When following the energy, anything that comes up can provide direction on where to go next.
Dissonance is a major form of energy that, followed, very often brings forth new possibilities and insights. -- Tom
Encourage / Invite the energy that shows up to go deeper. - Tom
No one knows where the energy will take you. In the midst of this uncertainty, the group can function better to the extent someone is holding the space (which makes it feel safer to venture). -- Tom
Being a Emptying, Letting Go supports a guide to follow the energy more fully. - wiki
You must really "listen" in all sense to know where the energy of the group is. --Sue
When people fell heard, their energy opens up and flows better, and when others watch someone being heard well and taken seriously they are more willing to share whatever is up for them. Both of these contribute to energy flowing (not sticking) so it can be followed.
shifting modes is one good way to acknowledge and follow the energy of the group. --Sue
Naming both helps people figure out where the energy is and helps with situations where you don't have the opportunity to follow the energy in the moment. - wiki ... I agree, and I'd add to the end "because it helps the group recognize what was going on and set it aside for now" (or "it bookmarks the energy") - Tom
To follow the group's energy, you really have to set your own stuff and stories aside and see everything that is happening -- even things that seem very individual -- as an expression of group energy. -- Tom
Following the energy naturally results in a Rest.- wiki [alternately: When energy is low, rest may be called for for replenishment. -Sue]
Otherwise you are only following one person's energy, not the group's. --Tree
To the extent the group energy is leading, the facilitator is no longer "in charge" -- AND all participants can join in noticing and moving with the group's energy. -- Tom
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