Tiny Orchestral Moments Practices

1. Begin from Silence: before speaking, playing, performing, or initiating any new task, we pause briefly and invisibly to reconnect with our intention. 

2. Instant Acceptance: we freely and frequently measure the quality of our own contributions with compassion and love; we do not judge each other. 

3. Instant Forgiveness: we forgive ourselves and each other in real time for our (real or perceived) mistakes, large or small. 

4.Daily Personal Practice: we invest a portion of our day in increasing our skills, attention, flexibility, knowledge, strength and self-awareness. 

5. Go Beyond Comfort: we intentionally push ourselves at, under, and occasionally beyond our (self-imposed) limits. 

6. Radical Candor: we communicate with integrity and honesty, challenging directly with sensitivity and personal care.

7. Quit Taking it Personally: nothing is personal in this work, we remain open to feedback to increase the quality of our work. 

8. Act First, Ask Forgiveness Later: if one sees a role, a task, or need, take it on without seeking approval, unless there is sufficient time + need. 

9. Radical Harmonization: we listen first for the melodies underway, then find and act with harmony within the context of the momentum in the room.

10. What Does this Piece/Person Require? Before diving into automatic action, look at who is next to you and consider their state and needs. 

11. Cleese Release: before completing, we pause and ask: what deeper effort can I apply now to go beyond this point to increase quality?