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The ongoing (often daily) activity one does to maintain connection with Source.
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In conducting group conversations, the leader performs as an instrument. Like any other instrument, we need regular tune-ups. This nurturing attention supports us to be a Letting Go to meet the group's needs.
In North America today, there is a fertile profusion of personal practices. Some common ones include:
- meditation
- tai chi, qigong, and other eastern-influenced movement sequences
- walking, especially in natural settings
- therapy (or co-counseling)
- prayer
These practices are commonly done as part of a daily or weekly routine. In addition, many people choose to do a session specifically as a prelude to a group event, before acting in a leadership position. (Such preludes may be shorter than a regular full-length practice.) As the name implies, a personal practice is normally done alone, or (as in the case of counseling) with someone whose role is to support the person in getting clear. Some groups also have a collective equivalent, such as the reading of a mission statement or ground rules, as part of an Opening and Welcome that fulfills a similar purpose
Whatever the specifics, the goal here is to get beyond one's own needs, preferences, and ego, so as to be of service to the larger whole.
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Among the many excellent texts available on group facilitation, The Art of Facilitation by Hunter, Bailey and Taylor particularly emphasizes the importance of working on yourself in order to do this work successfully.
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