Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Averbuch
chris and Harrison, Just to add the Hebrew to this stew: "NESHAMA " means - Soul "NESHIMA" means - breath, very close Tova Tova averbuch Israel averb...@post.tau.ac.il -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu]On Behalf Of Chris Corrigan Sent: Th

Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Chris, Ralph, Tova, John-- What beautiful words you have offered! Thank you, each and all :-Doug. Germann * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu -- To subscribe, unsubscribe, chan

Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Douglas D. Germann, Sr.
Harrison-- Wow! What a paragraph--so much wisdom and so many memorable phrases. But you know what? The one that I love the most is "You look a little harried--how about a deep breath?" Neat. Down to earth. Easy. :-Doug. Germann * * =

Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Ralph Copleman
On 10/10/02 4:34 PM, "Chris Corrigan" wrote: > Breath, inspire, conspire, spiritŠ ³Conspire², if you look at the Latin roots means ³to breath with². When we sit in a circle we breathe toward each other as we exhale, filling the center with ourselves. And when we inhale, we take each other in.

Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Chris Corrigan
Breath, inspire, conspire, spirit. That's usually the way I make the link. There is an intimate etymological (and cultural and theological) link between breathing and spirit. It's not just a metaphor either. Chris --- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Bowen Isla

Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread John Dicus
> >Thought I would share the picture with you. > ... > >Which song was that from in Pink Floyd? > Thank you for sharing the picture, Bobbi. The song is "On The Turning Away." The complete song is, in a way, a sound track for some of the work we all seem to have passion for. We're all responsibl

Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread John Dicus
> >Please speak to me of breath. > >What does it mean to you in OST? How does it inform your work? > In Marylin Ferguson's "Aquarian Conspiracy," she talks about how she named her book. She was noticing that there seemed to be a "movement" afoot over the entire planet (mid-to-late 80's). It was

Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Bobbi Bilnoski
John, Thank you for sharing that. It was a little missing piece that goes with this fabulous picture that I found of the "Aquarius-Snake" from Eastmeetswest.com. A blending of East and West astrological with the "Year of" animal. I love the one that represents my husband and want to paint it someda

Re: Please speak to me of breath....

2002-10-10 Thread Harrison Owen
At 08:26 PM 10/9/2002 -0400, :-Doug. Germann wrote: Harrison speaks in the _User's Guide_ of how the village seemed to breathe in and out as the "meeting" proceeded. Many of you in the last few weeks have mentioned breath and breathing as one of the cornerstones of OST. Please speak to me of b