National Business Exchange (NBX)
Barton Oaks Business to Business Exchange (BOBBE)
Your Local City (YLC)
North West Business Women (NWBW)
CCMT: Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy
Long Ridge Elementary
Murchison Middle School
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church
St. David's Episcopal Church
Ethical Society of Austin (ESOA)
First Unitarian Universalist Church (FUUC)
Gandhi's Birthday on steps of Capitol
National Association for Professional Organizers (NAPO)
Weddings
We will take a closer look at how we communicate with ourselves and others, and what is required to resolve conflict.
We will study how to pay attention to self and others and investigate some of the obstacles we encounter in the way in which we communicate.In the process we will observe how to be Present and how to stay Present.
Functional communication has been proven to increase productivity and motivation.
I believe that communication in a supportive environment leads to understanding, education, reconciliation and compassion.It is the foundation of relationships based on respect and mindfulness.
Stress is a feeling that's created when we react to particular events.It's the body's way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation with focus, strength, stamina, and heightened alertness.
The events that provoke stress are called stressors,
They cover a whole range of situations - everything from outright physical danger to making a class presentation or taking a semester's worth of your toughest subject.
During the presentation I will ask the following questions:
- How do you contribute to your own stress?
- How do you approach your stress?
- How do you nurture yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually?
- How do you control your own stress?
We will also discuss some signs of overload or over-stressed such as:
The presentation will be a combination of lecture, personal inventory and discussion. The purpose of this work is to examine if we live our lives in such a way that we can maximize aging gracefully, rather than become old in a way that seriously impairs the quality of your life. I expect we can inspire and help each other in this process.
We will discuss how the aging process occurs in a very different way in various communities in the world We will also explore our personal and cultural attitudes about aging, what our "unchanging essence" is and the 12 steps to aging well, per Dr. Andrew Weil.
This day is a communal ritual in which participants temporarily shed their human identity and speak on behalf of another life-form. A simple structure for spontaneous expression, it aims to heighten awareness of our interdependence in the living body of Earth, and to strengthen our commitment to defend it. The ritual serves to help us acknowledge and give voice to the suffering of our world. It also serves, in equal measure, to help us experience the beauty and power of our interconnectedness with all life.
We will use guided imagery, silent walking meditation and art to explore our own personal relationship with the Earth. Through a process of discussion and sharing we will experience a personal way of looking at the environment and our role in it. The day will be concluded by THE COUNCIL, during which humans speak with the different life-forms.This is a transforming experience and the most powerful way to identify deep ecology.