways of leading groups in any industry or field of work or play. Facilitation of groups and facilitation of learning are more often now being acknowledged as very important professional skills and as a profession in itself. Robin’s been doing this Facilitation and Teacher training work for over 28 years and trained hundreds of Creative Teachers, Trainers, Facilitators and Group Leaders. She is excited to welcome you to this next course.

See the FaceBook event invite for more information and current updates.

Here’s the poster…

2021 Course, Workshop and Event Dates

MARCH 2021

Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning

dynamic groups coursesWith Robin Clayfield

21st to 26th March

6 Day Creative Facilitators, Teachers and Group Leadership Training at Crystal Waters Permaculture Village. South East Queensland.

Residential Course, Fully catered.

See the FaceBook event invite for more information and current updates.

Here’s the poster…

APRIL 2021

Community Gardens and Permaculture Festival

at and by Northey Street City Farm

Sunday 11th April

Part of APC (Australasian Permaculture Convergence)

All day with workshops

Here’s the website link

APC (Australasian Permaculture Convergence)

Hosted by Northey Street City Farm

12th to 15th April

at Redlands Bay

Here’s the website link

Northern Tour of Sunshine Coast Permaculture Places – Crystal Waters, Green Harvest and Yandina Community Garden plus Noosa Permaculture sites as part of APC

Organised by Robin and others.

15th to 18th April

Stay tuned to the Pre and Post APC Courses and Tour page of the website for details. It’s about to be announced in the next few days.

TO BE CONFIRMED – The Sacred Union Labyrinth at

The Planting Festival – WoodfordiaSacred Union

with Robin and Friends offering Ceremony

30th April to 2nd May

Here’s the link to the festival website

MAY

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID. So Sorry

Circles of Community

Social Permaculture in Action

with Starhawk (US) and Robin Clayfield

At Crystal Waters Permaculture EcoVillage

JUNE

Sociocracy Foundations Training

with Erin Young Presenting (Robin is organising and hosting)

at Crystal Waters EcoVillage

25th to 27th June

email Robin for details and booking

AUGUST

Permaculture Design Course – The Annual Crystal Waters Eco Village PDC

Robin and other guest presenters.

8th to 22nd August

See the info on the website here

Dynamic Decision Making and Governancedynamic decision making

with Robin Clayfield and Erin Young

at Crystal Waters EcoVillage

28th and 29th August

email Robin for Details and Booking

SEPTEMBER

Journey’s to Manhood Camp – Annual September Camp 

at The Rock Via Summerset, SE Qld. Rite of Passage for Teenage Boys. Robin working with the Mum’s. Run by Powerhouse Programs. 

28th September to 2nd October

Click here to see the website

NOVEMBER

Social Permaculture Weekendsocial permaculture courses

with Robin and Erin Young

13th and 14th November

Stay tuned for details and email Robin for further info.

MONTHLY or REGULARLY

Crystal Waters Village Markets

First Saturday of each month (except January). 8am to 2pm

(No Dogs or cats please). Robin will set up with her stall in February 2021 and most markets in the early months of 2021.

Consultancy with RobinConsult Robin Clayfield

  • Creative Facilitation
  • Programming and Session Planning Review and Revamp
  • Group, Business, Project and Event Start Ups and Visioning
  • Permaculture and Social Permaculture Design
  • Self Publishing
  • Life Design

Book with Robin to suit your schedule.  OR, receive a one hour consultancy every month (among other rewards) if you join Robin on Patreon at the $100 a month reward tier or one every three months (among other rewards) if you join Robin on Patreon at the $50 a month reward tier.

Tours of Crystal Waters Permaculture EcoVillage

Book with Robin for either of several options.

  • 5 hour general tour
  • 5 hours offering a more extensive personally designed tour that expands on the general tour and can include a special focus on either Building Design, Garden Design, Bamboo Farm and Businesses or Social Permaculture 
  • 20 minute Village Introduction
  • NOW AVAILABLE – 2 .5 hour tour of Kutamullamee (Robin and Rob’s Permaculture Garden and 1 Acre Creative Social Permaculture Project)

See the poster clearly here