59. CONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION: Repairing Ruptures with 5 Elements Acupuncturist Christopher Miller

Communication is a learned behaviour. No one comes into this life with the pre-downloaded software of “Mindful Communication” already installed. Rather, we come into this life with needs and as children, we do our best to have those needs met. Often, those strategies need to be updated in adulthood. 

Entering into a triggering conversation and responding with consciousness and mindfulness when you are in an activated state is a skill. I personally learned these skill by being human, messing up a lot and seeing how much pain I could inflict with my words. Now, I teach humans how to have rooted rather than vortex conversations

My dear friend and repeat guest on The Empowered Curiosity Podcast, Chris Miller asked if he could interview me about communication. So in this episode, we turn the mic around and I sit in the guest seat and we talk about how to have difficult conversations. 

I share some of my most potent strategies about entering into difficult conversations, shifting a vortex conversation into a rooted one, and how to repair the relationship after the storm has passed. 

If you’d like to learn more about communication techniques, we spend an entire module of The Heart Lab developing your Communication Toolbox. Learn more about The Heart Lab here. 

In this episode you will learn:

• Moving from fear into curiosity when it comes to difficult conversations 
• Mapping the Body for signals of sympathetic activation 
• The skill of asking for consent to have a difficult conversation 
• Why mirroring and responsive listening are 2 “must-have” skills in communication 
• The difference between creating and stealing space 
• The anatomy of an apology 

Listen To This Podcast If:

You’d like to learn how to enter into challenging conversations from a rooted space

Christopher Miller is the owner of Portland Wellness Collective and Miller Acupuncture. He is a highly regarded practitioner, teacher, speaker and mentor with over 15 years experience in acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. His own experience with a serious illness compelled Chris to seek a holistic, integrated treatment plan, which he successfully found in acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.

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Kat HoSoo Lee is an Emotional Alchemy Coach, Spiritual Business Mentor and host of The Emotional Alchemy Podcast.

She loves playing in the space where science and spirituality converge because this is where we get to experience emotional alchemy. In her work, she educates space-holders about somatic physiology and environmental biology so they can deepen their practices of listening and presence which ultimately helps them expand their capacity to hold space for others.

As a Spiritual Business Mentor, she guides soulful entrepreneurs to approach their business as a spiritual practice. The work bridges the emotional landscape with practical tools which allow them to cultivate businesses that are rooted in conscious values, relational marketing and purposeful service.

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