<div dir="auto"><div>Not sure i agree with you, Harrison.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Holding Space involves being gently present, respectfully absent and conveniently and softly unnoticed.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warm wishes<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Paul Levy<br>Writer, facilitator, conversifier and collusion breaker</div><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 18 Aug 2019, 21:47 Harrison Owen via OSList, <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div class="m_-5146153469846055877WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">If I didn’t say it, I could have. Holding Space involves being “totally present and absolutely invisible” – to quote myself from “the book.” Meditation can get you there, or at least it always has for me. Is this right and true? Who knows, but it seems to work.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">ho<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> OSList [mailto:<a href="mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Halford via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 17, 2019 5:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> World wide Open Space Technology email list<br><b>Cc:</b> Alan Halford<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSList] Why CERTIFICATION makes sense considering this conversation on Mission, Vision Strategy Plans, etc.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have a vague and distant memory of seeing/hearing HO saying or being quoted “ The only training you need for OST is  to meditate”<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Not sure whether I imagined  it, but it was a decisive reason for me to delve into the world of OST<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">AND it’s still<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">“Issue the invitation, sit in a circle, create an agenda and get to work”<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">WHOO HOO<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-5146153469846055877apple-tab-span">            </span>Alan<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000fe">Alan Halford & Associates</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000fe">Open Space Technology Aficionados<br>Mediation and Conflict Transformation</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0000fe">Facilitators<br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#fe0000"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#fd0000"><a href="http://www.alanhalford.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.alanhalford.com.au</a></span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#fd0000"><a href="http://www.conflictcompany.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.conflictcompany.com.au</a> <br>0421 475 252<br>skype: alanhalford</span></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 17 Aug 2019, at 4:59 pm, R Chaffe via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.open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