Feb 4, 2019
Oren Jay Sofer has been practicing meditation and diving deep into the subject of nonviolent communication for over 20 years now. He brings a deep knowledge about both of these practices to this interview. You will see that he applies these concepts when speaking as he has an elegant way of using pauses and really bringing your whole self to the conversation. I chat with Oren about:
- His new book, Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
- How he got into meditation in high school
- Going to Asia and spending two years as a renunciate
- Clearing up (for me) what equanimity means
- How we can feel emotions without letting them control us
- What is non-violent communication?
- How contemplative practices can be applied to communication
- Leading with presence in our conversations
- Much more!
Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication