Alana is a meditation teacher and is the founder of the project Letter to a Stranger - an initiative to leave anonymous notes to strangers with kind messages inside. In this episode, we talk about the benefits of gratitude, the power of kindness and Alana shares some beautiful stories about the project so far.

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Letter to a Stranger Website

Letter to a Stranger Instagram

Mindful Communication website

Mindful Communication Facebook

Mindful Communication Instagram

Mark Bowden is one of the world’s top body language experts having worked with sales and leadership teams, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and prime ministers of G7 powers. His TED Talk has been viewed over 1 million times and he is the co-author of the book Truth & Lies: What People are Really Thinking. In this interview, we talk about the popularity of understanding body language, communicating in the virtual world, the importance of conflict and key lessons from a body language...

Oren Jay Sofer teaches mindfulness, meditation and Nonviolent Communication in both secular and Buddhist contexts. He is the author of the book Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication, a practical guidebook for having more effective, satisfying conversations. In this episode, we discuss Nonviolent Communication, how mindfulness plays a big role in communication and how most humans' communication training has been unconscious and unintentional.

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Judy Ringer is the author of Turn Enemies Into Allies: The Art of Peace in the Workplace. She provides conflict, communication, and presentation skills training based on mind/body principles from the martial art Aikido, in which she holds a third-degree black belt. In this episode, we talk about how to deal with conflict using the philosophy of Aikido, how to use Aikido as a way to live life, the impact of the virtual world in our day-to-day conflicts, and much more.

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Sarah Peyton is a CNVC Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication;  an experienced facilitator of Family Constellation work; speaks and writes internationally on the confluence of NVC, Constellation work, and the world of neuroscience research. She is the author of the book Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain's Capacity for Healing. In this episode, we cover topics including understanding your inner critic and using communication to deal with...

Robert Danisch is the chair and an associate professor of the Communication Arts department at the University of Waterloo. He teaches courses in communication Ethics, Speech Writing, Persuasion, Small Group Communication, and Public Communication. He's the host of the podcast "Now We're Talking" and author of the book What Effect Have I Had? 100 Communication Practices to be a Better Partner, Teammate, Writer, Speaker, and Leader. We cover a variety of topics including defining what...

Nicholas Epley is the John Templeton Keller Professor of Behavior Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is the author of Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want. He studies social cognition—how thinking people think about other thinking people—to understand why smart people so routinely misunderstand each other. We cover a wide range of topics including why we guess and make inferences so often, why our intuition about...

Dianne Grande, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice. She has worked with individuals, couples, and families for over 25 years. Dr. Grande’s specialty is teaching couples how to manage their conflicts and realize their potentials as a team. We cover a wide range of topics including common issues that couples face, what assertive communication is, the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in couples, and how to take more personal...

 Blake Fly is a motivational speaker on a mission to improve campus culture by helping people realize that they matter. He seeds actions of appreciation, recognition and thoughtfulness into the daily routines of students, staff and campus partners. Blake has been a TEDx conference host, a featured TEDx speaker and joins us to talk all about appreciation, acknowledgment, recognition, and kindness. We talk about the impact and importance of appreciating someone, the benefits for...

Dr. Nick Morgan is one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. A passionate teacher, he is committed to helping people find clarity in their thinking and ideas and has coached people to give Congressional testimony, to appear on the Today Show, and to deliver an unforgettable TED talk. He is an expert when it comes to body language and has recently released his newest book Can You Hear Me?: How to Connect With People in a Virtual World. We spend our time discussing...