G'Day Listers, This is my first message to OSLIST. Joan Smith's post prompted me to ask whether "open space" has been undertaken with people who are visually -impaired. I participated in a OS(150 people approx) with a blind person who fully participated in the event.
Michael Kukla Sydney, AUSTRALIA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: Continuing to be surprised. > I have been openspacing for about 10 years now and continue to receive > the 'surprise' I was promised at the event with Harrison in Melbourne > many many years ago. > I have always found the opening circle special - a time for touching > with the eyes and making contacts of many colours........ Feedback > about the experience being powerful has always been spontaneous > Recently I was openspacing with a group (89 people) from educational > backgrounds who were excited about the OS experience. During the circle > opening, there was something in my body that was telling WHAT? Nerves > at being among so many highly educated people in one go? Could be. > Then there was the rush to name and write passions, get out there and > sign up, causing utmost chaos (and fun) at the wall. My initial > feelings quietened and then it happened. > I was confronted by two extremely disturbed participants - at first I > wasn't picking up what they were saying. However the gist of it was > about my walking around the circle. Both these people had been > teachers of the deaf and were extremely upset that there were times > when I was not facing them in particular, and IF I HAD deaf people in > the group the circle would not be completely open. > While the outcome was Ok and I think the issue wasn't really about > persons who are deaf , just for interest I was wondering if anyone had > openspaced with a deaf community? > > Best wishes > Joan Smith > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected], > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
