speaking from the center

[Anna Caroline Türk]

Dear Eleder,

thank you for sharing your thoughts -
we will be with you on friday!

Opening the circle is a beautiful honor and priviledge to me, too.

My preparation starts with setting up the whole space the day before. 
Especially bringing all the chairs in a real circle relaxes me and feels 
like a good preperation for the opening. I make sure that there will be 
enough place for me to walk when the people are sitting and with the 
paper and pens in the centre.

After everything is set - on the evening before the event and twenty 
minutes before the opening -  I silently walk in nature. Fresh air and 
the sky above maintain my balance.

Before I start I remind myself: "Enjoy: If it ain't fun - it ain't work!"

During the introduction I walk the circle and I look at the people a few 
chairs infront of me to offer a close contact. I used to look at the 
people right in front of me, but I learned that looking straight down to 
them from my standing/walking position can offend people.

What I really enjoy while opening the circle is to look at all the 
different expressions - most of the people have very relaxed or 
unemotional expressions when they listen, which doesn't mean that they 
aren't following (just think of your own expression when you listen to 
somebody).

Realizing that the 15-20 Minutes are kind of the only time that I am 
visible that day makes me expand them in a feeling of gratitude... what 
a priviledge and joy!

Take a deep breath in and out ........ and in and out and off you go!


Love and light from Berlin

Anna Caroline




.........
pause
vision
open space
...........................



>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:04 AM, ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN 
> <eleder.aurtenetxe at gmail.com <mailto:eleder.aurtenetxe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello!
>
>     How do you feel speaking from the centre for, let's say, 15
>     minutes when opening space?
>
>     There's a small issue that makes me a bit uneasy: just knowing
>     that I'll be all the time showing my back to some attendees. Do
>     you *walk a bit around* to avoid it?
>
>     What about *looking at people's eyes* when speaking? Do you do it
>     consciously one by one around the circle?
>     Do you perhaps look *far away *just to keep calmer?
>
>     What are the *rituals* that help you enjoy this moment instead of
>     feeling nervous?
>
>     Those are some of the questions that are coming to my mind during
>     the preparation of my next OS, next Friday.
>
>     Warmly,
>
>     Eleder
>
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