Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening: A Guide to Enrich Your Relationships and

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Explores the nature and use of silence, reflection and divine presence as foundational qualities of listening and shows you how you can apply these in your everyday life.

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Poor listening leads to misunderstandings and lost opportunities. Learning to listen well requires spiritual practice.It happens at work and at home, with strangers and close friends, in heated debates and in quiet conversations—you hear someone speaking, but often you don't truly listen.Kay Lindahl's highly respected workshops are attended by people from a broad range of backgrounds. Her first book, The Sacred Art of Listening, has been published to acclaim in North America, Europe and Asia. Now she offers practical, easy-to-follow advice and exercises to enhance your capacity to listen in a spirit-filled way. Using examples from her own life and her work as a teacher of the sacred art of listening, Lindahl explores the nature and use of silence, reflection and divine presence as foundational qualities of listening and shows you how you can apply these in your everyday life.This valuable workshop-in-a-book examines the varied ways we are called to deep listening, including:Contemplative listeningReflective listeningHeart listeningListening in groupsListening in conversations … and moreYou will find yourself inspired to discover how different your conversations will be when you stop just talking and start really listening.

Author Biography

Kay Lindahl, the founder of The Listening Center in Long Beach, California, is author of How Does God Listen?; Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening: A Guide to Enrich Your Relationships and Kindle Your Spiritual Life and The Sacred Art of Listening: Forty Reflections for Cultivating a Spiritual Practice. She is coeditor of Women, Spirituality and Transformative Leadership: Where Grace Meets Power (all SkyLight Paths).Kay Lindahl is available to speak on the following topics:The Sacred Art of ListeningThe Power of ListeningThe Transforming Nature of ListeningThe Lost Art of ListeningIs Anybody Listening?The Importance of Listening for Health Care ProfessionalsClick here to contact the author.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. What Is Listening?2. Contemplative Listening3. Reflective Listening4. Heart Listening5. Opening Space for Listening6. The Impact of Listening7. Listening in Groups8. Listening in Conversations9. Daily Practices10. Frequently Asked QuestionsAppendicesI. Guidelines for Practicing Centering PrayerII. Listening Stick ExerciseIII. Principles of DialogueIV. Interfaith CaféNotesSelected ReadingsWebsites to ExploreAcknowledgments

Review

"Will be of great use to many types of readers, regardless of their beliefs....Potentially powerful in application."

Long Description

Poor listening leads to misunderstandings and lost opportunities. Learning to listen well requires spiritual practice. It happens at work and at home, with strangers and close friends, in heated debates and in quiet conversations--you hear someone speaking, but often you don't truly listen. Kay Lindahl's highly respected workshops are attended by people from a broad range of backgrounds. Her first book, The Sacred Art of Listening, has been published to acclaim in North America, Europe and Asia. Now she offers practical, easy-to-follow advice and exercises to enhance your capacity to listen in a spirit-filled way. Using examples from her own life and her work as a teacher of the sacred art of listening, Lindahl explores the nature and use of silence, reflection and divine presence as foundational qualities of listening and shows you how you can apply these in your everyday life. This valuable workshop-in-a-book examines the varied ways we are called to deep listening, including: Contemplative listening Reflective listening Heart listening Listening in groups Listening in conversations ... and more You will find yourself inspired to discover how different your conversations will be when you stop just talking and start really listening.

Details ISBN1893361853 Author Kay Lindahl Short Title PRACTICING THE SACRED ART OF L Language English ISBN-10 1893361853 ISBN-13 9781893361850 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 204.46 Year 2003 Pages 176 DOI 10.1604/9781893361850 UK Release Date 2003-10-16 Publisher Jewish Lights Publishing Series The Art of Spiritual Living Publication Date 2003-10-16 Imprint SkyLight Paths Publishing,US Subtitle A Guide to Enrich Your Relationships and Kindle Your Spiritual Life Place of Publication Woodstock Country of Publication United States Audience General US Release Date 2003-10-16 We've got this

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