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#yyj Peace Week Celebrations in 2014 Continue reading
2014 Victoria Labyrinth Friendship Day
Tuesday, Sept 17 ’14 – Co-sponsored by Victoria Public Library – Central Branch, Christ Church Cathedral & Henri Lock of Multi-Faith Chapel @ University of Victoria and Inside Awareness
Entering the Century of Dialogue
Universal Intention – accepting the challenges of today and taking action
A historic event was unfolding over Peace Weekend, Sept 20 & 21 ’14. The Dali Lama gathered the 9 religion’s of India together to discuss secular ethics and the environment of the world!
The Dali Lama declared the this Century the Century of Peace and how to achieve it – a Century of Dialogue!
Renee of Inside was inspired to create this image as she listened to the plenary sessions of this historic gathering. The leaders of the nine religions in India gathering together for a dialogue. What Renee heard from these leaders was in tune with her philosophy and life’s passion. Peace will only come through mindful dialogue. The three things she enjoyed hearing from these sessions was: 1. We are all the same. there is no difference between us. 2. We all need two things, grain and clean water. 3. If the water is polluted??????, If there is no grain??????
Inside perspective of why does a century of peace depend upon a century of dialogue?
Peace comes from learning how to build a friendship based upon trust. Good friends are ones that have experienced you as trustworthy. Bad friends are ones who have learned not to not trust you through experience. What determines trustworthy behavior? Ethical behavior based upon shared values.
Values are universal and shared by all people. We are all the same and we share the same qualities of human function. These qualities are the four aspects of self; mental, emotional, physical and belief. We all have the same needs for relationships, survival and happiness and are entitled to achieve happiness in our life. We are all entitled to relationships built upon respect and equality.
How can we create a culture of ethical behavior? Through education, practice and commitment. It begins with accepting the challenge and taking action. It is only through personal change that one can be the change they want to see in the world.
A great starting point is learning a vocabulary of values. Inside value programs are designed to start where you are and available for personal development, for the office, organization and education institution. They are available for both adults and children.
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Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement since 2000, Labyrinths of Victoria since 2012, #yyj Peace Week Grassroots Calendar Founder, Vice-Chair of World Children’s Summit on Peace & Nature in 2015
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Interested in Becoming Friends First?
Sunday’s starting Oct 5th 1 – 2:30 pm
- Love Talk Meet Up’s
Becoming Friends
Serious about love and looking in all the wrong places? Are you tired of signing up to sites only to be played and enable hook ups. Hook ups with no real intent or integrity? If you would like to connect with others and become friends first, join our Sunday afternoon meet-ups. A gathering for men and women to feel comfortable connecting
in a safe and fun environment leading to a heart connected conversations. Our gatherings will include focused group sharing encouraging an environment for safely sharing and deepening friendship as well as a social aspect.
Some events may include labyrinth walks to encourage self (inner) connection first before sharing.
Connect: renee@insideawareness to express your interest or make inquiries
By drop in: $10.00
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Renee Lindstrom, GCFP,
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication & Empathy Coach since 2004, Art of Placement since 2000
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Announcing sister site focused upon creating a Culture of Values
Launching:
Culture of Value & Kids Peace Bus Value Based Calendar Education Systems this September!
Kids Peace bus Calendar of Values is a structure of learning patterns that breaks through complex critical thinking due to its simplicity of experiencing. These patterns model ethical and humane behavior that layered with learning empathetic listening and speaking, children can learn to communicate using a language that values others and is inclusive. The Kids Peace Bus Calendar of Values is the foundation that can make later development of complex social learning systems easier and less time-consuming.
The Kids Peace Bus Calendar of Values program is a value-based educational component that is also a structure of implementation that is easy. It is a program that makes learning fun, and can grow into an organic system for creating *green behavior!
Integration programs include:
- yearly calendar of values to follow for easy integration,
- setting goals for creating a community and social culture for learning support
- Teacher’s agendas and personal workbooks for simple integration and value definition development
- vocabulary building
- discussion topics for listening and dialogue skill building (designed for organic honesty & empathy)
- community building ideas
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September ’14 Courses from Inside:
read more for detailed info and/or to see more events for the fall
Renee Lindstrom
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication Coach since 2004, Art of Placement since 2000, Vice-Chair of World Children’s Summit on Peace & Nature – May 2015
FAQ:
What are some qualities that clients would experience in your private sessions that they would remember?
Four qualities that come to mind are: support, fairness, patience and empathy. Whether a movement, empathy or personal coaching the sessions are grounded upon empathetic listening and honest expression, (even if hard to hear messages). Focus is upon the clients, not the practitioner, therefore a direct opportunity for the client can be for a deeper self connection. In sessions the clients are guided through their experience replacing the teaching model (being talked at) that culturally we have come to rely upon. Being told, fixed or having the person we are paying teach us through their experience is so unsatisfactory. It is the qualities of willingness and courage that inspire change. An atmosphere encouraging safe reflection achieves quicker and easier transitions with the least amount of effort!
In Relationships:
Whether sessions include both parties or not, space is held to consider the cause and effect for both sides. This can deepen conscious understanding of the root causes of the current experiences. This process is based upon empathy to transition out of right or wrong judgments for clarity and to regain composure, balance and free will for making difficult choices. Life changing choices resulting from reaction can create bigger issues, resentment and regret. Therefore these session need honesty, patience and empathy to support a smoother transition forward.
In Movement
Once again this process focuses on empathetic listening except now it is focused upon what the body is demonstrating. Unknown to most in our culture is that our bodies tell our story! Through observation and felt touch in a safe environment the physical, mental, emotional and belief aspects of oneself can open to patterns that are no longer working. It is the awareness of old habits and this new experience that shifts outcomes. These sessions need honesty, patience and empathy to support clients inner felt sense needs for safety to be met to let go of resistance to go beyond into a new experience in how they feel themselves.
Lifestyle
Clients who are either motivated for change or with chronic conditions will have home or office visits to increase support for life change through their environment. Like ones body posture the home or office tells a story of one’s experience, yet not one of a personal self-image story. This is a story of where ones attention is focused in life and how the relationships are in community that shares the space. These visits need honesty, patience and empathy to support each member in the process in a way that change can happen.
Upcoming Classes & Events – Listed by date
Renee Lindstrom
Feldenkrais® Practitioner since 2007, Communication Coach since 2004, Art of Placement since 2000, Vice-Chair of World Children’s Summit on Peace & Nature – May 2015
