Oren Jay Sofer || A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Finding your voice, learning how to say what you mean, and how to listen deeply: this is one of the most rewarding journeys you can take.” — Oren Jay Sofer Today we have Oren Jay Sofer on the podcast. Sofer teaches meditation and communication nationally. He holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University, and is a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher’s Council. He is also a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for healing trauma, and he is the Senior Program Developer at Mindful Schools. Sofer is author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication. In this episode we discuss: The importance of slowing down Marshall Rosenberg’s system of nonviolent communication How our behaviors can viewed as an attempt to meet a deeper need Entering relationships from a sense of deprivation vs. a place of growth The importance of relational awareness The undervalued skill of healthy communication Why intention is the single most important ingredient in dialogue Martin Buber’s distinction between the I-Thou vs. I-It relationship The importance of the “do over” How to heal after a breakup The importance of forgiveness and how it happens on its own time schedule --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind and give you a greater understanding of yourself,
0:21.0	others, and the world we live in. Hopefully we'll also provide a
0:24.7	glimpse into human possibility. Thanks. Sopher on the podcast.
0:38.0	Sopher teaches meditation and communication nationally.
0:41.0	He holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University and is a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers Council.
0:47.0	He is also a certified trainer of nonviolent communication, a somatic experiencing practitioner for healing trauma,
0:53.6	and he is the senior program developer at mindful schools.
0:56.9	Sofer is the author of the book,
0:58.8	Say what you mean, a mindful approach to nonviolent communication.
1:03.2	Orin, so great to chat with you today.
1:04.8	Hey, thanks for having me, Scott.
1:06.8	It's my pleasure already, and I will try to be as mindful as possible in this conversation.
1:13.4	Usually what that means for me is that I slow down
1:17.3	talking a little bit.
1:18.4	So listeners of the podcast may wonder why Scott Barry Hoffman
1:21.9	is a little bit slower in his talk tonight.
1:26.0	Right on, yeah, slowing down is a, is can be a very helpful tool for, for mindfulness and in communication.
1:32.0	When we, when we get in conversation you know the tendency is to
1:36.6	focus all of our attention out there on the other person and then we lose the
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