In Austria, I met a very interesting woman. She's totally into personal development, awareness and consciousness. It's interesting to meet her, as she has done a lot of inner work in a way that is at least somewhat new to me.

For instance "Honest Sharing". It is very similar to the sharing I've learned during Working With People. One person talks, the other one only listens. The difference is that each sentence starts with "I think", "I feel" or "I sense". Feel is about what you feel in the body and sense is about your emotions. The sentences are very short, so no stories. With these limitations, you are more invited to really go inside to feel and sense what is there. It's mostly done in groups, but a group of two also works. There is much more behind this technique. Checkout Gopal Norbert Klein on the Internet for more information. He's the one that came up with this technique.

Another way of sharing is to share from the heart. Every sentence starts with "Something my heart tells me is". this way of sharing feels much more gentle as the way I'm used to do my sharing. Also short messages and no stories.

During this session I felt how happy I was being on this journey and that am exactly where I need to be right now.

A thing she is very passionate about is Authentic Relating. It is all about communicating and there are thousands of short games and exercises you can do. We have done a few games and it tastes like more. Next weekend I will be joining a two day retreat with this theme that is hosted by her and a friend of hers in Graz. Of course I'll be sharing about that in this blog as well.