How to Communicate in the Midst of Strong Emotions – Free Online Class June 28, 2022
By Kim Loh |
This seminar is designed specifically to increase your awareness and range of options of how to communicate in the midst of strong emotions, whether anger, sadness or the numbness of confusion or disassociation. Together we will explore the Compassionate Conversations approach that honors the intelligence of our feelings, without being consumed by them, so that we become more conscious of our own states and our responses to others.
Read More Gratitude meditation
By Kim Loh |
This quote caught my attention lately: Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praiseRumi You can shift how you experience your life by including gratitude in your everyday practice. Praise what is supporting you, praise what’s going right, praise all the ways that you are being taken care of, little and large.…
Read More How do we listen when we don’t agree? Interview with Shadi Mogadime from Conversations for World Change
By Kim Loh |
I had a wonderful time being interviewed by Shadi Mogadime, whose fascinating story begins in South Africa, takes her through eight different countries by the time she was five, some of them living as a refugee with her family, and lands into where she is now, based in Canada. We went deep into the power of presence, spiritual…
Read More Compassionate Conversations topics – playlist on Youtube
By Kim Loh |
In the lead up to the publication of Compassionate Conversations in summer 2020, my co-author Gabriel and I went live on Facebook to share a series of exchanges and invite our communities a little deeper into our world. Diane makes a special appearance in the fifth and final video, and I fail to not make us…
Read More Women In Negotiation Webinar: Compassionate Conversations in Action
By Kim Loh |
All negotiations happen in the domain of relationships. When we care about the other side, and genuinely want to create positive outcomes for both people, what can we do to train ourselves to engage both effectively and compassionately? In this webinar with the group Women In Negotiation (WIN), we cover a few valuable ways that…
Read More Bridging the Space Between You and Me: Compassionate Conversations in Action
By Kim Loh |
Join a conversation with Kimberly Loh and Gabriel Wilson, co-authors (with Diane Musho Hamilton) of “Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart”. This conversation was hosted by the WINSummit: empowering women in negotiation skills building. https://www.winsummit.com/webinar-bridging-the-space
Read More The Neurology of Sameness and Difference – Getting into the deep roots of division with the Association for Conflict Resolution in New York
By Kim Loh |
Neuroscientists are coming to understand far more deeply the functioning of the brain and nervous system and its relationship to conflict. This understanding has tremendous relevance to the work of mediators and conflict resolution professionals. Appreciation of the commonality of our human experience, and its role in building sustainable peace. Understanding that talking about our…
Read More Mediation Beyond Borders Webinar: Mediation and Evolving Worldviews
By Kim Loh |
At a time where polarization is heightened, taking larger, more inclusive perspectives is not only helpful, but necessary. In this session, Diane, Gabe and I invited participants into a powerful experience to demonstrate how we can shift our options as mediators and conflict practitioners while working with groups threatened by identity differences. We guided them…
Read More Leaning into conflict
By Kim Loh |
During these turbulent times, mediators are uniquely positioned to lead by helping weave narratives that give meaning and direction. Catch the recording of Meditators Beyond Borders’ engaging online discussion with three peacebuilders and co-authors of the forthcoming book Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart to explore: Practicing neutrality that is dynamic,…
Read More Shambhala Publications book release announcement
By Kim Loh |
When a conversation takes a turn into the sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with. Compassionate Conversations empowers us to transform these conversations into opportunities to bridge divides and mend relationships by providing…
Read More PODCAST: Peacemindedly with Sara S. Jamishidi
By Kim Loh |
When a conversation takes a turn into sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with.
Read More Including our hearts in conflict work – Womanhood & International Relations Podcast
By Kim Loh |
Natalia’s Podcast: Womanhood & International Relations Natalia Bonilla is a strategic communications consultant, journalist and media producer who focuses on conflict, peace and gender issues in Latin America. Not only that, but she is an incredible mentor for women emerging as leaders in their own right. I’m so glad to have been able to connect…
Read More How to Communicate in the Midst of Strong Emotions – Free Online Class June 28, 2022
By Kim Loh |
This seminar is designed specifically to increase your awareness and range of options of how to communicate in the midst of strong emotions, whether anger, sadness or the numbness of confusion or disassociation. Together we will explore the Compassionate Conversations approach that honors the intelligence of our feelings, without being consumed by them, so that we become more conscious of our own states and our responses to others.
Read More Gratitude meditation
By Kim Loh |
This quote caught my attention lately: Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise Rumi You can shift how you experience your life by including gratitude in your everyday practice. Praise what is supporting you, praise what’s going right, praise all the ways that you are being taken care of, little and…
Read More How do we listen when we don’t agree? Interview with Shadi Mogadime from Conversations for World Change
By Kim Loh |
I had a wonderful time being interviewed by Shadi Mogadime, whose fascinating story begins in South Africa, takes her through eight different countries by the time she was five, some of them living as a refugee with her family, and lands into where she is now, based in Canada. We went deep into the power of presence, spiritual…
Read More Compassionate Conversations topics – playlist on Youtube
By Kim Loh |
In the lead up to the publication of Compassionate Conversations in summer 2020, my co-author Gabriel and I went live on Facebook to share a series of exchanges and invite our communities a little deeper into our world. Diane makes a special appearance in the fifth and final video, and I fail to not make us…
Read More Women In Negotiation Webinar: Compassionate Conversations in Action
By Kim Loh |
All negotiations happen in the domain of relationships. When we care about the other side, and genuinely want to create positive outcomes for both people, what can we do to train ourselves to engage both effectively and compassionately? In this webinar with the group Women In Negotiation (WIN), we cover a few valuable ways that…
Read More Bridging the Space Between You and Me: Compassionate Conversations in Action
By Kim Loh |
Join a conversation with Kimberly Loh and Gabriel Wilson, co-authors (with Diane Musho Hamilton) of “Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart”. This conversation was hosted by the WINSummit: empowering women in negotiation skills building. https://www.winsummit.com/webinar-bridging-the-space
Read More The Neurology of Sameness and Difference – Getting into the deep roots of division with the Association for Conflict Resolution in New York
By Kim Loh |
Neuroscientists are coming to understand far more deeply the functioning of the brain and nervous system and its relationship to conflict. This understanding has tremendous relevance to the work of mediators and conflict resolution professionals. Appreciation of the commonality of our human experience, and its role in building sustainable peace. Understanding that talking about our…
Read More Mediation Beyond Borders Webinar: Mediation and Evolving Worldviews
By Kim Loh |
At a time where polarization is heightened, taking larger, more inclusive perspectives is not only helpful, but necessary. In this session, Diane, Gabe and I invited participants into a powerful experience to demonstrate how we can shift our options as mediators and conflict practitioners while working with groups threatened by identity differences. We guided them…
Read More Leaning into conflict
By Kim Loh |
During these turbulent times, mediators are uniquely positioned to lead by helping weave narratives that give meaning and direction. Catch the recording of Meditators Beyond Borders’ engaging online discussion with three peacebuilders and co-authors of the forthcoming book Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart to explore: Practicing neutrality that is dynamic,…
Read More Shambhala Publications book release announcement
By Kim Loh |
When a conversation takes a turn into the sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with. Compassionate Conversations empowers us to transform these conversations into opportunities to bridge divides and mend relationships by providing…
Read More PODCAST: Peacemindedly with Sara S. Jamishidi
By Kim Loh |
When a conversation takes a turn into sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with.
Read More Including our hearts in conflict work – Womanhood & International Relations Podcast
By Kim Loh |
Natalia’s Podcast: Womanhood & International Relations Natalia Bonilla is a strategic communications consultant, journalist and media producer who focuses on conflict, peace and gender issues in Latin America. Not only that, but she is an incredible mentor for women emerging as leaders in their own right. I’m so glad to have been able to connect…
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