You can now purchase Spirituality Section Teleseminars on CD.
"Getting to Yes: The Inner Dimension: A Conversation with William Ury" April 16, 2008
In this hour-long conversation, William Ury will begin by offering a few
reflections, drawing on his own experiences as a mediator, on the role of
personal mastery and perspective taking in mediation. In that context, Ury will
briefly discuss his latest project, the Abraham Path Initiative, which is
engaged in opening a cultural route of tourism and pilgrimage that retraces the
journey four thousand years ago of Abraham, the unifying figure of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. The conversation will flow from there.
"Mindful Mediation", Daniel Bowling, March 13, 2008
"Mediators Beyond Borders: Peace to the Planet", Kenneth Cloke, February 11, 2008
"The Power of Empathy"
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Emily Gould, Spirituality Section Co-chair
We see it in our clients, our colleagues and ourselves; so often we speak and act in ways that fail to satisfy or bring the desired results and resolution. How can we release the hold of ineffective and habitual patterns and strategies that keep us stuck in conflict and clear a path to new possibility and resolution? Compassion is an ancient spiritual tradition with powerful potential in the present. Empathy, that process of compassionate presence to what is universal in ourselves and others, releases the hold of habit and creates a quality of connection that allows people and circumstances to change and co-create solutions. Empathy for ourselves and others offers the key to reducing stress, collaborative problem solving and even marketing your practice.
Calm in the Face of the Storm: Care of the Conflict Practitioner
December 19, 2006
featuring Nan Waller Burnett
Nan facilitated a dialogue about how practitioners can invite spirituality into preparation for practice, as well as daily methods for self care including the development of strong boundaries while working in the face of conflict each day. Nan is Director of Dispute Resolution Professionals Inc based in Golden, Colorado and works as a high conflict mediator, consultant, experiential psychotherapist and trainer. She is Adjunct Faculty at Regis University in Denver. Nan is the developer of the Rocky Mountain Retreat held in the Rocky Mountain National Forest each year. She is working on her first book.
The Spiritual Cost of Conflict
March 28, 2005
Featuring: Kenneth Cloke.
Duration: 60 minutes
Kenneth Cloke discussed the spiritual cost of conflict, as well as its spiritual value. “[E]very conflict represents a spiritual crisis in the lives of its participants, and therefore, potentially, a path to spiritual learning and transcendence.” Kenneth Cloke, is the author of Into the Heart of Conflict: A Guide to Resolution Transformation and Transcendence (to be published in 2006).
Accessing the Greater Vision of Our Work as Conflict Resolution Professionals
May 5, 2005
Featuring: JoAnne Kellert.
Duration: 60 minutes
Most of us are drawn to the field of mediation and/or conflict resolution from a deep inner place that sees the greater potential that exists in every conflict. JoAnne discusses the importance of establishing a clear vision and purpose for your work, and how this can lay the foundation for building a successful mediation practice or other careers in the conflict resolution field.
Reflective Practice - Advanced Mediator Development
June 9, 2005
Featuring: Daniel Bowling and Dana Curtis
Duration: 60 minutes
The task of becoming a mediator begins with the development of specific skills and, for serious mediators, then moves into an interest in developing an understanding of mediation theory. To realize our potential as mediators, we must shift our focus to developing our personal qualities as mediators – an area too often neglected in our practice. Who we are as human beings has tremendous impact on what happens in mediation, and developing the ability to reflect on our experience and mistakes, to learn and to translate this learning into action is essential to a vital personal and professional life. Daniel Bowling and Dana Curtis will guide a discussion of these important distinctions and offer approaches to developing our mediator qualities through reflective practice.
Mindfulness, Deep Listening and Stories: The Spiritual Core of Peacemaking
January 16, 2006
Featuring: Mark Umbreit
Duration: 60 minutes
Dr. Umbreit is a Professor and the founding Director for the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at the University of Minnesota, School of Social Work. He is a mediator, facilitator, trainer, researcher and author of six books. Dr. Umbreit is the Boden Chair Visiting Scholar at Marquette University Law School.
Beginner’s Mind: Cultivating Mediator Mindfulness
February 16, 2006
Featuring: Dr. Tom Fisher
Duration: 60 minutes
Tom Fisher is coordinator of Graduate Programs in Conflict Resolution and Family Law Mediation at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Tom is a Zen practitioner with a Ph.D. in Chinese History.
Seeing With New Eyes, One Step Toward the Field of the Future
March 30, 2006
Featuring: Erica Fox
Duration: 60 minutes
Erica Ariel Fox is the Founder and Director of the Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative (HNII). She teaches negotiation at Harvard Law School, and is working on her first book together with Marc Gafni.
Why Every Conflict Breaks Your Heart: Conflict as a Spiritual Crisis
April 13, 2006
Featuring: Kenneth Cloke
Duration: 60 minutes
Kenneth Cloke is Director of the Center for Dispute Resolution in Santa Monica, California and works as a mediator, arbitrator, consultant and trainer. He has published many journal article and several books, including: Resolving Conflicts at Work; Resolving Personal and Organizational Conflicts; and Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution.
Who Am I as a Mediator? Mindfulness, Reflection and Presence
May 10, 2006
Featuring: Daniel Bowling
Duration: 60 minutes
Daniel Bowling is a mediator and teacher in Sausalito California. He was the first CEO of ACR and as Executive Director of SPIDR, managed the merger process. He started the first mediation organization in South Carolina and has been practicing meditation and yoga for 30 years.
