Leaping!

Dear friends,

I have been taking a class with Tara Mohr and one of last week's themes was leaping! Mohr says about leaping: 

1. It's simple. 
2. It can be done quickly. 
3. It elicits that scared-excited feeling; it stretches your comfort zone. 
4. Leaps are opportunities for learning. 

The class was just the nudge I needed to take a leap I've been thinking about for awhile: teaching Compassionate Communication to couples/partners. I posted on Facebook to see if there was enough interest (there was) and I scheduled a workshop! It's happening in a little over a week!

Here's what I've discovered from this leap: 

1. I was overcomplicating the work. I had been thinking about offering a class, which takes a lot more time and energy to develop and is a bigger ask for participants.

2. Mohr says leaps should be actions that can be done in 1-2 weeks. My process from gauging interest to offering the workshop will come in at just over two weeks. 

3. I feel so excited about this! I also feel a little nervous. Though I've done work with couples in private sessions and I've had partners come to my classes together, offering a couples/partners workshop is new. I always feel a little nervous when I do something new, which leads us to...

4. One of my foundational beliefs is that we are all teachers and students to one another. I trust my skills as a facilitator. I love Compassionate Communication. And every time I teach, I keep myself open to learning from the people I'm working with. The experiences, perspectives, and questions people bring help me to tweak what I do from workshop to workshop, class to class... As I often say, the primary tool is curiosity. 

Have you taken any leaps recently? If so, what did you learn? 

Is there a leap you want to take? Will you take it in the upcoming weeks? 

I'd love to know. 


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My new workshop is happening in a little over a week (July 24) and also coming right up is the Resonant Peaceful Cities Project from July 22 to July 30. This is the second year Louisville is taking part in a study testing whether synchronized meditation has a measurable effect on a city's crime rate. Last year Louisville showed a 13% reduction in crime during the meditation week. Isn't that incredible? It is free to participate in this project and we are hoping to have robust participation in the study. Click on the link above or check out the graphic in the events below and share with others! 

If you're in Louisville, join us for a RPCP Kickoff event on July 19! 
 
Keep reading for more news about events and such below.

And if you are considering a leap, I hope I've given you a nudge to take it!


With love, 
Cory