Heart of Relating

Subtitled 'communication beyond ego', this is a remarkable 52-week course of the art of relating, packed with insights from deep and reflective life experiences. It focuses on our relationships with ourselves, others and life and is built on the premise that if we get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. At the beginning of the book, there are charts on the outside-in and inside-out paradigms of relating, and the course helps readers shift from one to the other. The author gives guidance on how best to use the book and the time commitment that it will require on a weekly basis. Each unit is based on an outline of the opportunity for the week with a page of explanation, a page of story, and a page detailing the practice for the week. Given the number of chapters, the themes are wide ranging and enable readers to work on specifics such as listening, transforming the inner critic, releasing tribal programming, changing unreal niceness, seeing our reflection in others, dealing with unmet needs, understanding anger and dissolving grievances. Many of the stories are from the author's own experience, and there are a couple of striking instances where she calls upon invisible help and immediately knows what to do in order to get herself out of a dangerous situation. Working through the book is sure to help release dysfunctional patterns and connect readers with their core. http://www.heartofrelating.com