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At 1:12 Petr reads SLIDE ‘ancient patterns, symbols, and rituals’ (Gendlin 1986)

abject reverence for ancient patterns, symbols, and rituals ☆ Gendlin, E. T. (1986). #14. Political and Individual Change. In Let Your Body Interpret Your Dreams

“Dreams lead some people to an abject reverence for ancient patterns, symbols, and rituals. (Jung called them “archetypes.”) That is not the recommended attitude. A social pattern (current or ancient) deserves careful but rebellious handling. One cannot just wish it gone. It has energy because it is a life-pattern of the body. But, when its function is lived out differently, its power wanes. And even if we cannot live some of that, the old pattern weakens if our choices and intricate experiences are asserted in a continuing interplay with it. ” Gene Gendlin Appendix A Theory of the Living Body and Dreams, I. THE LIVING BODY, #1 – #14

Source: Gendlin, E. T. (1986). #14. Political and Individual Change. In Let Your Body Interpret Your Dreams

☆ Tao Te Ching ‘Less and less’…

Less and less do you need to force things
until finally you arrive at non-action.
When nothing is done,
nothing is left undone.

Tao Te Ching Stephen Mitchell, trans.

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Clock Changes

Nov 2, 2025 – Daylight Saving Time Ends in Most of North America

When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, November 2, 2025, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 2, 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

More info:
DST 2025: Your Guide to the Clock Change
DST Ends in the US 2025
Texas Moves Toward Permanent DST

Other years: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028

Sleeping and Waking ~ Finding our Rhythm
with Katarina Halm

Easy steps for being closer to our natural rhythm ~ we explore our patterns and the anthropology of sleep.  

Two workshops, sequential developments:

During the Sept 15 workshop, we practiced becoming more and more attuned to our natural rhythm.

During the Nov 10 workshop, we will develop the questions which arose during the Sept 15 gathering and afterwards.

Description:
Sometimes people need to stretch themselves, work very long hours and not sleep enough. An example is Farmers who work in the fields to get everything ready during the Spring and Summer growing season, then work to harvest and take the crops to market. During the winter some Farmers find more resting time.

With Focusing we may develop ways to adapt to long working hours.

Bio:
Dedicated to practical applications of Eugene Gendlin philosophy of the Implicit and furthering the work of Moshé Feldenkrais.
Katarina Halm, CFT, GCFP, M.A. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Resonance and Dissonance in the Learning Process. Focusing Teacher; Feldenkrais® Practitioner; Sounder Sleep System™Assistant Trainer;
Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM) Facilitator; Taijiquan Teacher.
Registered Somatic Movement Educator – The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA).
Writings https://independent.academia.edu/KatarinaHalm,
Websites: thinkinginmovement.ca and feldenkraisinclusioninitiative.org
Volunteer: Help for Helpers Planning Committee
Katarina Halm, M.A. GCFP (Feldenkrais®), CFP (Focusing)
Email: [email protected]
Gmail: [email protected]
Telephone: 1 604 263 9123 (Vancouver BC Canada)
Studio updates by email

Resources for the workshops:
https://thinkinginmovement.ca/somatics/sounder-sleep/


HELP FOR HELPERS TIME LINKS:

Help for Helpers: with Lynn Preston on Mondays 8:15 a.m. New York time *90 minutes 

  1. the above time link will be good until the clocks change
  2. å new time link will appear for Nov 2025 onwards

HELP FOR HELPERS ZOOM LINK 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/91630143362?pwd=OUNQaDQ0NnVCcG92dkp0TkwzUExldz09
Meeting ID: 916 3014 3362 Passcode: FOCUS

MORE ABOUT HELP FOR HELPERS: an online weekly gathering that was originally created as a response to the overwhelming stresses of pandemic life, especially for those in the helping professions. It developed into a flourishing, ever-growing wellspring of learning and connectedness.

WE ARE:
1.       INTERNATIONAL, INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING
We prize the contributions of all those who attend.

2.       FREE!
All the organizing and facilitating is donated.
3.       COMMUNITY-ORIENTED

We are developing and expanding our project together.
4.       DIVERSE
We encourage varied points of view and approaches woven together with respect, openness, and embodied listening.
5.       ENRICHING
Each week, we have a reflection drawn from a wide variety of speakers and a broad spectrum of approaches (meditative, academic, personal, social/political, therapeutic) given by experienced teachers and those presenting their ideas for the first time.
6.       PARTICIPATORY
‘The group focuses on and responds spontaneously to what is offered in the reflection. Focusing conversations are facilitated by the large group discussion and small breakout-room sharing.’

VIDEO CHANNELS & PLAYLIST
Help for Helper’s YouTube channel with recordings of the meetings:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRc14k8fFbFCdrbrPzjLwOg
Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIFGjfFRNXb_6Uj8UHeRq1azCjvffW-nw
Lynn Preston’s YouTube channel, where recordings continue to be published:
https://www.youtube.com/c/FocusingRelationalPsychotherapy

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CHAPTER 3 RELAX YOUR BODY …… * Relaxing Mini-Move #1: The Pelvic Rock … * Relaxing Mini-Move #2: Unlocking Your Rib “Cage” … * Relaxing Mini-Move #3: Lengthening One Side of Your Trunk … * Relaxing Mini-Move #4: Slouch and Recover … * Relaxing Mini-Move #5: Painting the Air (Freeing Your Arms for Action) .. * Relaxing Mini-Move #6: To Banish Neck and Shoulder Tension: Hang Loose!

CHAPTER 4 CALM YOUR MIND ……* Calming Mini-Move # l: L.E.S.S. Is More (For Deep Relaxation, Breathe Fully Rather than Deeply) * Calming Mini-Move #2: Making Room (For Fuller, Freer Breathing) * Calming Mini-Move #3: Things Are Looking Up! * Calming Mini-Move #4: Main Squeeze * Calming Mini-Move #5: A Twist of the Wrists (Movement Meditation for Daytime Relaxation) * Calming Mini-Move #6: Touching Your Heart

CHAPTER 5 LULL YOURSELF TO SLEEP …… * Lulling Mini-Move #l: Breath Surfing 1 * Lulling Mini-Move #2: Breath Surfing 2 (Going Deeper) * Lulling Mini-Move #3: Rocking the Cradle * Lulling Mini-Move #4: Tongue in Cheek * Lulling Mini-Move #5: The Ziggurat * Lulling Mini-Move #6: Welcoming Sleep with Open Arms (Instead of Pacing the Floor)

* Table of contents ~ MK book:
18 Lessons from The Insomnia Solution by Michael Krugman ©2005
Audio recording pages 4-8, Introduction, On The Brighter Side

CHAPTER 3 RELAX YOUR BODY …… * Relaxing Mini-Move #1: The Pelvic Rock … * Relaxing Mini-Move #2: Unlocking Your Rib “Cage” … * Relaxing Mini-Move #3: Lengthening One Side of Your Trunk … * Relaxing Mini-Move #4: Slouch and Recover … * Relaxing Mini-Move #5: Painting the Air (Freeing Your Arms for Action) .. * Relaxing Mini-Move #6: To Banish Neck and Shoulder Tension: Hang Loose!

CHAPTER 4 CALM YOUR MIND …… * Calming Mini-Move # l: L.E.S.S. Is More (For Deep Relaxation, Breathe Fully Rather than Deeply) * Calming Mini-Move #2: Making Room (For Fuller, Freer Breathing) * Calming Mini-Move #3: Things Are Looking Up! * Calming Mini-Move #4: Main Squeeze * Calming Mini-Move #5: A Twist of the Wrists (Movement Meditation for Daytime Relaxation) * Calming Mini-Move #6: Touching Your Heart

CHAPTER 5 LULL YOURSELF TO SLEEP …… * Lulling Mini-Move #l: Breath Surfing 1 * Lulling Mini-Move #2: Breath Surfing 2 (Going Deeper) * Lulling Mini-Move #3: Rocking the Cradle * Lulling Mini-Move #4: Tongue in Cheek * Lulling Mini-Move #5: The Ziggurat * Lulling Mini-Move #6: Welcoming Sleep with Open Arms (Instead of Pacing the Floor)