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Mindfulness and Communication: The Power of Relational Practice

Relationships--of all kinds--can prove the source of our greatest joys and, paradoxically, stimulate our greatest suffering. For both those reasons, they make a particularly rich ground for true development. In this course, well use mindful awareness as a tool for deepening communication and well use communication as a vehicle to strengthen our mindfulness practice.

Drawing on the Insight Dialogue work of Gregory Kramer, well explore six inter-related and mutually supportive themes: Pause, Relax, Open, Trust, Listen Deeply, and Speak the Truth. In particular, students will learn to:

Release old habits of speech and listening.
Embrace the power of silence
Notice arenas of vulnerability and confidence
Find words that carry meaning more precisely
Improve communication and understanding
Turn the stress of relating into an avenue for personal growth

Per usual with Teds classes, we will mix in elements of play and interpersonal engagement. Students who took The Right to Speak will find a great continuation of their growing Second Circle presence. Those coming in new will find a warm welcome, easy access, and valuable insightfor beginning or continuing their own mindfulness practice.

Dates: 6 weeks, Tuesdays, April 2nd to May 7th

Time: 6:45 PM 9:00 PM

Location: Woodside Village Church, Woodside, CA, 3154 Woodside Rd., Woodside, CA 94062 (just off I-280)

Tuition: $397

About the Instructor

Since completing his graduate work at Stanford (MBA) and Harvard (Masters of Theology), Ted DesMaisons has studied, performed, and taught improvisation internationally, including with Patricia Ryan Madson, the Stanford Improvisors, and BATS Improv of San Francisco. He is the founder and principal of ANIMA Learning, a trained Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor, and the exclusive US partner for theUK-baseed Mindfulness in Schools Project . He is a registered Patsy Rodenburg Trainer, co-host of the Monster Baby Podcast ("a curious romp through the worlds of mindfulness and improvisation"), and author or the newly-released book, Playful Mindfulness.