"Each day I go out to see a deer near my house in the back field. In order to relate to the deer, I have to find that incredible calm stillness. It is really a moment of magic as we link in."
What struck her during the teleclass was a growing sense of surprise that "the same rules" may work in addressing groups and in other business situations.
Yes, indeed!
Imagine how still you would have to be to commune with a deer. (I'll take a full breath while you imagine.) That's exactly the place Relational Presence practice allows you to come from with a group of any size, or with any individual.
Developing this "gateway muscle" to shared stillness drops you down down down to the roots of your full power of authentic expression. This happens because anxiety naturally dissolves in the room (and within you) as you meet your listeners with spacious acceptance at their vulnerable depth.
When I told the deer story at a Speaking Circle, Joyus Lippincott (see a video of him here) commented that stillness doesn't necessarily mean no movement, and that he sees Relational Presence as a practice of "meditation in motion." Yes!
See this video of a Speaking Circle turn with Audrey Seymour that beautifully demonstrates the free flow of relational movement.
Happy Independence Day!
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