Comments on: Mediation: my mind only works with my legs or solvitur ambulando http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2010/02/19/mediation-my-mind-only-works-with-my-legs-solvitur-ambulando/ Putting mediation into business and business into mediation Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adam http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2010/02/19/mediation-my-mind-only-works-with-my-legs-solvitur-ambulando/comment-page-1/#comment-5387 Adam Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:54:54 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=996#comment-5387 I sympathize with the CEO in your example. I despise being locked in an office all day. So, I purposefully schedule walks. This gives me time to think, space to breathe, and reminds me that there is a world outside of the matters that I am working on. Also, on more than one occasion, I have found myself, half-jogging back to my office to get to work on a creative solution that came to me while I was away from my desk. Also, walking home from work helps the work day fade in a way that driving home never does. I sympathize with the CEO in your example. I despise being locked in an office all day. So, I purposefully schedule walks. This gives me time to think, space to breathe, and reminds me that there is a world outside of the matters that I am working on. Also, on more than one occasion, I have found myself, half-jogging back to my office to get to work on a creative solution that came to me while I was away from my desk.

Also, walking home from work helps the work day fade in a way that driving home never does.

]]> By: Tammy Lenski http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2010/02/19/mediation-my-mind-only-works-with-my-legs-solvitur-ambulando/comment-page-1/#comment-5378 Tammy Lenski Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:56:03 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=996#comment-5378 Amanda, there is something about walking that frees the soul and mind, I think. I've mediated outdoors a number of times and I count those cases as among the best -- both in terms of creative problem-solving and collaborative spirit. Your comment about banning basement rooms and sad, windowless conference rooms reminded of this piece of research I wrote about a couple of years ago...how ceiling height influences decisions: <a href="http://conflictzen.com/how-ceiling-height-influences-decision-making/" target="_blank">http://conflictzen.com/how-ceiling-height-influen...</a> Happy weekend, Amanda! Amanda, there is something about walking that frees the soul and mind, I think. I've mediated outdoors a number of times and I count those cases as among the best — both in terms of creative problem-solving and collaborative spirit.

Your comment about banning basement rooms and sad, windowless conference rooms reminded of this piece of research I wrote about a couple of years ago…how ceiling height influences decisions:

http://conflictzen.com/how-ceiling-height-influen...

Happy weekend, Amanda!

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