I am the creator of the Connection Practice, a wellness habit that transforms turmoil into caring connection with self and others. By learning to combine their empathy and insight, children and adults:• understand and manage their emotions• learn how to access their best thinking• feel and express empathy for others • establish and sustain healthy relationships• meet any challenge in life in a positive waySETTINGS FOR USE• Therapy practices• Home• Classrooms• Businesses CLIENTELE• School counselors• Marriage and family therapists• Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) educators• Teachers• Parents• Conflict resolution practitioners• Nonprofit leaders• Health care professionals• Homeschoolers• Business managers & HRSERVICES• Conflict Resolution Mastery – a free talk for organizations and businesses by Rita Marie Johnson• The Connection Practice Intensive, a live, 4-hour event covering program basics• The Connection Practice Professional Certification Course• The Connection Practice Curriculum Instructor Course• Online Self-Study and Intensive CoursesRESULTS• In Costa Rica, where 40,000 students each year learn the Connection Practice, evaluations revealed bullying, intolerance, conflicts, violence and misconduct had significantly decreased.• The Connection Practice was chosen out of 79 projects from 32 countries to receive the “Ashoka Changemakers Innovation Award.”• In the USA, over 1250 students and 2500 adults have learned the Connection Practice. Just under 200 trainers have been certified in the USA and 7 other countries.• Endorsed by Eileen Rockefeller, co-founder of CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional Learning).ABOUT RITA MARIE JOHNSON• Keynote Speaker on the Connection Practice• Created and implemented the Connection Practice in Costa Rican public schools with the support of President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate• Professor at the United Nations University for Peace, 2010-2013• Wrote the best-seller “Completely Connected: Uniting Our Empathy and Insight for Extraordinary Results.”• In 2019, initiated a Connection Practice Curriculum program at the Cragmont School in Berkeley CACONTACTwww.ConnectionPractice.orgRitaMarie@ConnectionPractice.org214-458-4345