At 05:11 PM 5/22/2003 +0200, you wrote:
Second; I can't find (in my head as in my computer) the way someone described on the list about breating in Opening Space. I have an Open Space for an governmental organization in watermanagement, next week. Somebody knows how the three breaths work??
I am not sure there is anything special here. Breathing In and Breathing out seems to do it. Seriously, Breathing is rather central to our lives, and when people do it together they tend to align and focus. This is important at the very beginning in the circle. I find this happens pretty much by itself, particularly if the initial "bounding the circle" by the facilitator is done in a slow even manner -- the cadence of regular breathing. If I feel this is not happening I will say something like -- "You folks look like you are a little hassled -- let's everybody take a deep breath." One usually does it, maybe two. As for three -- why not. but I think it is important to move as quickly as possible in the opening from start-up to action -- all under the heading of thinking of one more thing not to do. Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Drive Potomac, MD 20854 USA phone 301-365-2093 Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org Personal website http://mywebpages.comcast.net/hhowen/index.htm [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
