Many of you have heard Susan tell the story of the polar bear and the dog — how a hungry polar bear let go of eating a dog staked to the arctic ice when the dog started wagging his tail and playing, breaking the predator/prey cycle through remaining open. Click here for some fascinating background on this amazing series of photographs.
Greg Heffron directs Green Zone Institute. He was the first certified teacher of Mindful Communication authorized by Susan Gillis Chapman. He has been teaching Mindful Communication workshops since 2009, and has been a mindfulness meditation teacher since 2005. In 2005, he apprenticed with senior Mudra Space Awareness teacher Craig Smith, and became authorized to teach this unique mind-body meditation technique — included in nearly every workshop. Greg has taught Mindful Communication and Mudra Space Awareness workshops in Holland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Ukraine and across North America.
Right now, many of us are wearing masks. COVID-19 has created a visual barrier between us which makes it harder to see each other. To reach each other. We can feel so cut off not Read more…
Susan tells a story of how — out of the blue — surprises can take us to the limit of our comfort zone. And even a little beyond.
Our founder, Buddhist teacher and author of The Five Keys to Mindful Communication Susan Gillis Chapman shines light on this important topic. How can we stay open and also maintain healthy boundaries?