AW: The Work (Byron Katie) and open space

Sun Dec 26 17:01:25 PST 2010

oops - website typo - it is www.caitlinfrost.ca

C.

On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Caitlin Frost <caitlin.frost at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have been learning and opening space in myself with The Work as a core
> practice for more than a decade now.  Very early on I felt it as 'family'
> with Open Space Technology.
> As a practice of heart and mind opening - in places where mind and heart
> are closed or closing, it continues to serve me in my own evolution in life
> and also specifically as a facilitator of Open Space.
> The Work, like Open Space, has clear simplicity and a basis in powerful
> questions - 4 questions and then some turnarounds that open the mind to
> possibility - that can be applied to any stuck place, and is accessible to
> anyone willing to show up.
>
> Specifically in relation to Open Space - this inquiry process is very alive
> for me as I prepare and show up to hold space.  The questions and practice
> give me a tool for working with myself - with my own attachment to outcome,
> my own attachment to who shows up or doesn't, my own fears along the way.  I
> have found that a practice of working with my own stressful thinking and
> limiting beliefs not only makes my own life and work easier and less
> stressful - but what I learn in the process of sitting in my own inquiry
> about the fears and beliefs I have working with a group and/or that are
> triggered by the fears showing up from my client or the group, can often
> make me more able to stay calm and see more options if/when they show up in
> the room.
>
> When I am attached to a particular outcome or to approval from a client or
> group - it makes it a lot harder for me to hold space in a clear way.  I
> don't want to be attached - and the reality is that sometimes I am - until I
> am not.  And The Work as a process to question my own attachment has been
> very helpful.
>
> I have also been teaching the Work in some of our Art of Hosting trainings
> - in support of facilitators - to work with our own fears of showing up
> fully, of speaking honestly, of stepping forward to call and host powerful
> conversations and to find our courage to bring process like Open Space into
> new spaces or back from training and into workspaces where it is new and
> different.  By identifying what thoughts and fears would stop us from
> showing up fully and opening and holding space - a lot of movement has
> happened.
>
> This past year - I worked with a team of facilitators where we were all
> also practicing The Work as a way to identify and move through our limiting
> beliefs and fears in a large gathering we were hosting together where stakes
> and emotions felt high.  Having this way of supporting ourselves and each
> other in staying open and holding the bigger space was very powerful and we
> learned a lot.
> I have also worked recently with a leadership team where we used The Work
> as a tool for opening space in their thinking and working with their own
> fears in order to continue to stay open and hold space in a process of
> organizational change where we were using Open Space with the wider
> organization and community.  I am finding it to be a good practice to share
> with clients sometimes where they want to move forward with Open Space and
> more participatory process but feel stuck or afraid.  The conversation of
> 'if you feel this is the right thing, what would stop you?....' and then
> where they are open to it, supporting them to find their own clarity with
> the questions of the Work has also supported some good self-learning and
> ability to move forward with more clarity.
>
> I have always experienced Open Space as not only a way to hold good
> conversations and meetings, but also an invitation to live my life in the
> flow of inviting and opening and evolving.  I experience The Work this way
> also - and in many ways they make each other more possible.
>
> If you are curious - I have some free resources and information about
> applying the Work in 'work' on my website:  www.caitlinfrost.com - and
> hope to be blogging more about the Work in the world of hosting/facilitating
> (New Years resolution...we'll see what happens....)  and Byron Katie also
> has lots of information and resources on her site:  www.thework.com.
>
> Happy New Years all - and sweet to see two of my favourite gifts (Open
> Space and The Work) showing up together for others too.
>
> Caitlin.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jutta Weimar <jutta.weimar at web.de>
> Date: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 7:42 AM
> Subject: [OSLIST] AW: The Work (Byron Katie) and open space
> To: OSLIST at listserv.boisestate.edu
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> yes, I am working and growing with The Work since 2006, and working an
> growing with Open Space since 2000. I learned it from Ralf Giesen, who was
>  NLP teacher here in Berlin and who stayed and worked with Byron Katie for a
> year, starting a training program for The Work in Europe. The Work – like
> other techniques that deal with beliefs (and especially with the ones that
> are limiting) opens up to love what is there. From my point of view, it has
> a lot in common with the peace that often emerges inside us during open
> space.
>
> I use The Work in Trainings and Coachings and – alike Open Space – it has
> changed my way of thinking and dealing with “challenges”.
>
>
>
> Good luck!
>
> And lots of love
>
>
>
> Jutta
>
>
>
> *Von:* OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] *Im Auftrag von *
> Phelim
> *Gesendet:* Montag, 20. Dezember 2010 13:43
> *An:* OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> *Betreff:* Re: The Work (Byron Katie) and open space
>
>
>
> Aah yes,
>
>
>
> Doing the work is a great way to prepare for opening space! It's pretty
> challenging but I've found it very useful. I had a great conversation with
> Chris Corrigan about this when I was in Vancouver. Matilda and I first found
> out about the Work from his partner Caitlin who is a trainer for The Work.
> I'm sure he has some interesting insights on the connections between OS and
> the Work!
>
>
>
> Phelim x
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> On 20 Dec 2010, at 11:47, ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN <
> eleder.aurtenetxe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello open space friends around the big ball!
> Last week I received some books by *Byron Katie* (www.thework.com).
> Now I´m delighted reading one of them,* "A thousand names for joy"*, in my
> daily train commuting.
> So good! So many similarities with open space! Did you know about it? If
> not, I´m sure you´ll love it...
>
> Enjoy life :-)!
>
> Eleder
>
> *BM**31_Bilbao*: Mind Mapping-Open Space Technology-Creativity
>
> www.flowandshow.blogspot.com
>
> www.bm31-liburuak.blogspot.com (BM31 books)<http://www.bm31-liburuak.blogspot.com/>
>
> www.burumapak.blogspot.com (Basque)
> www.in-fluyendo.blogspot.com (Spanish)<http://www.in-fluyendo.blogspot.com/>
>
> Twitter: @Eleder_BM <http://www.twitter.com/Eleder_BM>
>
>
>
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> --
> If you really knew how beautiful you are,
> you would fall at your own feet.
> *Byron Katie.*
>
> CAITLIN M FROST
> Coaching and Facilitation
> Certified Facilitator - The Work of Byron Katie
> Principal - Harvest Moon Consultants Ltd.
> www.caitlinfrost.ca
>
>

-- 
If you really knew how beautiful you are,
you would fall at your own feet.
*Byron Katie.*

CAITLIN M FROST
Coaching and Facilitation
Certified Facilitator - The Work of Byron Katie
Principal - Harvest Moon Consultants Ltd.
www.caitlinfrost.ca

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