The Zen of Listening: Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction - Hardcover

Shafir, Rebecca Z.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0835607909 ISBN 13: 9780835607902

Publisher: Quest Books, 2000

Synopsis

Good communication enhances effectiveness and relationships in all areas of business, marriage, friendship, and parenting as well as develops inner wisdom. This fun and practical spiritual guide assures us that listening well is a natural ability we all have and then gets to the heart of our problems in truly attending to ourselves as well as to others.

About this title

About the Author:

Rebecca Shafir, M.A. CCC, is a certified speech/language pathologist at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. A ten-year student of Zen, she teaches communication workshops nationwide and has coached media personalities and political candidates since 1980.

She is available to present a variety of programs ranging from keynote addresses to weeklong seminars tailored to meet the individual needs of corporations, health-care institutions, professional associations, universities, and the general public. For more information or to share your experiences with mindful listening, send letters to : Rebecca Shafir, P.O. Box 190, Winchester, MA 01890. Or visit her website at www.mindfulcommunication.com

The author is donating a portion of her proceeds from this book to the National Education for Assistance Dog Services, the oldest continuing program in the country to train dogs to assist people who are deaf or hearing impaired. For more information, write to: NEADS, P.O. Box 213, West Boylston, MA 01583 or visit their website.

From Library Journal:

Shafir, chief of speech pathology at Massachusetts's Lahey Clinic with over 25 years of clinical experience helping patients learn to speak, has written a real "heads-up" book for this age of soundbytes, multitasking, and hidden agendas. Communication is an interactive process dependent on both speaking and listening. Too often, the listening part is given short shrift, and we are left wondering why we feel "empty." Defining listening as "the willingness to see a situation through the eyes of the speaker," Shafir goes beyond the mechanics of good listening behavior to an approach requiring relaxation, focus, and a desire to learn from the speakers' perspective. In a friendly and informal tone, she discusses specific exercises, activities, and strategies to improve awareness, provides illustrations, and gives examples from her clinical experiences. While the book has relevance to anyone who spends time talking with others, counselors and those in the helping professions will find its solid and practical advice especially useful.DDenise S. Sticha, Seton Hill Coll., Greensburg, PA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quest Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0835607909
• ISBN 13: 9780835607902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300