The Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California and
The Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center present:

Grace Under Pressure
Aikido for Mediators

Thursday, June 12, 2003  1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

(Registration and networking begin at 12:30)

Wind Room, 2nd Floor of Foster City Community Center

1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City

Wendy Palmer has developed Conscious Embodiment using Aikido principles as a way of studying boundaries and deepening relationships. In this highly interactive program Wendy will lead us through simple movement exercises to help us increase our awareness of how we react to others and the messages we give others through our body responses.

Wendy will present techniques that can help you:

·   Increase your presence during mediation 

·   Learn to ground and center under stress during a mediation 

·   Be more skillful in the presence of strong emotions

·   Deal more effectively with resistance and/or attacks from parties in a mediation

·   Maintain neutrality

Bring your questions about difficult experiences that you have had in mediation.

Wendy Palmer is a fifth degree black belt in Aikido. She is co-founder and chief instructor with George Leonard at Tamalpais Aikido in Mill Valley, California. She is the author of two books, The Practice of Freedom, Rodmell Press and The Intuitive Body, North Atlantic Books and a video of the same name.

Directions:

From Highway 101: (either North or South) take Hillsdale Boulevard exit EAST toward Foster City.  Pass Shell Boulevard and take first right into parking lot. 

From Highway 92:

From East Bay - take East Hillsdale / Foster City Boulevard exit. Bear right on Chess Drive and then immediately turn right on Foster City Blvd. Turn right on East Hillsdale. At Shell Blvd. make a U-turn and take first right into the parking lot.

From the west - take Foster City Blvd. exit. Bear right on Metro Center Blvd.  Turn left on Shell. Turn left on East Hillsdale Blvd and take the first right into the parking lot. 

Please Note: This program will involve movement as well as discussion: please act and dress accordingly. Light refreshments will be served. Bring your lunch at 12:30 and meet your fellow mediators.

Cost: $40 for members of ADR-NC or PCRC,  $50 non-members. Add $5 if you pay at the door.

Registration:        Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Registration complete when payment received.
For more information: 650-745-3842; adr@adrnc.org

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___ ADRNC or PCRC Member -  $40   ___ Non-member: $50                  ___ Financial hardship: subtract $15 from applicable rate

Make checks payable to “ADRNC”