Weekend of August 20-22, 2010

Compassionate Communication: The Neuroscientific Way to Foster Intimacy, Happiness and Success

Based on their university brainscan research, Mark Waldman and Andrew Newberg, MD, have developed a simple strategy to transform, in less than twelve minutes, an ordinary conversation into an extraordinary one that rapidly generates empathy and cooperation with anyone: family, friends, lovers, spouses, business associates, even strangers. By consciously changing your facial expression, body language, and voice style, you create a unique state of neural resonance that increases calmness and comprehension in both the speaker’s and the listener’s body and brain. The technique also suppresses neural activity that generates anxiety, irritability, and defensive posturing while enhancing memory cognition and social awareness.

Compassionate Communication incorporates the key elements of meditation, stress reduction, and relaxation therapy, and is now taught to doctors, nurses, and caregivers to establish deeper empathy with patients. Corporate executives have been trained to use these strategies to enhance collaborative teamwork, and it is being used by therapists, attorneys, and mediators to eliminate marital conflict and negotiate fair settlements between opposing individuals and groups. Parents can easily use these techniques with children, and with the self-training CDs that participants receive, anyone can teach Compassionate Communication to individuals and groups: in schools, churches, or workshop situations.

Throughout this weekend, participants will immerse themselves in a variety of playful dialogues and meditations designed to enhance the neural circuits of compassion. Brainscan slides and videos will be presented to document this unique multi-university project. Additional conflict-transformation materials are included.

CEUs available for psychologists.

CEUs available for MFTs and LCSWs.

CEUs available for bodyworkers.

CEUs available for nurses.

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