Hi Harrison Ach supination!
Thank you for a new word to describe this good activity. Me and my mate Sarah have evolved another nothern european word for this - we call it schlafening A nice cocktail of German and English but it may belong - like supine, supination and such to a new language for the art of napping.... - the juice is in the pronounciation.... :) Toke From my iPhone Toke Paludan Møller +45 2616 6919 t...@interchange.dk www.interchange.dk > On 09/07/2014, at 17.44, "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. Unfortunately, in the… > > View on *themindunleashed.org* > <http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/napping-can-dramatically-increase-learning.html> > > > > Preview by Yahoo > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > > -- > Michael M Pannwitz > Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany > ++49 - 30-772 8000 > > > > Check out the Open Space World Map presently showing 396 resident Open Space > Workers in 68 countries working in a total of 142 countries > worldwide:www.openspaceworldmap.org > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to OSList@lists.openspacetech.org > To unsubscribe send an email to oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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