I probably also remind them to check what has heart and meaning and offer that as i open the marketplace offerings.
Your Self Occupy 100% A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible Phone: 206-459-0227 Skype: anne.m.stadler www.InClaritas.com www.CharterforCompassion.org www.ProtecttheSacred.org > On Jun 19, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Harold Shinsato <har...@shinsato.com> wrote: > > Hi Anne, > > Thanks for your offering. The most incredible experiences (and hyper > performance) of Open Space I am sure come from inviting the "trans-finite", > and not just the finite. > > Although this isn't rote, I'm curious as to your experience of offering this > grounding exercise just after the welcome and the logistics. This does seem > like a natural placement to me, and corresponds roughly to the point where > Harrison generally walks the circle and asks folks to be aware of the others > in the room. > > And at the same time, this doesn't specifically addresses the comment from a > participant of a need for some silent reflection time just before people were > invited to generate, announce, and post their sessions. > > Would 8 minutes of grounding silence after the welcome and logistics opened > enough space for participants so they didn't need silent reflection time with > their papers and markers to gather their thoughts? Do you offer anything > before letting the participants make their offerings to help invite in the > "transfinite"? > > Thanks! > Harold > > >> On 6/17/15 12:35 PM, Anne Stadler via OSList wrote: >> How much silence depends on your intention: >> Are you opening space for the transfinite AND finite fields to emerge? Or >> only the finite? >> Are you opening inner space so people will access their capacity for being >> guided by the resonating field in their heart/mind/body awareness? (In order >> to really take responsibility for what they care about??) >> >> If finite, a small amount of silence helps people settle into their bodies >> and bring themselves here...now. >> >> Transfinite and finite (which is what i do) opens a more expansive space. >> It's not Woo-Woo. The work the field is supporting gets done regardless, >> just more co-creatively, more quickly-- synchronicities spark rapidly, >> delighting participants. >> >> Re silence: >> 1. I sometimes cue people to be aware of their feet on the floor, their >> legs, their bottoms on the chair, shoulders, top of head. >> 2.,And sometimes, after the Welcome & logistics are dealt with, i simply >> invite them to be comfortable and relax into the chair, the silence, the >> feelings in their bodies. Usually i refer to a word or phrase in the >> Welcoming setup by the Host to help people make an outer/inner connection. I >> let silence go until i sense it's time to stop...not more than 8 minutes or >> so, probably. This is until i sense we are resonating together (i guess). >> >> Then i break the silence by standing and then, slowly beginning to walk the >> circle, opening the finite space of the circle, acknowledging each one as I >> pass. >> >> To open the silence, sometimes i invite a friend to sound a crystal bowl >> followed by 2. above. That is even more delicious. >> >> NOTE: none of this is "rote"! My preparation includes sensing into each >> group meditatively; getting clarity about who they are and what they need; >> and in the Now of the experience sensing into the circle and acting in the >> present moment. >> >> Thank you! Took me a while to ruminate on it. Good and interesting >> question! Thanks whoever posted it a while ago. >> >> Blessings! Anne > > -- > Harold Shinsato > har...@shinsato.com > http://shinsato.com > twitter: @hajush
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