====== The Clean Start ======
===== What is the Clean Start? =====

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It is a series of questions relating the spatial/psychodynamic space of the client and their ‘[[theory:mission_statement|Mission Statement]]’, that are re-iterated either in sequence or as the facilitator requires, until a positive answer to all of them has being received in succession; if a client states that themselves or the statement is not right, the client should physically move themselves or the statement to suit.

===== Purpose =====
To make the space psychoactive and elicit from the client their spatial organisation.

===== Methodology =====
The list of questions that are asked of the client is:

  * “Are you in the right space?”
  * “Are you at the right height?”
  * “Are you at the right angle?”
  * “Are you facing the right direction?”
  * “Is that in the right space?”
  * “Is that at the right height?”
  * “Is that at the right angle?”
  * “Is that facing the right direction?”
  * “Is that the right distance between you and that?”

Once a positive answer has been received from the client for each question in succession, the client and the problem are considered to be in a state called the ‘[[techniques:substantive]]’.

We feel it necessary to mention here that the attentive facilitator will notice that although the client has said “Yes”, they may have actually made a gesture, nodded or shifted their body position slightly before or whilst giving their verbal response, this is to be considered a ‘No’ and the questioning and moving of the client or problem is continued in a way that acknowledges the ‘no’.

===== Related Processes =====
  * [[techniques:the basics:over_drive|Over-Driving]]
  * [[techniques:the basics:upload|Uploading]]
  * [[techniques:the basics:meta_drive|Meta-Driving]]
  * [[techniques:the basics:download|Downloading]]
  * [[techniques:the basics:formula|The Basic Formula]]