<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">LISTEN FIRST: A CREDO FOR COUPLES <i class="">Workshop Saturday February 11, 2017</i></b></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;"><b class=""><i class=""></i></b><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;">Can you talk with your partner about <i class="">anything</i>? Do you withhold saying important things? </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;">Do you know how to have a loving conversation in times of strong disagreement?</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;">“Listening” changes everything. Even for couples whose relationship is firing on all cylinders – the addition of mindful listening creates unimaginable levels of intimacy.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">Listen</b> first. It’s that simple. When your partner says something – whether an angry comment at the kitchen sink about a boss, a quiet self-reflection in the bedroom, a question or regret expressed on a car ride – just <b class="">listen</b> before reacting. </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;">That doesn’t mean being quiet while formulating your response. It means taking in and understanding what your partner is trying to communicate <i class="">no matter how you feel about it</i>. </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">Listen</b> first from their perspective, in a way that insures they feel understood. After that, you can go to your normal responses of giving advice, asking questions, problem solving, agreeing or disagreeing, reassuring, etc. If you remember to l<b class="">isten</b> first, you will experience miracles.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">Workshop Leader</b>: Ed Lisbe, M.A., has been leading seminars in effective listening for over forty years to managers and executives in Fortune 500 companies, and to administrators and teachers in school districts throughout the United States. He has taught for the “Non-Violent Conflict and Change” Summer Institute at Syracuse University. Ed designed and co-founded “The Listening Workshop” in Ithaca, New York.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">Location</b>: 18 Smuggler’s Path, Ithaca New York </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">Time</b>: 9:00AM - 4:30PM <b class="">Cost</b>: $50/couple $35/individual. Although couples are strongly encouraged, one partner in (or out of) a relationship is very welcome. <b class="">Food</b>: Snacks, beverages and lunch provided.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><b class="">Registration</b>: Confirm your participation with an email to Ed @ <a href="mailto:edwardlisbe@gmail.com" class="">edwardlisbe@gmail.com</a>. Feel free to call or text him with any questions about the workshop (607-327-3357).</div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Times;"><br class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>