A follow-up to 'The Sacred Art of Listening', 'Practising the Sacred Art Of Listening' offers a more practical approach with exercises and specific practices to enhance our capacity to listen. It incorporates content from workshops, as well as lessons learned from workshop participants over the years.

Learn How to Contribute More Effectively and Compassionately tothe Conversations that Shape Your Life

"Anything could happen when we start to talk. Nothing will happen if we don't. That alone makes the way of dialogue a journey worth taking." from the Epilogue

Think of an issue that makes your blood boil. Now imagine lunch with a friend who is just as passionate about it on the other side. How can the two of you even broach the issue, let alone hear each other with curiosity and compassion?

The answer begins long before the lunch does, by learning to engage dialogue as a habit of the heart an inner transformation that the ancient practices of Christian spirituality can address. This highly readable and timely guide to restoring dialogue shows you how to cultivate this transformation while preparing you to approach your adversaries with curiosity, civility and compassion. With dialogue expert John Backman leading the way, you will: Examine the obstacles that keep you from dialogue: black-and-white thinking, a distraction lifestyle, the fear of change and negative impressions from others.Explore the strength of character from which healthy dialogue springs and the work of the soul that cultivates them.Learn practical guidelines for dialogue and how they work in an imperfect world.Encounter anecdotes of dialogue in action, from resolutions of interpersonal conflict to difficult dialogues on some of the most divisive issues of our age.Use provocative questions at the end of each chapter to stimulate group discussion and individual reflection.

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A dynamic conversation on the power of women's spiritual leadership and its emerging patterns of transformation.

"We invite you to come with curiosity into this living community of spiritual women, listening deeply as they share their personal stories of how their spiritual journeys have shaped and honed them as leaders.... We do not offer answers to all of the complex questions facing us as a human family, but we invite you to join us as we surrender to the mystery of being open, present and engaged together in these uncertain times." from the Introduction

This empowering resource engages women in an interactive exploration of the challenges and opportunities on the frontier of women s spiritual leadership.

Through the voices of North American women representing a matrix of diversity ethnically, spiritually, religiously, generationally and geographically women will be inspired to new expressions of their own personal leadership and called into powerful collaborative action."

A dynamic conversation on the power of women's spiritual leadership and its emerging patterns of transformation.

"We invite you to come with curiosity into this living community of spiritual women, listening deeply as they share their personal stories of how their spiritual journeys have shaped and honed them as leaders.... We do not offer answers to all of the complex questions facing us as a human family, but we invite you to join us as we surrender to the mystery of being open, present and engaged together in these uncertain times." from the Introduction

This empowering resource engages women in an interactive exploration of the challenges and opportunities on the frontier of women s spiritual leadership.

Through the voices of North American women representing a matrix of diversity ethnically, spiritually, religiously, generationally and geographically women will be inspired to new expressions of their own personal leadership and called into powerful collaborative action."

Multicultural, Nondenominational, Nonsectarian
Endorsed by Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Buddhist Religious Leaders

Playfully explores with kids how God listens and how learning to listen is important.

"How Does God Listen?" encourages children to use all of their senses to explore and develop a personal relationship with God.

"How does God listen?" How do we know God is listening to us? Children will find the answers to these questions as they engage their senses while the story unfolds, learning how God listens in the wind, waves, clouds, hot chocolate, perfume, our tears, and our laughter.

The simple yet profound text, accompanied by vibrant, colorful photographs, captures the experiences common to children of all faiths and backgrounds as they begin to understand the many ways God listens to us. Filled with wisdom and love, "How Does God Listen?" delights the senses and expands the ways we think about God and God s presence in our lives.

How Do I Know that God is listening? I can t See God.

Well, there are lots of things we can t see, yet we know they are there.

How can we know that God listens to us? This lively book helps children use all of their senses to explore how God is always present in their everyday lives, and is always listening. Using simple, everyday examples to which children can relate, "How Does God Listen?" helps children develop a direct and personal understanding of God.

"How Does God Listen?" teaches children and the rest of us that God is everywhere, and that the world is full of wonder.

Learn How to Contribute More Effectively and Compassionately to the Conversations that Shape Your Life "Anything could happen when we start to talk. Nothing will happen if we don't. That alone makes the way of dialogue a journey worth taking." —from the Epilogue Think of an issue that makes your blood boil. Now imagine lunch with a friend who is just as passionate about it—on the other side. How can the two of you even broach the issue, let alone hear each other with curiosity and compassion? The answer begins long before the lunch does, by learning to engage dialogue as a habit of the heart—an inner transformation that the ancient practices of Christian spirituality can address. This highly readable and timely guide to restoring dialogue shows you how to cultivate this transformation while preparing you to approach your adversaries with curiosity, civility and compassion. With dialogue expert John Backman leading the way, you will: Examine the obstacles that keep you from dialogue: black-and-white thinking, a “distraction lifestyle,” the fear of change and negative impressions from others. Explore the strength of character from which healthy dialogue springs—and the work of the soul that cultivates them. Learn practical guidelines for dialogue and how they work in an imperfect world. Encounter anecdotes of dialogue in action, from resolutions of interpersonal conflict to difficult dialogues on some of the most divisive issues of our age. Use provocative questions at the end of each chapter to stimulate group discussion and individual reflection.

More than ever before we need to rediscover -- or discover for the first time -- the skills and practice of listening. Kay Lindahl, founder of The Listening Center in California, guides readers through forty practices of deep listening -- to our Source, to ourselves, and to each other.

Readers will learn to:
-- Speak clearly from the heart.
-- Communicate with courage and compassion.
-- Heighten their awareness and sensitivity to opportunities for deep listening.
-- Enhance their ability to listen to people with different belief systems.

Through Lindahl's inspiring text and Schnapper's contemplative artwork, readers will learn the three basic qualities of listening -- silence, reflection, and presence -- demonstrating that the key to healthy relationships, learning something new, and spiritual transformation is as fundamental as listening.

Poor listening leads to misunderstandings and lost opportunities.
Learning to listen well requires spiritual practice.

It happens at work and at home, with strangers and close friends, in heated debates and in quiet conversations you "hear" someone speaking, but often you don t truly "listen."

Kay Lindahl s highly respected workshops are attended by people from a broad range of backgrounds. Her first book, "The Sacred Art of Listening," has been published to acclaim in North America, Europe, and Asia. Now she offers practical, easy-to-follow advice and exercises to enhance your capacity to listen in a spirit-filled way. Using examples from her own life and her work as a teacher of the sacred art of listening, Lindahl explores the nature and use of silence, reflection, and divine presence as foundational qualities of listening and shows you how you can apply these in your everyday life.

This valuable workshop-in-a-book examines the varied ways we are called to deep listening, including: Contemplative listeningReflective listeningHeart listeningListening in groupsListening in conversations and more

You will find yourself inspired to discover how different your conversations will be when you stop just talking and start really listening."