Click here to listen The topic is listening as love. To me, this is the magic of mindful communication. Here’s a simple formula for this: Stop – Look – Listen. STOP: The first stage of mindful listening is to work with our speed and distraction. We need to simply stop, let go, Read more…
Mindfulness meditation makes us more aware of the inner conversations– those dramas that run over and over again in our minds. We recruit people to play certain roles in these inner conversations, but when we look closely we realize they are dream-masks. They aren’t real people. Our intention is to Read more…
Dear Nancy, By now the whole world knows who you are, and maybe there are some, like me, who lie awake at night wondering how it was for you, those last few moments. Or perhaps it had been hours, days, weeks. You are–were– a single mother with an unusual child, Read more…
When we work with the reality of The Three Lights, the Red Light of reactive emotions can seem especially challenging. Red indicates that the communication is blocked by any of the five basic patterns (ignoring, blaming, arrogance, grasping/addiction and power games). Of course, our most painful experiences with others generally fall Read more…
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Green Light Institute is changing its name to Green Zone Institute. The change is subtle, but the meaning is entirely the same. We’ll continue to provide the same material through our workshops and publications. Thanks to all our participants for your effort and support these last few years! Greg Heffron Read more…
” 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…
Due to struggles with major fires in the area this summer, and the challenges that came with that, our program at Shambhala Mountain Center (near Fort Collins Colorado) will be delayed until Mar 8-10th 2013.
Today, Susan was named as one of the lead western teachers (an Acharya) in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Congratulations Susan!
http://youtu.be/O8V1ZS1tqOI The Journal of the American Medical Association reports the significant improvement in well-being that physicians experience when they train in mindful communication.