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<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005>Hi Kathryn,</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005>I hope the champagn will warm you in snowy
Bowen Island Enjoy your own open space tonight. In mind and heart I'll be with
you.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005>And yes, Joburg was really a powerful
experience for mind, heart and soul!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005>Warm regards from the
Netherlands.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005>Be well,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=874481920-05122005>Peter</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Proteus
Communications<BR><B>Sent:</B> maandag 5 december 2005 20:59<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: higher learning through
silence in OST<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625454219-05122005>Thank you so much
Peter, for this lovely account of how you built in the opportunity for
silence, for a space in which the heart and mind could connect. What a
powerful practice and rich opportunity you were able to offer this group. I
like the context that you created too--the celebration of the report (with
champagne no less!) must have created such a positive, appreciative and
creative mental and emotional climate to proceed in. I am going to buy
some champage tonight and celebrateyour inspiring account of opening space (in
heart and mind) in Joburg!</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=625454219-05122005>appreciatively,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625454219-05122005>Kathryn
Thomson</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625454219-05122005>(from snowy Bowen
Island)</SPAN></DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"></FONT><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"></FONT><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peter
Strobosch<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 05, 2005 3:51 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: higher learning through
silence in OST<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Peter Strobosch
[mailto:peter@alaya.nl]<BR><B>Sent:</B> maandag 5 december 2005
12:45<BR><B>To:</B> OSLIST<BR><B>Subject:</B> higher learning through silence
in OST<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><B>Subject:</B> <SPAN class=655024210-05122005><STRONG>Higher
learning through silence in OST</STRONG></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P>Peter Strobosch<BR>Drachtenpad 14<BR>6835 KC Arnhem<BR>The
Netherlands<BR>Phone +31 (0)26 4820122<BR>Mobile +31 (0)6
28067422<BR>Fax +31 (0)26 4820124<BR>Email <A
href="mailto:peter@alaya.nl">peter@alaya.nl</A><BR>Website <A
href="http://www.alaya.nl">www.alaya.nl</A><BR>& <A
href="http://www.largescaleinterventions.com">www.largescaleinterventions.com</A></P></TD></TR>
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<DIV>H<SPAN class=655024210-05122005>i all,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>I came back recently form an OS
conference I facilitated near Joburg, South Africa.</SPAN> <SPAN
class=655024210-05122005>Inspiring working room and envrionment, amidst
giraffes, zebras and antilopes! Sixteen highly qualified participants
from development organisations all over the world. We did a 2,5 day
conference.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>After having worked the first 1,5
days according to the regular OS schedule I took the decision to step
out of the regular schedule for the third day as I sensed that people
head's were full after 1,5 days of intensive and inspired dialogue and
discussion, and that some breakthroughs might unfold themselves by
creating more mind-heart connection. During the evening of the second
day I wrote a guided imagery focussing on the theme of the conference.
The morning of the third day we celebrated the report with a glass of
non-alcoholic champagne, after which we did some physical playing
outside with the intention to get the particpants a bit out of their
heads. Directly after that I guided them through the imagery, with some
music at the background, leading them to individually answer some
of the questions that were at the heart of the conference. After that
the particpants made a drawing of their answers on a flipchart and wrote
the answers down. All in silence. Only after that the particpants
started reading the document. From celebration until reading took the
whole morning. From the imagery until reading the particpants worked in
silence, so practically the whole morning. Consequence of this approach
was that in the afernoon there was no time for separate action
meetings. Being a small group, we worked on convergence and
prioritization in plenary during the afternoon. Each participant used
his/her drawing which made their interventions very lively and connected
wthh the heart.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>The important thing to mention is
that the participants expressed that doing the imagery and drawing in
silence before reading the document had so to say increased their
perspective of reading the document. They read it with their
minds <EM>and</EM> their hearts, and not only with their minds.
They had also come to, both individually and
collectively, some breakthroughs in learning and follow up actions
to which, as they said, most probably would not have come to if we had
continued the third morning with directly reading the document
after celebration. Their awareness was higher, they saw things from a
more holistic point of view, and in consequence the sources for
their follow up actions were of a different nature. And most certainly
the atmosphere we worked in was full of Spirit...</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>Be well all of you,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=655024210-05122005>Peter Strobosch</SPAN></DIV>
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