Live Connection courses offer simple, effective communication tools:

• Improve relationships at home & at work
• Learn a language that’s honest, respectful & life-affirming
• Maximise the chance that everyone’s needs are valued & met
• Minimise tension, second-guessing & misunderstandings
• Develop skills for personal transformation & social change
• Create peaceful communities & environments

Live Connection trainings may include all or some of the following themes. We also tailor trainings to suit specific individuals or contexts:

Conflict Resolution

Creating harmony from discord; tackling tricky conversations with confidence; staying in dialogue when difficulties arise; moving beyond an ‘either them or us’ attitude; freeing deadlock; finding ways to meet all needs peacefully; discovering fresh & creative strategies.

Stress-free Communication

Promoting understanding & clarity; reducing tensions & misinterpretations; airing unspoken messages; maximising the chance of being heard; channelling anger creatively; freeing motivations from guilt & shame; being more alive & aware of multiple choices.

Medical Education

Dealing with conflicts & complaints; understanding the roots of discord; dealing with bullying; saying sorry with added value; cooperating effectively as a team (MDT), staying professional under pressure; giving & receiving constructive feedback; supporting patient care & well-being.

The Power of Empathy

Deepening capacity for empathy & tolerance – of colleagues, neighbours, families, partners, friends; understanding oneself & others in new ways; appreciating the needs behind challenging remarks; discovering the power of compassion; opening to myriad possibilities for peaceful connection.

Listening Skills

What people really need is a good listening to.

Fully hearing & taking in others; becoming increasingly attuned to our own needs & motivations; actively altering how we hear & express ourselves; decoding unspoken messages; inspiring creative strategies.

Mediation & Reconciliation

Understanding difference, discovering the roots of conflict, moving beyond deadlock; hearing the value in a person saying ‘No’. Inspiring tolerance & forgiveness through listening anew; finding peaceful outcomes that work for all concerned.

Team building

Create collaborative, enjoyable working relationships; experience the value of “power with” [rather than “power over” or “power under”]; appreciating diversity; offering constructive feedback; being honest & direct without offending; building skills for social change & peaceful community.

Meditation

Developing presence; increasing capacity for awareness & deeper experience; opening the heart; focusing attention in the moment; integrating energy & valuing our experience; becoming free to respond, & alive to genuine choices.

Contact Vajrasara if you’d like to learn to meditate.