In a mediation being mindful is the key. Being mindful to the needs of all the people in the room. That implies being in the present moment. How to use breath to bring your mind which is wandering all over or when mind is avoiding the current topic to the present? When flight or fear takes over and the people involved are not happy being judged to begin with.
Take a listen to this is a very interesting discussion.
Between Mark Kleiman, Esq., Executive Director, Community Mediation Services, Inc.
and
Jeff Thompson, Mediator,
EnjoyMediation.com & ADRhub.com,
as they discuss Mindfulness and Mediation at ADRhub.com’s June Web Panel Discussion.
http://www.enjoymediation.com/2010/06/mindfulness-mediation.html
I totally believe that mediation is like "MediTation", it is about being spiritual. To go to the root of the conflict which so often is within the individual himself/herself.
Also the mediators too need this..."smart breathing" as it is so well explained in the discussion.
Personally, breathing right has helped me come out of some awful situations a lot of times.
I believe that if people before sitting down to resolve a conflict, in a mediation room are made to relax through a certain process, like the discussion here talks of a particular type of breathing then 'that collective peace' is of supreme importance. Because a single agitated mind is enough to make the whole process so much more difficult.
Spirituality is the essence of coming together. Look out for more writings, talks, VDO's from all over the world on the "Spirituality Series" in the blog.
