[OSList] About time and napping

Wed Jul 9 08:44:45 PDT 2014

This discussion about napping is definitely getting out of hand...to say
nothing of control! As one who has taken no small amount of abuse over the
years in regard to my proclivity for supination, I am simply delighted to
see so many closet supinators coming out. “Supination,” by the way, is a
word I made up ( I think). As you probably know, to be “supine” is to lie
down, and that is the normal position of nappers – hence supination,
supinator, supinated, etc. It is a great cover word, so you don’t give away
the secret! And every arcane practice MUST have its secret nomenclature.

I confess that I supinate primarily for one reason: It feels good. Never
according to plan, but always in response to need and situation. I have a
sign in my office that says, “No day is so bad that it can’t be improved
with a nap.” True! I find it also helps me to pace my energy expenditure. In
fact I find that the critical time for a good supination is when I am over
the top busy. It restores a sense of flow, purpose and presence. It also
reminds me that I am really not essential. The world will turn all by itself
J

In the special situation of facilitating an Open Space, supination has a
special value, I think. The supination of the facilitator say in ways that
nothing else can – that The People are in Charge. Really, they do it all by
themselves. And the fact that nobody ever really notices that I am absent
drives the point home. Folks, It is your thing!

So Supinate to your heart’s content – it will fix up just about anything, I
find.

Harrison

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Love it!

Ah..., who is the stroller for Toke?

:)

On Jul 9, 2014, at 2:54 AM, Toke Paludan Møller wrote:

Hi friends of napping and open spaces

What an important sharing going on here
.

I too find it useful and kind to my self and others to nap at a good timing
and an appropriate place during days of work and days of resting both -
whenever possible.

My mother was a great teacher of this very human practice - she napped every
day of her life between 20 minutes to 1 hour - and she lived until she was
94.

I became a practitioner early on and although I have wavered in my
dedication during some years of getting too busy -  I am returning to the
practice and enjoyment with very good fruits

- similar to what you have all described
.

We had an one our intentional and collective napping during a Open space day
at the warrior of the heart dojo in Croatia in 2012 - where 4 generation
napped on the lawn together

for 1 hour before we did the harvest / convergence after a days work in the
Open space embrace
.

 - it brought more consciousness and ease to the harvest of new
understanding and wiser action steps.

Cheers to the art of napping!

have a good summer with lots of napping going on

:)

kindly

Toke

Intergenerational napping practice yesterday in the Danish woods
.

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On 09/07/2014, at 10.02, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannwitz at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Artur, Harrison, Spark, Adriana and you other nappers out there,

tell me what works for you around napping: time of day, length, space,
light, naked, clothed... I have been experimenting (trying a regular rhythm
or when I feel I need a nap, short such as 15 minutes and up to an hour,
setting a timer or leave it to whenever I wake up...) and its not really
working for me, yet!
While I hate to admit it, it annoys me when people grin or joke about my
napping attempts.
In my os work, I have taken naps. Once I did it in a semi-public space and
was rudely attacked by a participant: How dare you take a nap when things
are really chaotic here! After that I chose out-of-sight spaces.
When I take a nap while a soccer game is going on (in Germany its serious
business and everyone is off their whatever after the game last nite) I dont
tell anyone!!

I would not bother you but since it seems to be such an essential activity I
thought I dare, its been an important issue for me!

Have a nap-rich day
Greetings from Berlin
mmp

On 09.07.2014 00:09, Harrison Owen wrote:

Thank you Artur! One of the few things I am absolutely positive about!
Naps are essential!!!

ho

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To Harrison,

>From Artur

Napping can Dramatically Increase Learning, Memory, Awareness, and More
<http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/napping-can-dramatically-increase-learn
ing.html>

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In some places, towns essentially shut down in the afternoon while
everyone goes home for a siesta. Unfortunately, in the

View on *themindunleashed.org <http://themindunleashed.org/> *
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