Preparation: Select a topic to focus on. Choose someone to ring the chime and someone to speak first.

Procedures:

	"Inner Silence" and "Collect Thoughts" apply to everyone, not just the speaker.
	Do not respond to the person speaking.
	During inner silence, abandon your responses. Simply tune in.
	For groups of two people, the magic happens after each person speaks four or five times. In larger groups, the energy shifts after each person speaks three times.

Process:

Step 1:      (Chime) Say, "One. Inner silence." Empty your mind for four breaths. (Four breaths of inner silence is required to turn off the amygdala.) Don't plan your comments.

Step 2:     (Chime) Say, "One. Collect thoughts." Think about the topic meditatively for several breaths.

Step 3:     (Chime) Say, "One. Articulate." The first person verbalizes his or her thoughts.

Step 4:     (Chime) Say, "One. Acknowledge thoughts and feelings." Notice your mind's automatic reactions without judgment.

Step 5:     (Chime) "Two. Inner silence." Although it's now the next person's turn, everyone empties their minds.

Step 6:     (Chime) "Two. Collect thoughts." Everyone contemplates the topic meditatively.

Step 7:     (Chime) "Two. Articulate." The second person verbalizes.

Step 8:     Continue with these four steps for each person. Repeat until each person has spoken at least three times.

Step 9:     (Chime) Say, "Final inner silence."

Step 10:  (Chime) Say, "Create an intention." Each person says, "I choose..." in random order. Ring the chime between choices.

Step 11:  When everyone is finished, discuss practical steps as a group, or record intentions individually.

See Also:

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