The Instititute of HeartMath has been studying the "intellegence of the heart" for over 30 years. Their research has clearly shown the influence of heart awareness on the brain, body, and relationships, and has resulted in resources and tools to cultivate a deeper connection with ourselves and others. HeartMath offers many resources for individual learning as well as to help other learn and practice. Check out their website for more information about their research, resources, training and …
Connection Practice
“Before directing the lightning in the sky, we must first harness the storms in our own hearts.” Roberto Brenes Mesén The Connection Practice is a wonderful and simple process to establish and maintain healthy interpersonal awareness and compassionate communication. It is inspired by science and integrates the process developed by the institute of HeartMath for shifting emotional energy with the communication process developed by the Center for Nonviolent Communication. The Connection …
Sociocracy
The organizational structure and decision making process of Sociocracy (AKA Dynamic Governance) provides a foundation and framework for empowered collaboration. Sociocracy is defined as "rule by the socios", people who have a social relationship with each other. Dynamic governance is achieved through the foundational sociocratic principles of “creative self organization” and consent based decision making. After working in a variety of structures for group process, I have found Sociocracy to be …
Blueprint of We
The Blueprint of We takes communication and collaboration to the next level in establishing graceful alignment of purpose, values, and expectations. It is a structured collaborative process for designing a co-creative blueprint for relationships. We all come to relationships with our best foot forward, along with our personal baggage and a list of hidden expectations and assumptions. The Blueprint of WE helps to lay a foundation for authenticity, clarity, and ease in …