{"id":111,"date":"2021-04-13T21:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T21:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverliningmoments.com\/?p=111"},"modified":"2022-06-08T18:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:10:21","slug":"a-moment-of-crises-is-lined-by-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverliningmoments.com\/a-moment-of-crises-is-lined-by-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"A moment of crises is lined by connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10251980\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/2732183\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>A SLM conversation with Theodore &#8220;Ted&#8221; Mayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Silver Lining Moments:<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>a space for conversations, thoughts, and ideas that expand love and light<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Can we save the world by restoring our sense of connection?<\/p>\n<p>My guest this week is Ted Mayer.&nbsp; He is an anthropologist, educator, an Academic Director of The International Network of Engaged Buddhist (INEB) Institute and help design INEB&#8217;s School of English for Engaged Social Service (SENS) program. Sulak Sivaraksa and others founded SENS in 2015 &nbsp;&#8220;\u2026to meet the crises of climate change, increasing social inequality, and individual confusion and despair about what to do. Its aim is to create a safe and supportive place for learning English as a tool for leadership, self-cultivation, and social transformation.&#8221;<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In our conversation, Ted points to DISCONNECTION as an underlying force of these global crises. Think about it. While we are connected to our phones, social media, and apps, there is a growing and steady disconnection from ourselves, from our communities, from society, and from nature. This disconnection ushers in a sense of overwhelm, anxiety, cynicism and hopelessness. Restoring our sense of connection restores our collective hope and resilience. And, these are stepping stones to positive change.<\/p>\n<p>Putting these ideas to action, TED shares how he used care and concern about these global crises to design the curriculum for SENS that addresses these crises while empowering SENS&#8217; participants through a restored connection to themselves and their purpsose, to others, and to our shared world. He shares some of his techniques and practices including creating a culture of appreciation and using co-counseling principles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through SENS, Ted and The INEB Institute restore CONNECTION \u2013 deep, genuine, and lasting connection. He creates a culture of appreciation where each participant is valued and where they are taught English, communication skills, relationship building, and most of all, self-love.<\/p>\n<p>After completing SENS, participants, many of whom work for NGOS, community projects, or schools, take their restored and empowered selves back to their communities. As a former volunteer tutor with SENS, I can say with 100% confidence that Ted, INEB, and SENS are transforming lives and adding light to our world \u2013 one person a time and one course at a time.&nbsp; With participants from across the world, their positive impact expands in all directions.<\/p>\n<p>From my conversation with Ted, I realize how: <strong>a moment of crises is lined by connection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening to Silver Lining Moments. By Ted sharing and by you listening, together we are:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>expanding love and light,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>one person at a time,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>one story at a time,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>one Silver Lining Moment at a time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/show\/143591\/width_400_Screen_Shot_2018-12-01_at_11.14.16_AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"384\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> http:\/\/inebinstitute.org\/sensorigin\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/10251980\/tdest_id\/2732183\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SLM conversation with Theodore &#8220;Ted&#8221; Mayer Silver Lining Moments: a space for conversations, thoughts, and ideas that expand love and light Can we save the world by restoring our sense of connection? 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