Community Mindfulness Project's Mindful Listening + Speaking Workshop

Community Mindfulness Project's Mindful Listening + Speaking Workshop

We're all a lot more similar than we are different. Society has never been more isolated and culture so polarized. But, when we can be mindful of how we listen to and speak with each other, our differences can be seen as one of the core strengths of our society.

In this workshop led by Community Mindfulness Project, we'll explore and question our assumptions about the biggest challenges in dialogue and effective communication. You’ll gain practical solutions to help you engage with our community more effectively. By the end of this interactive session, you’ll have valuable information, tips, and strategies for communicating mindfully, whether you're discussing everyday topics or navigating more contentious issues with differing opinions.

About the Presenters

Will Heins is the Board Treasurer and Co-Founder of the Community Mindfulness Project. After twenty years as a Wall Street trader, Will began practicing meditation in 2005 following an intensive course at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts.  Subsequently he completed a teacher training program there in mindfulness meditation techniques.

He has also spent time under the tutelage of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the creator of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Will has also attended retreats led by Jack Kornfield (founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center), Thich Nhat Hanh, and Fr Thomas Keating. For two years, Will led a mindfulness practice group in New Canaan at the Ananda Yoga Center until its closing.

“Grateful for this moment." - Will Heins

Lisa Sheehan holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and is a registered Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor through UMASS Medical School Center for Mindfulness.  She is a Yoga Alliance certified instructor (E-RYT, RCYT), passionate about sharing mindfulness with adults and children.  Lisa has been a facilitator with New Canaan based Community Mindfulness Project (CMP), since 2016.