The Silent10 video project: want to share 10 seconds of silence?
Posted: August 11th, 2011 | Author: jillfoster | Filed under: Silent10 video project, Videoblogging | Tags: #silent10, Lauree Ostrofsky, meditation, meditation practice, Simply Leap, video experiment, Videoblogging | 3 Comments »Hello there.
Welcome to this week’s edition of the #silent10 video project - which combines the practice of silent meditation with social video. The goal: to make the meditative benefits of silence more shareable online.
Want to share 10 seconds of silence?
UPDATE:
Friend and Simply Leap founder Lauree Ostrofsky just submitted her 10 seconds of silence. Her gaze and face are wonderful, just wonderful.
Myself:
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It was my pleasure, Jill.
What an amazing project. It pushed lots of personal boundaries for me to stare for 10 seconds, and to share it publicly! Thank you for the opportunity.
You are onto something here. The spaciousness of it. I feel connected to these faces more as we look into each others’ eyes.
“…The spaciousness of it” – that’s an incredibly compelling description. Thanks for that vivid phrase (and your openness to participate with this). As we’ve discussed, this whole experiment turns me on yet I’m still not sure why specifically it appeals. As much as I savor being a speaker coach, there still is that irreplaceable meditative impact when exercising silence. It imparts meaning on its own. I was thinking after our e-talks yesterday that the appeal relates to acceptance. As in, looking head on into the camera with only an attentive gaze comes across as a gesture of acceptance to me. There’s no persuasion at hand, or verbal combat or overt expectation to those viewing. There’s just 10 seconds of being “as is”. And in light of our socially hyped world, this act and sharing it inspires a level of relief.
Yes, acceptance! Being simultaneously open and accepting of your own vulnerability — and of being seen as vulnerable. We are always, but this is punctuating it.
And you are also right about the peace of this silence in light of the socially hyped world. Silence is a strong expression, perhaps stronger the more kinetic the world becomes. It’s a perfect balance.