Relationship is a mirror of the truth of who we are. Your relationship with others and the world around you is the primary arena for developing self awareness and validating personal innovation. Harmony is our goal in the practice of relationship mastery. All relationships include potential and actual conflict. We hold that the resolution of outer conflict lies in the acceptance and resolution of the seeds of conflict within us.
We offer two domains for inquiry into the power of attention to develop harmonious relationships: coaching in Aikido, The Art of Peace, for embodying grounded presence under conflict pressure and training in Extraordinary Listening, for deepening understanding in difficult verbal engagements.
Aikido is a unique martial art based in non-resistance to change and the loving protection of one’s protagonist. Our customized coaching utilizes a fun, slow motion version of the art to integrate the body, mind and spirit into harmonious relationship and intuitive awareness. In Aikido we seek to open the body, open the heart and open the mind to access deep guidance in our relations with the world.
The essence of all communications, and therefore the essence of effective relationships, is listening. In our Extraordinary Listening Seminars we investigate several levels of listening experientially. Participants develop an embodied presence for listening deeply that develops their empathy for others. With practice they come to understand their own listening filters and discover the ways in which their thoughts, assumptions and moods can often limit creative possibility.
