I favour learning by immersion, recurrent practice in a safe environment where principles are embodied by the teacher and learnt by the student without needing to know what that learning is.

We say this develops “sensitivities” though a cycle of observing and responding to clients’ responses to our responses in a recurrent dancing conversation. This allows the therapist to enter the client’s clearing, be in the client’s zone, in their groove, in their flow.

Obtaining overt feedback and reflection requires therapist and client to leave the dance, come up with a plan to improve techniques, and only then return to the dance to try the refinement, with a recurrent movement on and off the dance floor, which demands withdrawal from the client’s clearing, zone, groove, flow.

Excellence is a function of learning. Does it have to be difficult or complicated or hard work?

It is a function of an ability to observe, with a narrow focus on the present situation, and a wide focus on all our embodied past learning, being flexible so our response can evolve.

What is learning?

How do we learn?

What do we want to learn to move towards excellence?

• observing / listening / developing sensitivities
• being flexible
• being responsive - willingness to be wrong, accept criticism, and explore options
• emanating expectancy
• trusting a client’s abilities
• creating experiences
• joining the client’s clearing
• accept and utilise [put judgements aside & reframe]

How do you learn?

Rob