Reflective Mediation

Description

Mike MacConnell B.A., B.Ed., AccFM, Q.Med. is the founding Director of Reflective Mediation. He is a Family Mediator certified by OAFM (Ontario Association for Family Mediation), ADRIC (Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada) and FDRIO (Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario). In addition to his extensive experience with married couples who are dealing with relationship problems, separation and divorce, his expertise also includes coaching teenagers in conflict management that may arise with parents and peers.
Mike takes dispute resolution one step beyond standard practice by offering a holistic approach. In addition to the conflict management strategies used by other ADR professionals, he also offers stress reduction practices for clients who are interested in acquiring long range skills for managing internal and interpersonal conflict. Mike has recently published a self-help book, The Yoga Of Divorce: A Mindful Route to Resolving Disputes in which he tells the story of how simple techniques such as meditation, guided imagery, breath-work and yoga, had a calming effect on his nervous system and enabled him to get through his own divorce peacefully, in less than five months. These same strategies can help you to experience emotional calm and clear thinking that leads to more balanced decision-making at a time when the most important decisions in your life need to be made.