Workshops
The Association for Conflict Resolution
9th Annual Conference
October 7-10, 2009, Atlanta, GA
Navigating Paradox in Mediation
Robin Amadei, Lafayette, CO and Lili Zohar, Denver, CO
When we are mediating well, we consciously and intuitively balance seemingly mutually exclusive variables, such as process vs. substance; directiveness vs. ‘letting it flow'; inviting participants to speak about the past vs. staying in the present moment, etc. Indeed, transformative moments occur in mediation when our mediation clients can see the “and both” rather than the “either or”. In this fun and interactive workshop, we will explore how such paradoxes can be elegantly addressed in mediation.
From Reactivity to Responsiveness: Cultivating Awareness and Choice in the Midst of an Inner Firestorm
Lili Zohar, Denver, CO and Rebecca Picard, Minneapolis, MN
Mediator reactivity can sabotage the most promising mediation. This workshop will explore our reactivity and offer tools for intervening when it is triggered. What happens to our bodies, minds and capacity for choice in those situations? Through lecture, discussion and experiential exercises, we will explore how physiology, brain processing, and consciousness influence reactivity. Participants will be invited to experience their own reactive patterns as well as a process to shift into awareness, choice and creativity.
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Past Events
Association of Conflict Resolution Spirituality Section's
Fourth Annual Rocky Mountain Retreat
Transforming The Practitioner: Attention To Intention Plenary Session
FROM REACTIVITY TO RESPONSIVENESS
Cultivating Awareness and Choice in the Midst of an Inner Firestorm
Saturday Afternoon - February 14th, 2009
Workshop 2.5 hours
Lili Zohar and Rebecca Picard
In this workshop, participants will be given the opportunity to recognize and explore situations that trigger reactivity. What happens to our bodies, minds and capacity for choice when we are thrown into the turbulent waters of unhealed emotions. We will explore approaches to discovering and dealing with our own reactivity and new ways of being with the reactivity of others.
Through a combination of lecture, discussion and experiential exercises, we will explore how physiology, brains, “attractor fields” and consciousness influence reactive patterns and how we can intervene when we are triggered. Workshop participants will be invited to experiment with a somewhat linear process to arrive at a non-linear state of awareness that allows for creative shifts to occur. We will work through conceptual frameworks and processes that allow us to stop and create choice in reactive moments, and methods to enhance freedom within our mediation practices and our lives. We will also explore how our own consciousness may affect the “field” in the room.
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