(Note: the date of this event was changed from Nov. 7th to Nov. 21st)
About the Event:
These times call for real skills in conversation. Whether we are talking lightly about the topics we agree about, or heavily about those we don’t, every conversation has the potential to transform our understanding and deepen our relationships; that is if we have the skills to do it.
Diane Musho Hamiton will introduce you to Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart that can help guide us through all kinds of conversations. Compassionate Conversations explores topics like the soothing power of listening, the excitement that difference creates in the nervous system, and how to work with strong emotions. It also includes important issues like power, privilege, and human resilience. This session will include:
An overview of skills for compassionate conversations as a practice.
A practice for genuine listening.
An exploration of the exciting energy within our differences.
Time for Q&A
About Roshi Diane:
Diane Musho Hamilton is an award-winning professional mediator, author, and teacher of Zen meditation. She has been a practitioner of meditation for more than 30 years and is a lineage holder in the Soto Zen tradition. As the first Director of the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Utah Judiciary, Diane established mediation programs throughout the court system and won several prestigious awards for her work in this area. She is the Executive Director of Two Arrows Zen, a practice in Utah, and offers training programs oriented to personal development and advanced facilitator skills. Diane is the author of Everything Is Workable and The Zen of You and Me. Her latest book is Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart, co-authored with Gabriel Wilson and Kimberly Loh.