Healing Our World from the Inside Out: Introduction to Compassionate Listening w/ Tom McSteen

Healing Our World from the Inside Out - CLP Intro Training

Facilitated by Tom McSteen

Thursdays, August 27 - October 1, 1:00- 3:15 PM PDT

"Compassion is not a luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability; it is essential for human survival."  

~ Dalai Lama 

Compassionate Listening is a practice that reaches deep into the heart of discord or disconnection, teaching us to listen with a different "ear" to those around us. Its powerful tools help transform the energy of conflict into opportunities for understanding, intimacy at home, healthy relationships, productive teamwork, and positive action. It is a practice that provides a roadmap to what sages from all ages and cultures have taught: cultivating the wisdom of the heart is the key to real peace "from the inside out."

The skills of Compassionate Listening will empower you to become a stronger peacemaker. As we harness the wisdom of our hearts, we can shift challenging communication and relationships into compassionate interaction.

This experiential workshop focuses on the core practices developed by The Compassionate Listening Project:

• Cultivating and Holding Compassion for Oneself and Others
• Developing the Fair Witness, without Judgment or Blame
• Maintaining Balance in the Heat of Conflict, with Respect for Self and Others
• Listening with the Heart
• Speaking from the Heart, with language that reflects a healing intention

Facilitator: 

This workshop is being held by Tom McSteen, a certified Facilitator with The Compassionate Listening Project. Tom is also a somatic and ontological coach working with clients toward leading an embodied life, and he is the Founder of http://sacreddiscourse.com/, a heart-centered framework for relational conversations and dialogue. 

Cancellation Policy and Online Details:

Cancellations by August 20th are refundable.  If you cancel after August 20th, your tuition will be non-refundable, however can be transferred to another Workshop.

This online class will be held on Zoom. Rather than a webinar where you can tune in at your convenience and listen casually, our workshop is highly experiential and requires your full presence, participation and commitment to show up without distraction. We will use break-out rooms to guide participants through our introductory curriculum in small groups. We also respectfully request that you attend all sessions possible and commit to listening to the recording for any session missed if unforeseen circumstances arise. Participants should expect to join our Zoom sessions via computer. We are so excited to meet you in the circle. Please let us know if you have any questions - contact us.