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At 05:53 PM 12/30/2001 -0500, Ralph Copleman wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>(Well, we're two biased witnesses
talking to each other...) I'm sure you're<br>
not the only one with claustrophobic reactions to various
interventions. I<br>
know that I have experienced them and, no doubt, caused them,
too.<br><br>
It's not only the 18(?) so-called large group interventions I'm
referring<br>
to. How about therapy or other one-to-one interventions? In
my experience,<br>
these can thwart as well as free folks. Small group processes
face/offer<br>
the same challenge. But some of these (individual or group)
techniques do<br>
open new paths, offer break-through insights, and facilitate new levels
of<br>
cooperation. And let's not forget meditation.<br><br>
All kinds of issues face all kinds of people and systems. We need
to be<br>
thoughtful in our approaches. Of course, for my money, if you can't
open a<br>
little space for folks, the odds may be against you.<br><br>
--<br>
Ralph Copleman<br>
609-895-1629</blockquote><br>
Whether we are talking one-to-one therapy or a large group intervention
for 1500, I think my question, and therefore the "metric,"
might still be valid. How much space do we have -- and how much can we
create? I remember spending 2 and 1/2 years on the couch (4 days a week)
of a classical Freudian analyst. And all I can tell you -- that Dude did
create space. The most he ever said was a mildly expressive grunt -- but
it did open things up. I found myself wondering what many of my clients
seem to wonder -- why was I paying this character $100 an hour for
grunts? -- and Hell, I don't even grunt. But that which was
purchased (I learned) was not "grunts" -- but space. I
needed it. I grew in it, and it was worth every penny. And not
incidentally, the experience created a whole mess of space in my wallet.
<br><br>
So back to the original -- How Much Space? Can you stand. Can you create.
Can the "client" tolerate? And choose your weapons accordingly.
Question: When you said, "And let's not forget meditation." did
you really mean <u>mediation</u>? <br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Harrison Owen</blockquote>
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