Gestalt work / GST-A16-1
Pace and Pause Experiment — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind pace and pause experiment and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae notices more choice when a request is not rushed.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Changing pace can reveal preferences and limits.
The idea
Changing pace can reveal preferences and limits.
An ordinary example
Rae notices more choice when a request is not rushed.
What this can look like
Compare one short sentence spoken or read at two chosen speeds; use text-only comparison if speaking is uncomfortable.
Check the fit
What pace supports useful contact for you? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
Awareness is information, not a demand to explain every sensation or change immediately.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- What pace supports useful contact for you?
Conceptual background
Gestalt Therapy: An Introduction — Gary Yontef
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.