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    Exercise: Wake Up Moments

    ALARM CLOCK EXERCISE Using a journal or in dialogue with a friend, talk about your own examples of “magic moments,” of shifting abruptly from a closed to an open mind.  Examples: • Being interrupted by the environment or a sense perception • Being awakened by a flash of empathy when Read more…

    By Greg Heffron, 12 years12 years ago
    The Five Keys to Mindful Communication
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    Selection from “The Five Keys”: the No Trespassing Sign

     From page 122 of The Five Keys to Mindful Communication: “To transform the roots of aggression—fear and self-doubt—we need to know the difference between the primary, green-light emotion of sadness, and the secondary, red-light emotions created by the racing thoughts and stories of an angry mind. In between, the fear-based Read more…

    By Greg Heffron, 12 years12 years ago
    Adam Grant, Professor at the Wharton School
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    Is giving the way to get ahead in business?

    Pro-social motivation (i.e we-first, rather than me-first) helps businesses succeed: a powerful message from Adam Grant, a professor at the Wharton School of Business (via the New York Times Magazine). http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/magazine/is-giving-the-secret-to-getting-ahead.html?pagewanted=all

    By Greg Heffron, 12 years12 years ago
    communication

    Online Communities – Coming Soon!

    It’s been over a year since Susan and Greg conceived of online communities for Green Zone Institute retreats. It took longer than we thought, but on the other hand, web technology became more robust and flexible, allowing us to build the system we really wanted. We’re in the final stages Read more…

    By Greg Heffron, 13 years9 years ago
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    Susan’s Sept 2012 article in Shambhala Sun magazine

    The September 2012 issue of the Shambhala Sun magazine includes an article by Susan presenting a very simple version of the Three Lights, which can be applied in the midst of painful conflict in relationships. Learn how to create a “Heart Rock” moment to help facilitate the natural movement from me-first to Read more…

    By Greg Heffron, 13 years13 years ago
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    Summer’s Tail

    A sharpness is on the Summer’s tail, The healing breeze of Summer yields To the bitter wind of Wintertime. If this was a signal to you, bird, Then you would know the seasons not Themselves, but as a turning wheel*.   The night before last, getting off my bicycle after Read more…

    By Susan Gillis Chapman, 13 years12 years ago
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    Wisdom of Not Knowing

    ” He who knows nothing is nearer the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” Thomas Jefferson When I came across this quotation my first thought was: ” how do I know which one is me? ”  When my mind is filled with falsehoods and error Read more…

    By Susan Gillis Chapman, 13 years12 years ago
    communication

    Preventing Relationship Heart Attacks

    Mindful conversation is naturally ‘we-first’, which means that the relationship between speaker and listener is valued. Whether we agree or disagree, it still matters that our listener can hear what we have to say.  And, when we’re listening, we try to understand what the speaker is trying to convey. This Read more…

    By Susan Gillis Chapman, 13 years12 years ago
    communication

    Self-Compassionate Conversations

    I appreciate how the view of ‘we-first’ is streaming into our culture. For example, author, psychologist and researcher Dr. Kristen Neff focuses her work on self-compassion, which ( in the following excerpt from her website)  she describes as including the following three elements: Self-kindness. Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding Read more…

    By Susan Gillis Chapman, 13 years12 years ago
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    Heart Snap Shots

       Book signing is new to me but I’m discovering I enjoy it. Sharing a few minutes with someone I’ve never met before– or, in some cases, with an old friend I haven’t seen in years–is what I call a ‘heart snap shot’. Whatever I end up writing feels like Read more…

    By Susan Gillis Chapman, 13 years12 years ago

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