Three Simple Movements
Verbal Aikido® is the practice of moving between three postures of centered communication: Me, You and Us.
Practitioners develop fluidity of movement between these 3 postures using a wide variety of VA (Verbal Aikido) techniques.
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Go from conflict to conversation
Each movement combines a VA technique (what we say) with a centered communication posture (how we say it). This enables the energy of the exchange to go from a potential conflict to constructive conversation.
“Aiki is not a means to fight or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and to make human beings one family.”
- Morihei Ueshiba (Founder of Aikido)
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De-escalate tension
Verbal Aikido practitioners de-escalate potential conflicts as follows:
- recognize internal tension as a signal to connect with oneself (1) and recenter.
- explore openly the aspects of “You” (2) and “Me” (1) with Centered Communication
- propose harmonious directions for “Us” (3)
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Three simple movements
Verbal Aikido® is the practice of moving between three postures of centered communication: Me, You and Us.
Practitioners develop fluidity of movement between these 3 postures using a wide variety of VA (Verbal Aikido) techniques.
Each movement combines a technique (what we say) with a centered communication posture (how we say it).
“Aiki is not a means to fight or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and to make human beings one family.”
Morihei Ueshiba (Founder of Aikido)
Verbal Aikido practitioners de-escalate potential conflicts as follows:
- recognize internal tension as a signal to connect with oneself (1) and recenter.
- explore openly the aspects of “You” (2) and “Me” (1) with Centered Communication
- propose harmonious directions in “Us” (3)
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