GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMSAwareness The

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS
Awareness The process of attending to and observing
one’s own sensing, thinking, feelings, and
actions; paying attention to the fl owing nature of
one’s present-centered experience.
Blocks to energy Paying attention to where
energy is located, how it is used, and how it can
be blocked.
Confl uence A disturbance in which the sense
of the boundary between self and environment
is lost.
Confrontation An invitation for the client to
become aware of discrepancies between verbal
and nonverbal expressions, between feelings and
actions, or between thoughts and feelings.
Contact The process of interacting with nature
and with other people without losing one’s sense
of individuality. Contact is made by seeing, hearing,
smelling, touching, and moving.
Continuum of awareness Staying with the
moment-to-moment fl ow of experiencing, which
leads individuals to discover how they are functioning
in the world.
Deflection A way of avoiding contact and
awareness by being vague and indirect.