Posts Tagged ‘facilitation’
Peeling back layers by listening
Healing is facilitated to deeper layers when level 5 listening occurs. The level of listening that is infused with focus and care. Where we perceive beyond the words we’re hearing and fully commit to care for the human having the experience we’re witnessing. One of the mechanisms of the healing is that this level of…
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The gift of held space
Held space is a gift that can be challenging to give and also rarely consciously received in the moment that it’s happening. The silent practice of allowing a person to thrash with their thoughts, hunt for clarity in their emotional labyrynth, and test a perspective without passing judgment or jumping to solutions is often the…
Read MoreWalking with a three-year-old
The secret to holding space, teaching, and coaching is embodied when you walk hand-in-hand with a three-year-old. The child has smaller steps. His curiosity is piqued more often. He stops to touch things that have drawn his focus every few steps. We contribute to a sense of belonging and safety by holding his hand gently…
Read MoreThe tugboat and the lighthouse
Both provide a valuable service to others in need. The tug boat is maneuverable, powerful for its size, and can help disabled ships much larger than itself. It usually serves the harbors and typically helps one ship at a time by using force to tug, nudge, and push. Only some tugboats are ocean-going since most…
Read MoreFacilitator, Nurturer, Parent
Our children do more than notice our actions, words, and habits. They use the data to build the filters through which the rest of their lives will run. Every gift we give them now purposely or inadvertently will keep giving for the rest of their days. The opportunity: We facilitate their connection with themselves through…
Read MoreThe adjustment is the adaptation
The chiropractor gives an impulse. The impulse is a force that is delivered into a person’s body. The body receives the force. The brain combines the input with all the other stimuli of the moment, determines the meaning of this experience, and uses the force to adapt the internal environment toward homeostasis. The chiropractor’s impulse…
Read MoreThe chiropractic adjustment
The chiropractic adjustment is the most powerful application of energy transferred from one person to another with the intention of facilitating the healing process. A few of my favorite reasons are as follows: It is effective. It influences the brain’s ability to perceive the body. 1 Such objective evidence of an influence on the mind-body…
Read MoreHow to get better at something
Immersion Get feedback from those who matter Avoid feedback from those who don’t Filter the fluff and the futile Do the work Celebrate small wins Avoid shortcuts Repeat Immerse yourself. Immersion is how to learn a language, acquire a skill, or make rapid change of any kind. Getting better requires changing your brain. Full immersion…
Read MoreThe master of change
You want to be able to wow someone with your service. Perhaps you’ve seen masters change people’s lives with their craft and you want to be serving on that level. You know you have all the tools, but there is something unseen to you that is holding you back from unleashing the magic of those…
Read MoreMeasure twice, serve once.
1) What is your vision? 2) What is the vision of those you want to help? How can you align the two so that every one of your actions contributes to both? Those that contribute the most don’t contribute more than others. They align their contributions so that their contributions to others contribute to their…
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