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Communication is Natural

mindfulness connects us with our inner guidance

Responsive

Natural communication connects us to situations as they evolve in real time. This allows us to adapt as the conversation shifts.

We-Together

Genuine communication is not about one person or another. It's about the verbal 'dance' we do together in the present moment.

Resilient

When we feel lost, Mindful Communication training allows us to regain our connection with ourselves and others.

Susan Gillis Chapman

All communication is a conversation. Our unique mindfulness-based training approach brings out our innate human capacities — allowing us to be clear, compassionate, genuine and effective. Our courses and retreats are based on The Five Keys to Mindful Communication by author and mindfulness teacher Susan Gillis Chapman. Green Zone Institute is a California 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding and supporting these unique teachings, practices and trainings.

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You Deserve More Fulfilling Relationships! How to Truly Get Along with Your Partner, Family and Friends… Without Giving In or Giving Up

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR THOSE NEW TO MINDFULNESS AND MINDFUL COMMUNICATION who want to improve the disconnection in their work lives, family lives, romantic lives, friendships and more.

~~$749.00~~ $199.00
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(Fall 2021) 8-month Advanced Online Certification in Mindful Communication (“Green Zone Leader” program)

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR THOSE WITH EXPERIENCE IN MINDFUL COMMUNICATION (see prerequisites). Green Zone Institute is proud to announce the fourth year of our advanced online training. This intensive weekly seminar aims to train “Green Zone Leaders” to take Susan Gillis Chapman’s models out into the world. In this course, Green Zone Institute Executive Director and Senior Teacher Gregory …

~~$5,450.00~~ $4,905.00
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Asia , Europe

The Indispensable Guide To Effective Communication: 5 Week Online Course

THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR ANYONE IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS OR EXPERIENCED MEDITATORS. Ideal for therapists, medical professionals, coaches, mediators or mindfulness trainers who want to apply their own mindfulness for a more truthful, compassionate, and flexible relationship with their clients, thereby making them more effective and helpful. Experienced meditators will also benefit from this deeper and richer exploration of …

~~$749.00~~ $249.00
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Asia , Europe

(Aug 7-8, 2021) How to Be An Unstoppable Force for Good

THIS “RESET WEEKEND” IS SUITABLE FOR ANYONE TRYING TO HELP IN A HURTING WORLD. Ideal for social workers, therapists, medical professionals, coaches, mediators, buddhists, bodhisattvas, activists, mindfulness trainers and more. The aim of the weekend is to address helper burnout — and find the deep strength to keep on going even with the projects we’re taking on seem overwhelming.

~~$299.00~~ $199.00

Our Programs

Click for a unique guided meditation on our “Natural Communication System”

Green Zone Institute programs utilize mindfulness meditation and the techniques of Contemplative Psychology and the Contemplative Arts. Mindful Communication goes beyond communication skill building. While learning new skills is important, if we don’t identify and relate to the emotional states we inhabit during challenging communication, following “correct” rules or patterns will still produce harmful and ineffective results. In contrast, if we learn to recognize and take advantage of our natural open state of mind (‘The Green Light’), communication can be genuine, fresh and lively. This allows for creative and unexpected solutions with connection and precision, honesty and care.

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Senior Instructor Greg Heffron interviewed by Lydia Greyheart for the radio show Love, Sex and Everything Between

Greg describes the natural state of open communication, and how by suppressing our innate mindfulness, we end up closing down.

Greg Heffron: What is Mindful Communication?

Greg Heffron explains the Traffic Light metaphor

for more video samples, click here.

Susan Chapman: Open & Closed Communication

Susan Gillis Chapman explains how being open is our natural state

for audio interviews and samples, click here

INTERVIEWS

Click to hear interviews with Susan Gillis Chapman and Greg Heffron (and others) about The Five Keys to Mindful Communication and the different programs we offer.