Journal
Journal is a space where I share my thoughts, observations and responses. I hope they are useful to those who are trying to find out more about me or who want stimulus for their own thinking.
Alex Staniforth is an executive coach, leadership coach and facilitator.​
Gestalt & Attunement to
Competing Experiences
Temple of Rain
Grief in Chicago
Trust as an Act of Attention
Something I value about a Gestalt way of relating is the unending possibility and immediacy of the present moment. Today I’m going to give some attention to...
Transfixed I sit. Transient temples of water boil up, dome,
fall
and in a second, gone
I awoke this morning and lay in bed irritable. My back and neck hurt and I couldn’t get comfortable. I’ve felt like this for several weeks, maybe even months now. Bad sleep...
Trust, much like awareness, does not sit neatly in theory. It unfolds in the moment, in contact with others and with oneself. It ebbs and flows constantly in the...
The Quality of Water
When wind blows over lake, or ocean, the water’s surface descends into a boiling mass of disturbance. Ripples, waves, commotion. And in this moment, disruption appears...