THE SECRET LANGUAGE FOR CREATING CONNECTION

Including empathy in emotional conversations is crucial for creating real connections, not only between family or friends, but also between colleagues at work.

EMPATHY BEGINS WITH LISTENING to the other person with all our curiosity, as they speak, without interrupting, without giving advice, without immediately offering our opinion on the matter.

EMPATHY is the ability to feel the emotions in their words and to put yourself in their shoes, seeing the situation from their point of view. It means being fully present and concerned with their experience, even if you don’t fully share what they say or why they feel the way they do.

IS IT DIFFICULT TO FEEL EMPATHY? Yes, especially when we are flooded by our own emotional reaction to the event. But rarely can a different opinion or advice improve how the other person feels as much as listening with empathy can.

COMMUNICATING WITH EMPATHY means, not only listening, but then responding by repeating what you have just heard in your own words, for example: ‘it’s awful, you felt so lonely when your friends left without you…’

LISTENING AND SPEAKING WITH EMPATHY makes the person speaking feel fully seen and understood and consequently calms down in order to begin to reason. Feeling seen and understood is a rare thing, which is why it is so powerful, and real communication finally becomes possible.

DO YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW IT’S DONE?

The workshop will take place in one of the most authentic villages in the Dolomites: Fornesighe is intimate and welcoming, and surrounded by beautiful and unspoilt nature. We will spend a whole day in good company, learning and practising fundamental coaching tools, taking breaks with a light yoga practice, a pleasant walk in the woods, breathing techniques, and a delicious and healthy lunch with a panoramic view of the mountains.

THE PROGRAMME:

09:15  arrival in Fornesighe
09:30  yoga practice
10:00  WORKSHOP part 1
12:00  vegetarian lunch
13:30  walk or rest
15:00  WORKSHOP part 2
17:00  good-byes