The Tao of Holding Space - an ebook

[Allison & Jim Baensch]

Hi Chris,
Reading this book strongly affected and inspired me.
I appreciate your generosity in making it available.
Allison.


On 19/10/2006, at 2:58 PM, Chris Corrigan wrote:

> Friends:
>
> I am pleased to announce the release of a small book I have been  
> working on for the last three years.  It is called "The Tao of  
> Holding Space" and it is a collection of interpretations of the 81  
> short chapters of the Chinese classic Tao te Ching as they apply to  
> my experience of holding space.  I started this book three years  
> ago, when I began noting parallels between Lao Tzu's words and my  
> experience of leadership, facilitation and living in Open Space,  
> something many of us have done.  In some ways this book chronicles  
> the essence of my own emergent practice of Open Space.  In looking  
> over it one more time, I realized that almost everything I know  
> about Open Space is somehow distilled into these chapters
>
> I have written here many times over the years about the  
> appreciation I have for the teachers on this list.  Signing on to  
> the OSLIST is one of the single most important decisions I have  
> ever made.  And so, listmates and friends in this practice, I  
> ultimately wrote this for you, individually and collectively.  Some  
> of you will see your words and ideas expressed in here as I learned  
> and Incorporated them into my own practice.  Harrison's words are  
> here of course, as are many of Michael Herman's relating to  
> practice and invitation.  And I took Lisa Heft's "model enthusiasm"  
> as the subject of one chapter.  These among others.  I have a been  
> an active listener all these years!
>
> You can download it here:
>
> http://www.chriscorrigan.com/ftp/Tao_of_holding_space.pdf
>
> Please feel free to share it as widely as you see fit.  It is a  
> small offering of gratitude for all that I have learned from this  
> community over the past 10 years.
>
> With deep appreciation for the inspiration and continued learning,
>
> Chris
>
> -- 
> CHRIS CORRIGAN
> Consultation - Facilitation
> Open Space Technology
>
>
> Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot
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