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That's an interesting observation. While EST has the reputation of having been abusive, its descendant The Landmark Forum is not. A lot of The Forum consists o
by thinkling 8y ago
That's an interesting observation.
While EST has the reputation of having been abusive, its descendant The Landmark Forum is not. A lot of The Forum consists of people opening up about their lives, their fears and emotions, events that have shaped them, and their inner life.
Of course the attendees are a self-selecting group, but my #1 take-away from The Forum was the discovery that everyone else in the room was insecure, too. The stories they shared were fascinating and worth the price of admission.
- mirimir 8y agoIn my experience, "authentic relating" was a major part of est, and has remained a major part of Landmark Education. All of their programs involve verbal sharing, one-to-one and full-group. Also nonverbal sharing that they call "being with". Also, I'm sure that many found est programs abusive. It was certainly much harder. Rather like military boot camp. Long sessions that didn't end until everyone "got it". The "Six Day", for example. I doubt that it could be done today. Just four hours sleep, at most. Running uphill for maybe one km every morning at dawn. A being-with exercise in swimming suits, in a pattern that had everyone eventually face everyone else. No coffee, tea, tobacco, or other drugs. A ropes course. What a trip :)
- megous 8y agoThe Landmark Forum looks about as controversial as the similar russian cults I've been reading about in "Nothing is true and everything is possible." The Forum also has mentions in the literature about cults.
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- nuriaB 8y agoIgnore me, i'm just replying for educative purposes.