Skilful communication and warm connection are needed today more than ever before. This book explores the potential of mindfulness skills, and how they can be applied to communication in a range of settings.

Experienced mindfulness teachers and trainers Frits Koster, Jetty Heynekamp and Victoria Norton provide an outline of the mechanisms underlying mindful communication while a selection of experts presents a concise overview of six communication programs that are becoming well-known in the mindfulness world. They describe the background and structure of each course and offer tasters in the form of short exercises and online audio downloads. Each chapter is followed up by further resources, reading lists and web addresses.

Mindful Communication will be of interest to professionals in mental health, social care, education and to anyone who wishes to listen and speak with more wisdom and compassion.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Alison Evans

Foreword

Ernst Bohlmeijer

Acknowledgements

How this book came about

1. Introduction The value of mindful communication
Frits Koster, Jetty Heynekamp and Victoria Norton

2. Nonviolent Communication Mindfulness and compassion in relationships
Oren Jay Sofer and Sietske de Haan

3. Interpersonal Mindfulness Awakening together

Erik van den Brink

4. Green Zone Communication Our day-to-day conversations as mindfulness practice

Gregory Heffron, Esther Hasselman and Chris Trani

5. Mindfulness and Communication Creating a space to coexist

Edel Maex

6. Deep Listening Transforming communication

Rosamund Oliver and Chantal Bergers

7. Experiences with Open Dialogue Mindfulness and the dialogic practice, on the way to insight

Russell Razzaque, Heleen Wadman, Kwok H. Wong and Olaf Galisch