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1. The ability to feel heard on a deeper level, not just physically, but a mental, emotional and spiritual connection also
2. To feel truly understood by another even though the experience is mine, it feels as though they have walked in my shoes and sense that connection and shared experience
3. Opportunity to release thought and emotional energy that enables me to move forward without feeling weighed down
4. Sensing a shift of energy (thought/emotion) and gaining clarity
5. A means in which to unite people in a meaningful way
(Summary: A whole body expressing. There is the moment where I have a shift and a feeling of a weight lifting off of me. There is a lightbulb moment, a clarity and I like being part of that. There is a shift, and I can see it happen. It’s like empathy is an epiphany of awareness. I love to witness others experiencing that feeling also.)
Christel Round 1
For me it is really important to have that also what you shared Rosa, that shift of energy, where you feel like something that has been on your mind and you are in an empathy circle and you can express that thought. I feel a thought connection to emotion when I talk about something, for myself personally. To be able to get through and empathy circle to be able to actually achieve a shift of energy, that to me is an art form. That clarity that you come through, that to me is really important. Just being able to communicate to you both now, and really get that sense of, not only do I feel hear, but I've got this even more clearer awareness towards what I am wanting to achieve. Whatever it is I'm talking about, so a real sense of movement forward in my own mind and my own body.
Edwin Reflects
What I'm hearing is that a real important part of empathy is to have a shift from the energy that you are in, be it a thought, or feeling. The part that is important to you is when, it's good to be heard, but also to have a felt experience of a physical shift of energy to a different state of energy. Like perhaps a feeling of release?
Christel
That is exactly what I feel. It is a real release. It's like an uuuhhh... wow....
I feel like am being able to go on and really, I can move forward uncluttered in the mind when I feel heard in the empathy circles. I know there are people I communicate with, that I really need an empathy circle with..
Edwin Reflects
What I am hearing that you are really wanting this release of energy. In an empathy circle you get heard, and then there is a uuufff, release of that energy. There is a change of the energy, and it's like leaving a feeling of a cluttered mind. You move away from this cluttered mind and you get that clear mind with certain people. It' s good to get away from that feeling of a cluttered mind.
Christel
It's not just about me, but in the empathy circle I love to witness that others experiencing that feeling also. You can just see it and you can sense it and hear it, in their tone of voice. I love to be a part of the circle where it's a real shared experience. It's not just about me Christel, it's about everybody having that experience.
Edwin Reflects
Another part that your really love is that other people have that feeling and it's not just about you having the experience. It's about seeing other people have that experience, you just love that feeling of just witnessing it in there people. Perhaps even a celebration of them having that feeling?
Christel Round 2
What I like, the benefits of empathy, it's a feeling of not just a physical experience. It is a whole body experience. When I'm doing an empathy circle, that feeling like I am connecting my mental self, my emotional self, my spiritual self, my physical self, and that is really important for me to get that across to the person I am in an empathy circle with. Also when somebody is expressing to me in an empathy circle, I want to feel like I've really connected with them. That is one aspect that is really important to me.
Rosa Reflects
For you it's a whole body experience, you really like the opportunity to connect with people in terms of their thoughts, feelings, and body and the whole self. And you appreciate it when people are receptive to that in an empathy circle.
Christel
It's a feeling of being heard, is one important aspect, but there is that feeling of somebody walking in my shoes. And you can just sense that connection and there is this share experience, that is being exchanged. You can sense that when you feel that someone is really seeing your experience through your eyes as though I am experiencing in that very moment. That is really important to me.
Rosa Reflects
So it's not just about having your words be heard, even though that is important, but that you feel like sometimes you really feel a person is getting your experience. Also as if they were seeing the world through your eyes. And you can sense when someone is doing that and that is something you really appreciate, that scene of getting what it's like for you.
Christel
I like the feeling of, when I feel really engaged in my whole body communication. When my thoughts are connected to my feelings, and I am really able to express that without holding back and I feel like the person is really connected with me. That's the moments when I have that. I sense a shift of my own energy. I feel like I've lifted this weight off of my shoulders, and that's when clarity comes through to me.
I see that in others too in the empathy circle, when they get to express something that is of importance to them. And I can just see like a light-bulb moment go on for them. It's like aaaaahhhhh, and I really love being a part of that.
Rosa Reflects
So there is this thing that happens in an empathy circle that you feel it for yourself and sometimes see it for others. When people are sharing something this is really meaningful for them and they feel gotten by somebody else, there is a moment of a weight lifting, at times and also a new insight and a new clarity that comes to the person who is being listened to from having that. You didn't use these words but it's almost like the attention and the caring the empathy, that somebody else is getting it. There there is an energy that comes with that. That there is a shift that feels like things are lighter and new insight. And that is a really powerful thing for you when you feel it and also you can see it when other people are experiencing it.
Christel
Absolutely, it's like empathy is an epiphany of awareness.
(Edwin; There's a whole community feeling)
I have so loved every minute of our last few meetings, empathy in its purest form flowing and glowing and would dearly love to continue working with you, if you have a meeting next week let me know, or if you get all of the teams together, again I am flexible.
It has been a highlight experience of my LIFETIME participating in the Design Team, truly, sincerely, I have loved it so much and feel deeply connected to my lifes work and sharing with you all, I am blessed, thank you Edwin, I have so much respect and love to you and the incredible body of work you are committed too.
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