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A message from Weston Network Founder Joe Weston, creator of the Reviving Global Heart Online Practice.
Hello all,
I hope you are well and enjoying the emerging spring.
I wanted to share the important news that starting now, we will be retiring from the Reviving the Global Heart practice.
I started offering this practice on Tuesday mornings in June 2018. That summer, we named it “Global Practice for Lasting Peace,” and then it evolved into “Global Practice for Reviving the Global Heart.” With the help of Todd Hoskins and others, I have made sure that for the last 5 years, we never missed a Tuesday. I am grateful that we have been able to provide this space for those seeking connection and heart-centering.
And I am grateful to those of you who attended. Please know that you will continue to be in my prayers as we all continue in our own way to “weave a golden thread of unrelenting hope throughout the world.”
Please stay in touch and keep an eye out for other ways that we will create opportunities for connection. And, if you haven’t yet done so, check out our website and sign-up for our newsletter to remain in connection at www.joeweston.com.
With much gratitude,
Joe

A Tender Farewell | Reviving Global Heart Practice | April 25, 2023

Join us for the live launch of Joe Weston's newest book, Amazon Bestseller, Fierce Civility: Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace.
Has the world gone mad? Most of us know things have to change, and we must find our way back to one another. But how? Fierce Civility: Transforming our Global Culture from Polarization to Lasting Peace answers these questions step-by-step pathway into a dynamic new human story with hope at its foundation. In this live dialogue, Carolyn and Joe will discuss Joe's powerful new book in depth.
Dr. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer served as the first Executive Director and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, which works to reduce political dysfunction and incivility in our political system.
Joe Weston is an international trainer, author, lecturer, consultant, coach, professor, and—above all else—an advocate for lasting peace. With a career spanning 30+ years in the fields of conflict prevention, leadership, stress management, and communication, he serves executives, corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits globally.
Purchase your copy today: amzn.to/3LC6Kmf

A Dialogue with Carolyn Lukensmeyer & Joe Weston | Live Book Launch of Fierce Civility

Join us every Tuesday at 11:15 am ET for a 45-minute virtual gathering of like-minded individuals worldwide to cultivate the hope, intention, and implementation of Reviving the Global Heart. These sessions begin with a “motivation” — thoughts on what is happening in the world and our opportunities to “bridge” rather than continue the cycle of “breaking.” <br /><br />We then spend 15-20 minutes together in a silent practice to develop presence, grounding, courage, and an increased capacity to engage with more and more beings in an empowered, resilient, open-hearted way. The session will end with a discussion and a dedication.<br /><br />To learn more: https://respectfulconfrontation.com/reviving-the-global-heart/

Heart Attention | Reviving the Global Heart | April 5, 2023

This week we were joined by a friend, colleague, and member of the Weston Network community, Michelle Otero, to join us for the Reviving Global Heart practice on March 21 to share her wisdom and heart with us.
Michelle shared her background and read poetry from her new book, Vesslels. You can purchase it here: https://www.amazon.com/Vessels-Memoir-Borders-Michelle-Otero/dp/1953447864/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3D03AAYOJZLLN&keywords=michelle+otero&qid=1679077493&s=books&sprefix=Michelle+otero%2Cstripbooks%2C151&sr=1-3
Michelle Otero is the author of Vessels: A Memoir of Borders, Bosque: Poems, and the essay collection Malinche's Daughter. She served as Albuquerque Poet Laureate from 2018-2020 and co-edited the forthcoming New Mexico Poetry Anthology 2023 and 22 Poems & a Prayer for El Paso, a tribute to victims of the 2019 El Paso shooting and winner of a New Mexico-Arizona Book Award. A coach, community-based artist, and racial healing practitioner, she is the founder of ArteSana Creative Consulting, dedicated to creative expression and storytelling as the basis for organizational development and positive social change. Originally from Deming, New Mexico, Otero holds a BA in History from Harvard College and an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College. She is a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop.
RGHP Information:
Join us every Tuesday at 11:15 am ET for a 45-minute virtual gathering of like-minded individuals worldwide to cultivate the hope, intention, and implementation of Reviving the Global Heart. These sessions begin with a “motivation” — thoughts on what is happening in the world and our opportunities to “bridge” rather than continue the cycle of “breaking.”
We then spend 15-20 minutes together in a silent practice to develop presence, grounding, courage, and an increased capacity to engage with more and more beings in an empowered, resilient, open-hearted way. The session will end with a discussion and a dedication.
To learn more: https://respectfulconfrontation.com/reviving-the-global-heart/

Special Guest Michelle Otero | Reviving The Global Heart Online Practice | March 21, 2023

This week, we welcomed a friend of Joe and The Weston Network, Miss tree turtle, to join us for the weekly Global Heart practice on February 28 to share their wisdom and heart.
Miss tree turtle (Cleis Abeni) is an ordained Buddhist Upāsikā in her 35th year of contemplative practice. A former nurse and social worker as well as a longtime writer, editor, and peace educator, she is the Director (CEO) of the Baltimore Wisdom Project and the Co-Director of Wisdom Projects, Inc. (https://baltimorewisdomproject.org/), a nonprofit organization that provides daily peacemaking and health education to a low-income community in East Baltimore City.
RGHP Information:
Join us every Tuesday at 11:15 am ET for a 45-minute virtual gathering of like-minded individuals worldwide to cultivate the hope, intention, and implementation of Reviving the Global Heart. These sessions begin with a “motivation” — thoughts on what is happening in the world and our opportunities to “bridge” rather than continue the cycle of “breaking.”
We then spend 15-20 minutes together in a silent practice to develop presence, grounding, courage, and an increased capacity to engage with more and more beings in an empowered, resilient, open-hearted way. The session will end with a discussion and a dedication.
To learn more: https://respectfulconfrontation.com/reviving-the-global-heart/

Special Guest Miss tree turtle | Reviving the Global Heart Online Practice | February 28, 2023

On this week's RGHP, Joe is on assignment, and we welcome special guest hosts Shelly Reichenbach and Tori Hindson. Tori and Shelly shared deep insights on Clarity and how it aids in the revival of the global heart.
As always, in RGHP, we brought the group through a powerful meditation practice designed to cultivate resilience. This allows you to move through the world with presence, balance, awareness, and flow. Through these strengthened capacities, you can practice Fierce Civility in your interactions with the world.
Join the conversation live on most Tuesdays here at: https://respectfulconfrontation.com/s...
About Joe Weston:
Joe Weston is an international trainer, author, consultant, coach, professor, and advocate for lasting peace. With a career spanning more than 30 years in the field of conflict prevention, leadership, stress management, and communication, his clients include NASA, Booz Allen Hamilton, The World Bank, Oxfam, The Obama Fellowship, KLM, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mitsubishi Motors, and various government and educational institutions.
His first book, Mastering Respectful Confrontation (2011), has been sold worldwide to individuals, corporations, government agencies, and humanitarian organizations and continues to catch peoples’ attention when looking for empowered ways to have difficult conversations. His second book, The Fierce Civility Pathway of Hope, will be released in 2022. Joe currently has a regular advice column called “Ask Joe” for the US national online magazine, the Fulcrum, which has a reach of more than an average of 1.2 million web impressions per month.
As founder of the Weston Network, a company that provides leadership programs and coaching to an international clientele, and as founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Fierce Civility Project (https://www.fiercecivility.org), Joe’s work and message have had a wide range of impact in all sectors. As an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, School of Government, Department of Conflict Resolution, Joe teaches his course: Body-based skill building for navigating stress and confrontation.
The Respectful Confrontation® method bridges between “power within” and “power with.” It is a pathway and method that can lead to lasting change. Readers of the book Mastering Respectful Confrontation and participants of training around the world - from corporations, government agencies, humanitarian organizations, non-profits, universities, and schools - have noticed a significant improvement in approaching their work and personal life with more ease and confidence, as well as a reduction in anxiety, stress, misunderstandings, and conflict. With over a decade of evidence, the long-term impact can be seen on teams trained in this methodology.
Learn more at: https://respectfulconfrontation.com/
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Clarity in Revival | Reviving The Global Heart Practice | February 7, 2023

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