oops - website typo - it is www.caitlinfrost.ca C.
On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Caitlin Frost <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been learning and opening space in myself with The Work as a core > practice for more than a decade now. Very early on I felt it as 'family' > with Open Space Technology. > As a practice of heart and mind opening - in places where mind and heart > are closed or closing, it continues to serve me in my own evolution in life > and also specifically as a facilitator of Open Space. > The Work, like Open Space, has clear simplicity and a basis in powerful > questions - 4 questions and then some turnarounds that open the mind to > possibility - that can be applied to any stuck place, and is accessible to > anyone willing to show up. > > Specifically in relation to Open Space - this inquiry process is very alive > for me as I prepare and show up to hold space. The questions and practice > give me a tool for working with myself - with my own attachment to outcome, > my own attachment to who shows up or doesn't, my own fears along the way. I > have found that a practice of working with my own stressful thinking and > limiting beliefs not only makes my own life and work easier and less > stressful - but what I learn in the process of sitting in my own inquiry > about the fears and beliefs I have working with a group and/or that are > triggered by the fears showing up from my client or the group, can often > make me more able to stay calm and see more options if/when they show up in > the room. > > When I am attached to a particular outcome or to approval from a client or > group - it makes it a lot harder for me to hold space in a clear way. I > don't want to be attached - and the reality is that sometimes I am - until I > am not. And The Work as a process to question my own attachment has been > very helpful. > > I have also been teaching the Work in some of our Art of Hosting trainings > - in support of facilitators - to work with our own fears of showing up > fully, of speaking honestly, of stepping forward to call and host powerful > conversations and to find our courage to bring process like Open Space into > new spaces or back from training and into workspaces where it is new and > different. By identifying what thoughts and fears would stop us from > showing up fully and opening and holding space - a lot of movement has > happened. > > This past year - I worked with a team of facilitators where we were all > also practicing The Work as a way to identify and move through our limiting > beliefs and fears in a large gathering we were hosting together where stakes > and emotions felt high. Having this way of supporting ourselves and each > other in staying open and holding the bigger space was very powerful and we > learned a lot. > I have also worked recently with a leadership team where we used The Work > as a tool for opening space in their thinking and working with their own > fears in order to continue to stay open and hold space in a process of > organizational change where we were using Open Space with the wider > organization and community. I am finding it to be a good practice to share > with clients sometimes where they want to move forward with Open Space and > more participatory process but feel stuck or afraid. The conversation of > 'if you feel this is the right thing, what would stop you?....' and then > where they are open to it, supporting them to find their own clarity with > the questions of the Work has also supported some good self-learning and > ability to move forward with more clarity. > > I have always experienced Open Space as not only a way to hold good > conversations and meetings, but also an invitation to live my life in the > flow of inviting and opening and evolving. I experience The Work this way > also - and in many ways they make each other more possible. > > If you are curious - I have some free resources and information about > applying the Work in 'work' on my website: www.caitlinfrost.com - and > hope to be blogging more about the Work in the world of hosting/facilitating > (New Years resolution...we'll see what happens....) and Byron Katie also > has lots of information and resources on her site: www.thework.com. > > Happy New Years all - and sweet to see two of my favourite gifts (Open > Space and The Work) showing up together for others too. > > Caitlin. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jutta Weimar <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 7:42 AM > Subject: [OSLIST] AW: The Work (Byron Katie) and open space > To: [email protected] > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > yes, I am working and growing with The Work since 2006, and working an > growing with Open Space since 2000. I learned it from Ralf Giesen, who was > NLP teacher here in Berlin and who stayed and worked with Byron Katie for a > year, starting a training program for The Work in Europe. The Work – like > other techniques that deal with beliefs (and especially with the ones that > are limiting) opens up to love what is there. From my point of view, it has > a lot in common with the peace that often emerges inside us during open > space. > > I use The Work in Trainings and Coachings and – alike Open Space – it has > changed my way of thinking and dealing with “challenges”. > > > > Good luck! > > And lots of love > > > > Jutta > > > > *Von:* OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] *Im Auftrag von * > Phelim > *Gesendet:* Montag, 20. Dezember 2010 13:43 > *An:* [email protected] > *Betreff:* Re: The Work (Byron Katie) and open space > > > > Aah yes, > > > > Doing the work is a great way to prepare for opening space! It's pretty > challenging but I've found it very useful. I had a great conversation with > Chris Corrigan about this when I was in Vancouver. Matilda and I first found > out about the Work from his partner Caitlin who is a trainer for The Work. > I'm sure he has some interesting insights on the connections between OS and > the Work! > > > > Phelim x > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 20 Dec 2010, at 11:47, ELEDER AURTENETXE PILDAIN < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hello open space friends around the big ball! > Last week I received some books by *Byron Katie* (www.thework.com). > Now I´m delighted reading one of them,* "A thousand names for joy"*, in my > daily train commuting. > So good! So many similarities with open space! Did you know about it? If > not, I´m sure you´ll love it... > > Enjoy life :-)! > > Eleder > > *BM**31_Bilbao*: Mind Mapping-Open Space Technology-Creativity > > www.flowandshow.blogspot.com > > www.bm31-liburuak.blogspot.com (BM31 > books)<http://www.bm31-liburuak.blogspot.com/> > > www.burumapak.blogspot.com (Basque) > www.in-fluyendo.blogspot.com (Spanish)<http://www.in-fluyendo.blogspot.com/> > > Twitter: @Eleder_BM <http://www.twitter.com/Eleder_BM> > > > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== > [email protected] ------------------------------ To > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of > [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > > > -- > If you really knew how beautiful you are, > you would fall at your own feet. > *Byron Katie.* > > CAITLIN M FROST > Coaching and Facilitation > Certified Facilitator - The Work of Byron Katie > Principal - Harvest Moon Consultants Ltd. > www.caitlinfrost.ca > > -- If you really knew how beautiful you are, you would fall at your own feet. *Byron Katie.* CAITLIN M FROST Coaching and Facilitation Certified Facilitator - The Work of Byron Katie Principal - Harvest Moon Consultants Ltd. www.caitlinfrost.ca * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
