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Art of Compassionate Listening
October 23, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Please join Patti Thompson and Don Parsons to learn how to be a compassionate listener. Four evening session are offered from 7 – 9 pm, October 23, 30, November 6 and 20. (You do not have to attend all four sessions)
For more information or to register, please e-mail Patti Thompson
October 23rd : Introduction to Compassionate Listening
-What gets in the way of deep listening
-Overview of the important elements of effective listening
October 30th: Compassionate listening to Ourselves
–Assess your own level of self-compassion
-How to silence your inner critic
-How to welcome all emotions
November 6th: Listening for God
–How do we hear the divine whispers in our lives?
-Practices that we can start or continue to use to listen with an open heart
November 20th: Compassionate listening in conversation with others
–The importance of vulnerability in meaningful conversations
-How to be with the difficult emotions of others
-Learn the tools of mirroring, empathy, and validation