<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I actually never interrupt the flow after i tell people about how to offer their ideas. The field is already open and we are IN it at that time as a result of the early beginning silence. That's my experience anyhow, my dear Harold.</div><div><br></div><div>Loved your TV appearance. You brought your usual clarity. </div><div><br></div><div>Love Anne<br><br><div><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Your Self</span></div><div>Occupy</div><div>100%</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>A world that works for ALL is a world of love made visible</div><div><br></div><div>Phone: 206-459-0227</div><div>Skype: anne.m.stadler</div><div> <span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></div><div><a href="http://www.InClaritas.com">www.InClaritas.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.CharterforCompassion.org">www.CharterforCompassion.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.ProtecttheSacred.org">www.ProtecttheSacred.org</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Jun 19, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Harold Shinsato <<a href="mailto:harold@shinsato.com">harold@shinsato.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Hi Anne,<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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"?<br>
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Thanks!<br>
Harold<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/17/15 12:35 PM, Anne Stadler via
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<div>How much silence depends on your intention:</div>
<div>Are you opening space for the transfinite AND finite fields
to emerge? Or only the finite?</div>
<div>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??) </div>
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<div>If finite, a small amount of silence helps people settle into
their bodies and bring themselves here...now. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>Re silence: </div>
<div> 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. </div>
<div> 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). </div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>To open the silence, sometimes i invite a friend to sound a
crystal bowl followed by 2. above. That is even more delicious.</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>Thank you! Took me a while to ruminate on it. Good and
interesting question! Thanks whoever posted it a while ago. </div>
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<div>Blessings! Anne</div>
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