sat down her body relaxed into the couch as if she had been holding on all day. she asked me, "this feels so good. could i stay here all day"? "absolutely, you can stay here all day", i said. "for as long as you want" i added.
we were playing. both of us knew that she could not stay beyond her appointed time but to say that would have ruined the moment. not only that, such a comment would launch her into a left brain state, far away from the important emotional center.
a part of her needed to hear me say that she could have all the time she needed. i 