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The Practice of Mindful Dialogue

  • 30 Jul 2016
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • 6501 N. Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33604

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The quality of virtually every relationship in our lives – family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and more – is greatly influenced by how skillfully we listen and speak. For many of us, mindful communication can be a challenge as well as a source of suffering for ourselves and others. Leaning to listen and speak wisely can greatly enrich and bring healing to all of our relationships. 


Our learning objectives in this workshop are to cultivate speaking and listening with presence and caring, incorporating the following six guidelines which have been developed by Gregory Kramer in his work on “Insight Dialogue”:

  • Pause, to be mindful and see clearly
  • Relax, to cultivate tranquility and acceptance
  • Open, to support emotional availability and spaciousness
  • Trust Emergence, to engender flexibility and “letting go”
  • Listen Deeply, to develop receptivity and attunement, and
  • Speak the Truth, to nurture integrity and care.

Together, these guidelines offer essential support for awakening amid the rich challenges of interpersonal encounters.


The workshop will include meditations, instruction, and practice opportunities through interactive exercises.


The workshop will be held at the FCM Practice Center, 6501 N. Nebraska Avenue, in Tampa from 9 am to noon on Saturday morning, July 30. The cost is $30. If you have questions, please email us at info@floridamindfulness.org.


Workshop Leader

Angie Parrish has been a student of Buddhism and mindfulness for over 20 years. After a 1999 retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, she became a student of Fred Eppsteiner's and a member of the Florida Community of Mindfulness. Angie brought the fruits of her experience in mindfulness and meditation into her professional career as an employee benefits consultant for a wide variety of organizations, including many employee training programs. She is a Provisionally Qualified Teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and is a frequent teacher of mindful living classes.



Florida Community of Mindfulness, Tampa Center
6501 N. Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33604

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