Empathy - The Art of Listening:
How does a deeper sense of self-connection help us to stay connected and in dialogue with the people in our life? How can we refine our empathic listening skills for more connecting conversations?
Empathy is the capacity to see the core intention of the other person, their humanity, even when they behave in ways we do not like nor agree with. It is the capacity to see through and dig to the core humanity behind any action, thought and feeling.
Empathy is the power that leads to cooperation.
We will focus on:
❀ Deepening/refining empathy skills
❀ Clarity: what belongs to me / what belongs to you: So often people tell me “Don’t take it personal”. But how not to take it personal while it sounds very personal what they say… We will focus on the very HOW not to take it personal: What is the cause of our feelings? Where is my power? What to do with the pain and fear that is stirred in me while listening?
❀ How can listening turn into a nourishing experience rather than a draining one?
❀ How to enjoy people’s pain, instead of trying to reassure them, save them, distract them or walking on eggshells trying not to trigger them?
❀ Does ‘Empathy’ mean to agree with the other person’s opinion? Is there a way I can hear the beauty behind the opinion without agreeing with it?
❀ What is the power of ‘compassion’, and how can it move mountains?
❀ And more and more