[OSList] How much Silence at beginning?

[Harrison via OSList]

Harold said... "Would 8 minutes of grounding silence after the welcome and
logistics opened enough space for participants so they didn't need silent
reflection time with their papers and markers to gather their thoughts? Do
you offer anything before letting the participants make their offerings to
help invite in the "transfinite"?

 

I love your intensity. But I do have to ask. "8 Minutes?" .... On which
planet, what galaxy? And who cares? Deep silence makes its own time. My
experience.

 

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From: OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of
Harold Shinsato via OSList
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 3:11 PM
To: Anne Stadler; World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] How much Silence at beginning?

 

Hi Anne,

Thanks for your offering. The most incredible experiences (and hyper
performance) of Open Space I am sure come from inviting the "trans-finite",
and not just the finite.

Although this isn't rote, I'm curious as to your experience of offering this
grounding exercise just after the welcome and the logistics. This does seem
like a natural placement to me, and corresponds roughly to the point where
Harrison generally walks the circle and asks folks to be aware of the others
in the room.

And at the same time, this doesn't specifically addresses the comment from a
participant of a need for some silent reflection time just before people
were invited to generate, announce, and post their sessions.

Would 8 minutes of grounding silence after the welcome and logistics opened
enough space for participants so they didn't need silent reflection time
with their papers and markers to gather their thoughts? Do you offer
anything before letting the participants make their offerings to help invite
in the "transfinite"?

    Thanks!
    Harold



On 6/17/15 12:35 PM, Anne Stadler via OSList wrote:

How much silence depends on your intention:

Are you opening space for the transfinite AND finite fields to emerge?  Or
only the finite?

Are you opening inner space so people will access their capacity for being
guided by the resonating field in their heart/mind/body awareness? (In order
to really take responsibility for what they care about??) 

 

If finite, a small amount of silence helps people settle into their bodies
and bring themselves here...now. 

 

Transfinite and finite (which is what i do) opens a more expansive space.
It's not Woo-Woo.  The work the field is supporting gets done regardless,
just more co-creatively, more quickly-- synchronicities spark rapidly,
delighting participants. 

 

Re silence: 

   1. I sometimes cue people to be aware of their feet on the floor, their
legs, their bottoms on the chair, shoulders, top of head. 

   2.,And sometimes, after the Welcome & logistics are dealt with, i simply
invite them to be comfortable and relax into the chair, the silence, the
feelings in their bodies. Usually i refer to a word or phrase in the
Welcoming setup by the Host to help people make an outer/inner connection. I
let silence go until i sense it's time to stop...not more than 8 minutes or
so, probably. This is until i sense we are resonating together (i guess). 

 

Then i break the silence by standing and then, slowly beginning to walk the
circle, opening the finite space of the circle, acknowledging each one as I
pass.

 

To open the silence, sometimes i invite a friend to sound a crystal bowl
followed by 2. above.  That is even more delicious.

 

NOTE:  none of this is "rote"!  My preparation includes sensing into each
group meditatively;  getting clarity about who they are and what they need;
and in the Now of the experience sensing into the circle and acting in the
present moment. 

 

Thank you!  Took me a while to ruminate on it. Good and interesting
question!  Thanks whoever posted it a while ago.  

 

Blessings!  Anne

 

 

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Harold Shinsato
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