Effective communication skills can help us resolve conflict and confusion in difficult situations, and generate trust and well-being for ourselves and others. The ability to communicate effectively is a skill we can easily learn and master.
In this 3-day weekend you will learn:
- Yogic perspectives on developing self-acceptance and a healthy ego
- How to not let negative patterns and baggage color your relationships
- How to use divine tools to transform judgment, negative emotions, and personal agendas
- How to listen in a balanced and open way, and to speak with compassion and awareness.
You will receive tools to communicate effectively:
- With yourself
- In close and loving relationships
- In work situations
- With God
Introspection and discussion will be a part of this program, taught by Nayaswami Diksha.
Weekend Schedule
Thursday Evening: Orientation
Friday Morning: Developing Self-confidence and a Healthy Ego: A Yogic Perspective
Friday Afternoon: Know Thyself: How to Let Go of Old Patterns and Baggage
Saturday Morning: Divine Tools to Communicate Effectively and Transform Relationships
Saturday Afternoon: Practice Listening with an Open Heart and Speaking with Compassion
Saturday Evening: Music and Fun
Sunday Morning: Wrap-up
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Nayaswami Diksha
A popular Expanding Light teacher since 1997, Diksha McCord is the Director of the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training program in person and the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training Online. Nayaswami Diksha, a native Israeli who came to the U.S. in 1990, is a powerful and dynamic woman who has shared yoga postures and yogic teachings across the United States, in Canada and Europe. What is a Nayaswami?
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No dates scheduled for Healthy and Effective Communication at this time.
Prices are all-inclusive and cover accommodations, meals, classes or activities, and course materials.
Healthy and Effective Communication starts the afternoon of the first date listed and ends with lunch on the last date listed. Check-in is anytime between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at our Front Desk. Your room will be available by 3:00 p.m. Dinner is at 6:30. The first gathering of your group is after dinner.
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Healthy and Effective Communication starts the afternoon of the first date listed. It’s ideal to arrive before 4 pm, if you are able to. That way, you can join in the afternoon session of yoga and meditation, which begins at 4:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:30. The first real gathering of your group is at 7:30 pm. If you need to arrive here after 5 pm, that’s fine, but it helps us if you let us know at 800-346-5350. We can also put aside a dinner for you if you need to arrive after 7 pm. The program ends with lunch on the last date. Please see our Daily Schedule.
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