Well, I just got back from a Rory Miller seminar called "Conflict Communication." A general description of the course can be found at:
http://www.chirontraining.com/Site/ConCom.html
The course wasn't physical like many of the seminars that I have attended, but it was incredibly valuable, much more than what another technique or drill or two would give me. The understanding of why and how ingrained social behaviors interact with survival instincts and the logical higher brain functions and how the whole mess interacts to cause, escalate, or de-escalate violence is huge. I'll be working on my own head for a while now.
I was already impressed with his first book (Meditations on Violence) and now I'm afraid he is going to be on my list of "can't miss" seminars, fortunately for me he lives in my state. If you ever get a chance, try to make one of his seminars, you won't be sorry.
http://www.chirontraining.com/Site/ConCom.html
The course wasn't physical like many of the seminars that I have attended, but it was incredibly valuable, much more than what another technique or drill or two would give me. The understanding of why and how ingrained social behaviors interact with survival instincts and the logical higher brain functions and how the whole mess interacts to cause, escalate, or de-escalate violence is huge. I'll be working on my own head for a while now.
I was already impressed with his first book (Meditations on Violence) and now I'm afraid he is going to be on my list of "can't miss" seminars, fortunately for me he lives in my state. If you ever get a chance, try to make one of his seminars, you won't be sorry.