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Upcoming Events
Positive Parenting
Saturday · July 9
10 AM to Noon
Family Rules, Good Habit Cards, Responsibilities Household Chores, and Rewards
Registration Required
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SLEEPS
Friday · July 22
4 PM to 6 PM
Sleep, Love Yourself, Eating Balanced Meals, Exercise, Pleasure Planned Daily, Someone Else ~ Acts of Kindness
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DBT LifeSkills
Training
Beginning in September
Call for an Intake
Women and Coed
Groups Available
Distress Tolerance
Intrapersonal Effectiveness
Emotional Regulation
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Dr Jody L Friesen Grande
HopeAllianz Inc
11900 Wayzata Blvd
Suite 216G
Minnetonka MN 55305
952 545 6966
952 545 6969 fax
www.hopeallianz.com
Mission Statement
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To inspire and empower you
to create an authentic meaningful life ~ with knowledge and wisdom ~ while promoting mental, physical and spiritual health.
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"From every mountain side, let Freedom ring."
~ Samuel F Smith, "America"
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Mindfulness for Everyday Living
 Listening is defined as giving one attention. The purpose is to listen and to understand. Verbal signals of a good listener include: "I am listening" cues, disclosures, validating statements, reflection or mirroring statements. Non-verbal signals include: good eye contact, facial expressions, body language, silence, or touching. Listening requires all your senses to observe and take in as much information from others to understand what they are saying.
Emphathize, metaphorically it can be like saying "walking around in another person's shoes" because you are trying to see things through their life experiences. This is an important step because it helps to gain rapport and build trust with the other person.
Ask questions and encourage the other person by letting them know that you are interested. Finally, let the other person know that you have heard what they have said by paraphrasing ~ repeating back to them what you have heard.
Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand. ~ Sue Patton Thoele |
Active Listening
Essential for Authentic Wholeness
Are you an active listener? Empathetic, caring, loving, calm, sincere?
Think about it ... be mindful of participating in active listening:
1. Face the speaker and maintain eye contact. 2. Be attentive. 3. Keep an open mind to what you are hearing. 4. Try to picture what the speaker is saying. 5. Don't interrupt or impose your "solutions" on the speaker. 6. Wait for the speaker to pause to ask clarifying questions. 7. Ask clarifying questions, not challenging questions. 8. Try to feel and understand what the speaker is feeling. 9. Demonstrate that you are paying attention to what is being said by providing feedback. 10. Pay attention to what is not said -- to feelings, facial expressions, gestures, posture and other nonverbal clues. Be gentle with others ~ treat others as you want to be treated. Act interested when connecting with others. Acknowledge and validate them. Always approach connections with others in an easy manner ... smile! |
Moving Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Action Occurs in the Present
Acknowledge a need that has gone unmet.
Why is this important to you?
Who are you when this need is met?
What is one thing you can do to work
towards this unmet need?
Opening yourself to change is a risk.
Our actions occur when we can clearly
visualize our success ... think about it :))
Be brave ... this is a substantial change!
In order to grow ... we need to move out of
our comfort zone and take a risk.
Close your eyes and you will see
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July 4th ~ Independence Day
Check out
" Declaration of Independence"
1776 ~ 235 Years Ago
... We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ... |
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