I was going to respond but before I could pull that off, I decided to take a nap.
My napping skills were perfected when I was the mother of young children. I assume the supine position, enjoy the relaxation and most often sleep. This way I’m not “trying” to take a nap. Building on what Annamarie said, 20 minutes of relaxation or nap are both so very restorative. Namasté, Christine Christine Whitney Sanchez, M.C. Phoenix, AZ, USA • +1.480.759.0262 www.innovationpartners.com Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter On Jul 9, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Harrison Owen <hho...@verizon.net> wrote: This discussion about napping is definitely getting out of hand...to say nothing of control! As one who has taken no small amount of abuse over the years in regard to my proclivity for supination, I am simply delighted to see so many closet supinators coming out. “Supination,” by the way, is a word I made up ( I think). As you probably know, to be “supine” is to lie down, and that is the normal position of nappers – hence supination, supinator, supinated, etc. It is a great cover word, so you don’t give away the secret! And every arcane practice MUST have its secret nomenclature. I confess that I supinate primarily for one reason: It feels good. Never according to plan, but always in response to need and situation. I have a sign in my office that says, “No day is so bad that it can’t be improved with a nap.” True! I find it also helps me to pace my energy expenditure. In fact I find that the critical time for a good supination is when I am over the top busy. It restores a sense of flow, purpose and presence. It also reminds me that I am really not essential. The world will turn all by itself J In the special situation of facilitating an Open Space, supination has a special value, I think. The supination of the facilitator say in ways that nothing else can – that The People are in Charge. Really, they do it all by themselves. And the fact that nobody ever really notices that I am absent drives the point home. Folks, It is your thing! So Supinate to your heart’s content – it will fix up just about anything, I find. Harrison From: OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Tenneson Woolf Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 11:01 AM To: World wide Open Space Technology email list Cc: mmpannw...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [OSList] About time and napping Love it! Ah..., who is the stroller for Toke? :) On Jul 9, 2014, at 2:54 AM, Toke Paludan Møller wrote: Hi friends of napping and open spaces What an important sharing going on here…. I too find it useful and kind to my self and others to nap at a good timing and an appropriate place during days of work and days of resting both - whenever possible. My mother was a great teacher of this very human practice - she napped every day of her life between 20 minutes to 1 hour - and she lived until she was 94. I became a practitioner early on and although I have wavered in my dedication during some years of getting too busy - I am returning to the practice and enjoyment with very good fruits - similar to what you have all described…. We had an one our intentional and collective napping during a Open space day at the warrior of the heart dojo in Croatia in 2012 - where 4 generation napped on the lawn together for 1 hour before we did the harvest / convergence after a days work in the Open space embrace…. - it brought more consciousness and ease to the harvest of new understanding and wiser action steps. Cheers to the art of napping! have a good summer with lots of napping going on :) kindly Toke Intergenerational napping practice yesterday in the Danish woods…. <IMG_7586.jpg> Toke Paludan Moeller SKYPE: tokemoeller InterChange Aps Stengaardsvej 5 A, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark VAT number: 1350 6035 Toke - Mobile +45 2616 6919 Monica - Mobile +45 2072 1019 Skype name: tokemoeller www.interchange.dk intercha...@interchange.dk http://interchange.dk/calender/ On 09/07/2014, at 10.02, Michael M Pannwitz <mmpannw...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Artur, Harrison, Spark, Adriana and you other nappers out there, tell me what works for you around napping: time of day, length, space, light, naked, clothed... I have been experimenting (trying a regular rhythm or when I feel I need a nap, short such as 15 minutes and up to an hour, setting a timer or leave it to whenever I wake up...) and its not really working for me, yet! While I hate to admit it, it annoys me when people grin or joke about my napping attempts. In my os work, I have taken naps. Once I did it in a semi-public space and was rudely attacked by a participant: How dare you take a nap when things are really chaotic here! After that I chose out-of-sight spaces. When I take a nap while a soccer game is going on (in Germany its serious business and everyone is off their whatever after the game last nite) I dont tell anyone!! I would not bother you but since it seems to be such an essential activity I thought I dare, its been an important issue for me! Have a nap-rich day Greetings from Berlin mmp On 09.07.2014 00:09, Harrison Owen wrote: Thank you Artur! One of the few things I am absolutely positive about! Naps are essential!!! ho *From:*OSList [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf Of *Artur Silva *Sent:* Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:59 PM *To:* OSLIST New Adress *Subject:* [OSList] About time and napping To Harrison, From Artur Napping can Dramatically Increase Learning, Memory, Awareness, and More <http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/napping-can-dramatically-increase-learning.html> image <http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/napping-can-dramatically-increase-learning.html> Napping can Dramatically Increase Learning, Memory, Aw... <http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/napping-can-dramatically-increase-learning.html> In some places, towns essentially shut down in the afternoon while everyone goes home for a siesta. 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