Inviting Cooperation During Conflict - by Roswell

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Inviting Cooperation During Conflict

With Roswell

I’m sure you’ve had a fair share of conflicts with others in your life. It’s the disagreements, the arguments, the conflicts of interest that often can turn a good relationship into a difficult relationship or end the relationship entirely. This 10 day course will teach you to use your natural human ability to cooperate with others during tough times to help you live a happier and more functional life. Conflicts are, of course, a natural part of life that arise out of subtle differences between people, but this does not need to be a limitation in your life. Learn how to use cooperation to your advantage during times of conflict.

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Meet your Teacher

Roswell
Dallas, Tx

Growing up in a strict religious household, I spent my youth struggling to balance spiritual and worldly obligations. Especially growing up in a family that, I felt, was full of firm rules on who I could and could not be, what I could and could not do, I struggled to reconcile competing pulls in my life. And that's been my story in almost every stage of life that I have faced so far. From this preoccupation with tension, I think, somewhere along the way - I found ways to address the needs of those around me, in tandem with my own needs. I got good at finding Creative Solutions to transform the conflicts in my inner world and in my outer environment into new, unified states of being. This year, in finding my voice on Insight Timer, I’ve turned what I once saw as my weakness - my (over-)active imagination, my (over) abundance of ideas and my preoccupation with abstract principles, into strengths - now, my ability to inspire people with insight and creativity. I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to share my experiences and what they’ve taught me with those who are open to hearing about it, and who may benefit from it.

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10 Days

2.0k students

4.6 stars

12 min / day

Relationships

English

Lesson 1

Introduction: Conflict is Human

In this lesson, we discuss the Nature (and natural-ness) of conflict, and how it shows up naturally in the human experience. I’ll describe the 3-part structure of this course, introducing the sections of reality checking, communicating, and integrating, that we’ll touch on in the next lessons. We’ll also talk about the different possible responses to interpersonal conflict - destructive, avoiding, and constructive - and why constructive is our most favorable option.

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Lesson 2

The Meaning of “Reality Checking”

This lesson is the first on “reality checking,” which, in this course means, putting (your own, and others’) values/expectations into perspective. I also go over the Concept of Inner and Outer realities, and Seeing Reality as it truly is (preferred) Vs Forcing your reality onto the world (stress-making).

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Lesson 3

Uncovering Priorities During Conflict

In this lesson, I’ll share my suggestions for today's practice, which are: paying attention to your emotional responses, and trusting that what comes up is worth noting. After an introductory section, students will have some quiet reflection time to ponder on questions, such as, “What’s most important to me here?” and “What am I looking for in this situation that I’m not getting?”

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Lesson 4

Connecting To Our Values

In this lesson, I’ll describe the purpose of connecting to our true values. We practice this to strengthen our own positions in a healthy way, rather than defensively sheltering our own positions. We’ll also talk about connecting to the humanity of our personal needs and UN-forcing our value agenda - letting go of stubborn former patterns of getting our needs met.

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Lesson 5

Communicating: Sharing Perspectives With Your Antagonists

This lesson starts off the section on “communicating”. In this lesson, we’ll go over the meaning of inviting within the context of this course. We’ll see why it’s important to step into your “antagonists” world, and invite them into your own. With this insight we will be able to see how and why this practice resolves inner conflict as well as outer conflict.

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Lesson 6

The Art of Inviting

In this lesson, we’ll be getting practical with examples and phrases of what “inviting cooperation” looks/sounds like from person to person. Students will have time to practice for themselves, using a script writing exercise. This is arguably the most important part of the course so far, in terms of potential for personal action. Don’t forget to go out and practice inviting!

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Lesson 7

Integrating: Expanded Territory

This is the first lesson of the third and final section, called, “Integrating”. In this lesson, we go over the meaning of “Expanded Territory” or Integrating, in this course. This lesson will illuminate the reasons integration is important, as well as the result - increased satisfaction in relationships and freedom within one’s self.

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Lesson 8

The Act of Expanding - Getting Creative

This lesson is all about using the previous practices of reality checking and communicating to manifest Creative problem solving principles. We re-incorporate “letting go” from Day 4, to make room for new ideas and solutions, and dive deep into finding mutually satisfying solutions to interpersonal conflicts. Students will have a chance to ask themselves what they would do in the three given conflict situations.

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Lesson 9

Conflict Resolution Theatre

Today’s lesson is a fun one! Students will get to listen to three audio dramatizations that were written using real life examples of conflicts between parties, to have a sense of what our inviting cooperation process and resolution can sound like. I’ll have some voice acting guests with me to act out scenarios and solutions to the previous day’s scenarios that came about as a result of my own creative problem solving ideas.

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Lesson 10

Course Conclusion

In this final lesson, we review what we learned, tying together the steps of inviting cooperation from top to bottom. Included will be tips and things to remember while practicing, as well as a big congratulations, and of course, positive affirmations and blessings. There’s still much more to be said - go make your own discoveries, and see what you can bring to the table in Resolution!

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Ask your teacher

This course includes 20 community questions and 8 audio replies from Roswell. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.

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Recent Reviews

Jacinta

May 30, 2023

Great practical tools and reflection practices.

Melody

February 5, 2023

Great course. It is a course I will continue to refer to. Thank you for sharing your experiences and wisdom. 💕

Azure

January 21, 2021

It is so fulfilling listening to you and learning from you. I appreciate you so much and I am trully looking forward to experiencing more of your content whatever medium or form it might take as I know you are a true conscious creator. I encourage you to use your voice. Your actual voice and expression. It is so sweet and lands so welll. Use it on your podcast, on your audiobook, on music, on spoken word, on anything and everything possible.. Sending you love and light my dear friend. Azure.

Adventuress

December 19, 2020

Excellent. Very rich in content. I had to take notes and will be listening again and again. I liked feeling a hopeful and kind energy along with guidance.

Lynda

October 23, 2020

Superb! Awesome! Can’t wait for your next course. Thank you ☮️💟🕉

Dawn

October 17, 2020

A very clear and helpful course. Thank you for putting this together!

mary

October 7, 2020

Good job Roswell - insightful, well -constructed & presented course

Tanya

July 3, 2020

Thank you so much Roswell- this is an excellent course. It’s such an important topic and one that can really improve people’s lives. I was desperate to work on improving co-operation between myself and my ex-partner so we could be better co-parents. But I realised it’s all myself, and my ex-partner is not ready to co-operate. Thank you for saying in this last session that it is ok to walk away- if the other person isn’t interested or if the relationship is harmful to you. Was important for me to hear that sometimes it just doesn’t work. But I will not give up! I liked how varied and everyday the examples were. So many opportunities are presented to invite co-operation in life, thanks for your positive spin 😀🙏💗

BonMarie

June 4, 2020

Excellent course. Clear concise guidance. Practical application. Thought provoking~motivating for positive change. Thank you 🙏🏽

Kiddo

May 6, 2020

This course has really helped me to navigate current conflict in my life and helped me to draw boundaries from a space of love and not defensiveness. Thank you so much.

Tracy

January 22, 2020

Very helpful and insightful. Well recorded. I respond to tone and mellifluousness in voice & found yours very pleasant.

Jessica

January 18, 2020

Thank you

Miranda

January 17, 2020

Really helpful and constructive information, thank you

Andrew

December 7, 2019

Good first course. Some helpful material. Keep it up!

Carlos

December 2, 2019

Great content. Format is a but difficult to follow, as too much content is shared to fast and there are not enough pauses and/or exercises to reflect and explore. Good job on tour first course, keep perfecting it.

sandra

October 15, 2019

Good course

Janelle

September 21, 2019

This is truly an amazing course for anyone looking to resolve conflict or simply just not have arguments with close loved ones as often. This course is brilliant and I will keep coming back to listen. Thank you so much

Robin

August 11, 2019

Wise words and practical advice. Roswell has a gentle and soothing voice. I enjoyed the course and will keep it in my go to folder. Thank you

Rebecca

June 6, 2019

Pleasant voice and tone. Information provided is consistent with psychological best practices, though viewed in a different light. A lovely refresher, and I would say excellent for the new and intermediate meditators, although perhaps a bit glossed over for more experienced meditators. I will be looking for more of Roswell's courses in the future.

Catherine

December 30, 2018

Excellent process to explore young adult personal relationship conflict. I was looking for something more academic but spiritual exploring broad-based types of conflict. Otherwise, thank you so much. I really appreciate the thought and effort and passion herein.

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