002: Continuous or Intermittent Tracking

Play Episode 2 Here Tracking felt-sense experience isn't a "one
size" fits all kind of thing. It has nuances that require
discretion, particularly for clients with higher degrees of
accumulate stress. One definition of "tracking" could be the
"application of attention over time."  Since attention is both
integrating and potentiating we need to watch for the balance of
trying to maximize how much integration we facilitate while
minimizing the likelihood that "things" will get potentiated beyond
the range of "I Can" observation. Trying to maximize attention and
failing because we try to do too much is no way to succeed. Yet we
do want to maximize how much our clients are able to pay attention
to things. One helpful solution to this challenge is to consider
the roles of continuous or intermittent observation or "tracking"
and the question of when, how and why we choose one over the
other at various different times and for different people is what I
review in this podcast. If you find that you're constantly asking
your clients to pay attention to what they're experiencing and
"just stay with that" only to discover that what comes next is the
opposite of what you hoped for, this would be a good episode to
review. In this 23 minute piece I review: The concepts of
continuous and intermittent tracking.The range of "I Can"
observation.The helpfulness and danger of potentiating experience
through observation.Some patterns and timing of intermittent
tracking.A few specific elements on times to use continuous or
intermittent attention.Projections on various studies for
practitioners on related themes to these two styles of tracking:
including languaging, accurately assessing a client's "I Can" level
of observation, redirection of attention and more.