“Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. And when our souls lie down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about” – Rumi
It is becoming quite obvious that the world as we know it is rapidly changing and that we are facing an uncertain future. In challenging times like these, it feels increasingly important to take time to experience a dimension in us that is not touched and affected by what is going on around and within us. This inner dimension does not disconnect us emotionally from what is happening but it allows us to rest and resource ourselves so that we can stay open and be more fully present to Life in the midst of so much contraction into anxiety.
Rumi’s poem above is an invitation to rest in this dimension – sometimes called “the underlying field of living Presence” – a sense of the aliveness felt within the body and around us as a nourishing Presence that holds and constantly resources us. The more often you make time and space to felt sense this energy field of Presence or Being, the more you activate it and the more it can begin to emerge as a resource in your Focusing and daily life.
To “lie down in that grass” together with other people is what our monthly on-line Pause for Presence gatherings are all about. It creates a palpable energy field of group Presence which allows you to experience Presence in a much deeper way than if you were on your own. Opening up to Life together in this way can also be “an oasis amidst all the world chaos of this present time”, as a recent participant described it.
The format of our 75-minute gatherings is simple. After a brief guidance into Presence (for those who need it), we silently come to rest in “this underlying field of Presence”, letting ourselves “just be” – “beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing”. There is also space for any sharing that wants to happen. Our next on-line Pause for Presence gathering will be on October 17th and if you feel a “yes” to join, you are warmly welcome!
The details:
- Time and date: Saturday 17th October from 4 pm to 5.15 pm BST (British Summer
Time). - Venue: Zoom video conferencing platform. If you have no experience with Zoom, please let Cecelia know for necessary guidance.
- Fee: £10 (by bank transfer) or £11 (by Paypal which includes £1 Paypal fee). It includes a free audio-recording of the guided sessions.
- Email Cecelia Clegg at ceceliaclegg44@gmail.com to register.
- If you are unable to attend, you can still register to receive an audio-recording of the guided sessions for a £5 fee.
See you soon!
UK Wholebody Focusing trainers Addie van der Kooy and Cecelia Clegg.
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Thank you Addie for the simple clarity and constancy of your message which reminds me to bring my attention back to this ever-present field of presence. It is so easy to be momentarily distracted and then feel so disconnected!