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The Kindness Connection

The Kindness Connection

by Lee Glickstein | Dec 9, 2020 | Other Applications of Relational Presence

“My religion is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama “Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” ~Theodore Isaac Rubin At the ripe young age of 76, it hit me this week like a ton of feathers that my life has been a journey...
Courageous Curiosity: Advanced Clarity Circles on Zoom

Courageous Curiosity: Advanced Clarity Circles on Zoom

by Lee Glickstein | Aug 28, 2020 | Other Applications of Relational Presence

Zoom Speaking Circle regulars have experienced the clarity and delight of being the center of kind, intelligent attention for 10 minutes in each 70-minute session. Having recognized the transformational impact of luxuriating in the “luminous listening field” in that...
Cultivating the Safe Space Within

Cultivating the Safe Space Within

by Lee Glickstein | Nov 1, 2016 | Other Applications of Relational Presence

I can trace the roots of my extreme stress around public speaking–which I didn’t solve until I was nearly 50–to growing up in a family that did not provide a safe space to be myself out loud. This started early when my parents followed child rearing...
The Paradox of Time

The Paradox of Time

by Lee Glickstein | Feb 14, 2013 | Other Applications of Relational Presence

“There have been countless ingenious technological innovations the past 200 years, in the last 50 years especially, all designed to save us time. Remarkable inventions. Somehow, the result has been that nobody has any time left. Why? What is that all...
Speaking Circles® Applied to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

Speaking Circles® Applied to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

by Dr Marilyn Kroplick | Feb 14, 2012 | Other Applications of Relational Presence

What is Attention Deficit Disorder? ADD is a neuro-biological disorder with a triad of symptoms: inattention, impulsivity and, sometimes, motor hyperactivity. Primarily genetically transmitted, symptoms usually become apparent by age seven. Five percent of the...
Speaking Circles® Applied to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

Speaking Circles® and Adolescent Development

by Leslie Medine & Edd Conboy | Oct 1, 1999 | Other Applications of Relational Presence

The psychologist Erik Erikson identified the search for identity as the primary developmental task for adolescence. According to his theory, the primary milieu for this search was in peer relationships. Speaking Circles seem to be one optimal setting for young people...

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