~~#00F:Kora's personal reply~~ to Penny's letter:
~~#00F:Reply in blue~~

I wish to thank all the board member who allowed me to speak, whilst I am fully aware that my talk was not on the agenda nor comes under the official policy of a board meeting, I felt that it was important for the board to be aware of the members feelings and feedback.  As we all have a shared passion regarding META-Health and the board are made up of leaders and decision makers. As according to Contently founder Shane Snow  
“It's leaders' jobs to respond to their teams' concerns, take tough criticism to heart, and move everybody forward.”

Therefore I wished to cover 3 topics.  Firstly addressing deep gratitude to Thorsten and Kora for their diligent and consistent work in building a wonderful wiki tiki mind body directory.  And being so detailed that they can make sure all the regulations are applied such as  The Corporate Code, the Bylaws, Standing Rules, Established Customs and parliamentary procedure and Rules of Order.

1.	FEAR-this fear that is ruling IMMA is worse than death, as death has a resolution an ending.  This fear caused by over residing rules, regulations and dogma is causing paralysis.  This fear caused lack of trust and FEAR AND TRUST cannot co exist in an evolutionary organisation

~~#00F:It is correct that fear and trust can not co-exist. This is why the aim to be more democratic and transparent and represented by many countries is being followed.
IMMA as represented by the Board is not ruled by fear and not paralysed. Where paralysis is felt though, is in the communication from members and esp Master Trainers back to IMMA, as IMMA is communicating with her members. Whether this lack is based on fear or on something else is up for finding out. This lack has btw been an ongoing problem long before the sitting board was leading IMMA.~~

2.	COMMUNICATION-fear of openly communicating thoughts and feelings and expansion are being constantly shut down. This is not about transparency or information, this is about developing relationships with each other and finding a way to move forwards and understand and accept each other.  In simple terms some of us are big picture and some of us are detailed.  This is excellent news, however not always a good mix when we are forced to become one or the other and cannot move or breathe without breaking a rule.   Number one rule to be broken is “keep thoughts to yourself” we need a community that we can share chaotic thoughts and our feelings and we will not feel trampled on.  New scientific research shows that out of chaos comes order.  
Trusting to share our innovative ideas including our manuals, creating a safe place for us to meet, so if we do have fear or thoughts, that are not ready for the whole organisation to hear we can do this.  There is no place of safety or peace currently.  How can we communicate with the public when we have no website, I cannot advise people currently that I am part of a global organisation that has at best a minimal low quality website.

~~#00F:“COMMUNICATION-fear of openly communicating thoughts and feelings and expansion are being constantly shut down.” 
Shut down by whom? Please substantiate this claim by quotes.~~
~~#00F:
In the members’ portal forum, which is a safe place, and even in FB community group which is not, everybody can express their feelings, ideas, feedback and complaints – and they are taken up and met seriously.
However, as our communication styles vary, nobody can guarantee that another will not feel to “be trampled on”, because there are always sender and recipient who determine the message. What everybody’s goal can be, is to be professional and to substantiate their opinions.~~

~~#00F:Regarding the public website, IMMA has asked all her members to help develop it with content and pictures, after the old server was infected beyond repair and had to be replaced. 
While IMMA’s sites and publications are constantly being worked with, we depend on cooperation – as for training lists, Trainer lists and Practitioners lists.
As per now, the site in German is our role model for the international site, it contains all desired information and has a “lighter” style: see www.meta-gesundheit.de~~

3.	VALUES-GOALS-INSPIRATION
Understanding that due to cross cultural differences, our values will be different, however if we cannot share at least 3 common values, we cannot have a mission statement that speaks to the world and touches the souls and hearts of the people.  Doctors too have hearts, hence why the Hippocrates oath is so valued.  Doctors and Scientists also speak in simplistic terms and perhaps we need to focus on who we are speaking to… if we look at different paradigm, working from the bottom up rather than the top
W.L. Gore who is the founder of $3billion empire
Excerpt taken from this article https://www.inc.com/chuck-blakeman/why-hr-policies-and-manuals-suffocate-great-people-and-stifle-innovation.html
In the emerging work world, you must create "ownership" by encouraging people to make decisions. Rules discourage decision-making. Guiding principles give people their brains back and encourage (even require) decision-making. How are you leading? By suffocating rules, or by guiding principles that create freedom and encourage participation?
Rules are the easy, lazy way out. W. L. Gore, founder of a $3billion company focused on a few guiding principles, said, ""The simplicity and order of an authoritarian organization make it an almost irresistible temptation. Yet it is counter to the principles of individual freedom and smothers the creative growth of man."
Are simplicity and order your primary objectives for the workplace? Then just impose a mountain of rules and everyone will be sufficiently suffocated and will raise themselves to your lowest expectation of them. Are freedom, creativity, growth, participation and higher revenues your goal? Then dump the rules. Sit down for a day with everyone and decide what the very few guiding principles are that will make you a great organization and take you to the next level.
           This is the main reason I believe we are being paralysed.  Lau Tzu “If you not change direction, you may end up where you are heading” 

This is why we need to stop living in the old paradigm of business, as are we not teaching and sharing that health is not what we have been taught, how can we be authentic when our organisation is being run in a very old paradigm.  

~~#00F:Yes, this is what we are already doing in getting to consent in discussions, so the organisation is not being run in an old paradigm. There have been so many changes towards sharing, broad representation and new ideas, and everybody was and is invited.
However, perhaps you haven’t been aware that IMMA faced major challenges and ties during the last 2 years, which didn’t come from the inside but from the outside: Thorsten can explain that to those who need proof for to be able to trust. 
Only inside that frame IMMA was able to move. Now, since a couple of days, we eventually succeeded after great efforts and determined leadership, so that IMMA is again in good standing as a legal organization by the authorities.
In principle, we are now free to restructure, complete or replace the old organization by one that may attend more to the desires of individuals like Trainers who want to focus on marketing and commercialization, if the values and vision of a sharing community do not appeal to the majority.~~

PROPOSAL
I asked in the meeting for no come back,  no disucussion or debate, merely to sit in what I had said and to feedback to myelf, and all of the master trainers, board members with one inspiration and positive strategy to move forwards.  I await with curiousity and patience 
If all 28 of us do this, there is a possibility to create a movement and greater things will come.  However if we keep on this path I fear for the heart and commitment of the members.
I propose that all master trainers meet in approx. 2 weeks time I have created a doodle poll for everyone to say when best times are.  So that we can talk and share our inspirations and aspirations, our dreams and passions of how to create a new organisation of health, wealth and along with that trust and leaders.  Then people will follow us because they will understand our ‘why!’ and be curious and excited as we all once were when we started this revolutionary journey
Lets meet to share our visions and truly aspire to live our lives through our passions, work and teachings.
Proposal
Values, review of each values
Where are we going? 
Visions 
Strategy
Personally I love Mr Gore and his wonderful organisation that he calls a Lattice…intrigued?  Then join us to move forward
Here is the link for doodle poll please advise if you wish to attend The time is in GMT UK TIME
R.S.V.P. if you cannot please let us start communication and start creating again
Love to you ALL  Please click on the link below and let us join together 
This meeting may not be for you, if you do not wish to create expansion and communication in IMMA this is for inspiration and mind mapping new strategies. This is NOT about Rules and Regulations.  This is about creating open air and principles to excite our bone marrow, to feel our souls sing and become the true leaders that we all are… in order for us to step into our leadership, then we will have followers.



https://doodle.com/poll/d25ht7znq2f8zqus

~~#00F:Not 28 but 400+ members I’d like to come together. Among the Master Trainers, many have hardly ever shown engagement for the community beyond their own trainings, so they are welcome to join but all others should equally be encouraged to.
We welcome new strategies and creations, and we want to develop them together in consent – not by ONE leader. That’s something new what we all can learn. For that, the will to communicate and to listen on ALL sides is needed.
So in my book the meeting should be not exclusively for Master Trainers, but for all members who like to engage.~~