hi joanna. you're sure to get lots of encouragement from this list.
it will go fine. it could be that some don't get it. but, some will and they'll get the ball rolling. one thing i usually share in the opening of group work goes something like this: "I ask that we see silence as a friend during our time together whether we're in small groups or in this large group. if silence comes, let's not feel like we need to chase it away, remembering that frequently, it's the nudgings of silence that bring into being ideas and voices which would've otherwise remained unspoken." once you share something like this, you and others might be able to rest at ease if silence happens, waiting for what it might bring. sometimes silence and pause doesn't happen. but if it does, it's nice when all can welcome it. look forward to hearing how it goes. john --- Joanna Fletcher <j...@lionlifecoaching.com> wrote: > Any hot tips for a newbie? I am planning my first OS > tomorrow as part of an > Interpersonal Communications course. We have two > hours and a burning > question; we have the space and I've been meditating > like crazy. And > yet...I'm still terrified. > > My real fear is that all the students won't get it. > I desperately want to > let go and let it happen, and I'm worried about what > will happen when I do. > > Breathing, > > Joanna Fletcher > Lion Life Coaching > j...@lionlifecoaching.com > 604-340-1855 > www.lionlifecoaching.com > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > http://circlesofchange.com participatory learning & leadership http://harvesttime.cc harvesting for justice that all may have enough http://beyondborders.net changing lives through education and exchange email: j...@johnengle.net telephone: 202-236-6532 John Engle P.O. Box 337 Hershey, PA 17033 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
