About invisibility (and meditation)....

Glory Ressler on.the.edge at sympatico.ca
Tue Nov 27 07:37:59 PST 2001


Harrison and all,
My associate Lynne and I both do the same...  In fact, she usually beats
me to the chairs!
We also have a thing about making the space beautiful...  beautiful
principles and laws, matrix, etc..
We are also quite aware of how, and how not, we see and approach each
person prior to a meeting.  Can we find a way to see the beauty in each
and to co-create the event together...?  It just feels so right!!!
We absolutely insist on early access to the room.... sometimes I even
pre-walk the space - not a full opening, just a warm-up!  Oh, the looks
I get - to which I blithely say nothing :-)  But then, you know I enjoy
being mischievous...
Plus, the ensuing questions, as you mentioned, are one of the few times
I can indulge my penchant for the esoteric and existential....
I am moving meditator and you've inspired me to stretch myself with your
sitting approach...
The 'collective walking meditation' is a beautiful metaphor.  Thanks.
glory


'If it isn't a happy ending, our story isn't over yet.'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Glory Ressler, B.A., Dip. GIT
Lynne Bubic, B.A., L.L.B.
Avalon Consulting & Associates
www.edgeofavalon.com
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storytelling wisdom meet in the service of transformation and growth"



Harrison Owen wrote:

>  At 07:59 AM 11/26/2001 -0500, Glory wrote:
>
>
>> My favourite meditation has to do with arranging the circles of
>> chairs - in the main and breakout rooms.  Lift, place, adjust, bless
>> the participant... Lift, place, adjust, bless the participant...
>> (The maintenance staff love us for it - even if we only help a
>> bit....).
>
>
> Right on! Glory. And to add to that, I find it very useful to arrive
> in The Space early on, before anybody gets there -- and just sit in
> the middle in silence. I do get some strange looks from the hotel
> staff -- even caused the appearance of Security Folks. But it works
> for me. If I am working with a small group of "sponsors" I ask them to
> join me, and they usually do. Seems to get everybody centered, and
> then we move off to write signs, tear tape, shift chairs etc. -- all
> of which then seems more like a "collective walking meditation." No
> need to weird them out with explanations of the esoteric aspects of
> Open Space unless they ask -- which they do more often than not.
>
> ho
>
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