Nick Walker is a speaker, educator, author, and consultant
on a wide range of topics. He is the founder and senior instructor of
Aikido Shusekai, an aikido dojo in Berkeley, California. He holds a 6th
degree black belt in aikido and has been teaching the art to adults,
teens, and children for over thirty years.
He is coleading an empathy training workshop called
Embodying Empathy. He says, empathy is possibly the most important
social skill you possess, yet it can be very fragile.
It is common to get triggered and lose the capacity to empathize in the
presence of conflict, anger, fear, or anxiety. You may attack or
withdraw, or become unable to think or feel your way to a more useful
response.
The solution: learn to fully embody your empathy so that
it becomes a safe and reliable stance that you can return to in times of
trouble. In this one-day experiential workshop, empathy expert Karla
McLaren and somatic psychologist and aikido teacher Nick Walker will
teach you how to access and strengthen your natural capacity for
empathy. Sub Conference: Aikido & Empathy
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Embodying Empathy - An October Workshop In Berkeley!
"Empathy is possibly the most important social skill you
possess, yet it can be very fragile. It is common to get triggered and lose
the capacity to empathize in the presence of conflict, anger, fear, or
anxiety. You may attack or withdraw, or become unable to think or feel your
way to a more useful response.
The solution: learn to fully embody your empathy so that it becomes a safe and
reliable stance that you can return to in times of trouble.
In Embodying Empathy, somatic psychologist and aikido sensei
Nick Walker
and empath Karla McLaren will help you access your empathy tangibly so that
you can work through your triggers and use all of your emotions as the
essential resources they are.
This one-day experiential workshop will help you befriend
and strengthen your natural empathic abilities and access your emotional
awareness with support and ease."
