Glancing casually through quotes on mediation, I came across the ones: 1O% of conflict is due to a difference of opinion. 90% is about the wrong tone of voice. Conflict resolution is a first mindset and then a skill set. Dialogue is the most effective way of dealing with conflict. It takes courage to speak...

Do you cherish that friend who gave you strength and support to tide over a difficult time? Don’t you look up to that family member who accepted you unconditionally? Aren’t you always grateful to a colleague who worked overtime just to help you meet a tight deadline? Enriching relationships are a source of nutrition for...

Life is a many splendoured journey. As we plod through uneven terrain, the travels and travails of the journey enable us to pick up new ideas, drop some old perceptions, and recreate space for further evolution of thoughts. If we were not programmed to do so, we would go through the motions of living but...

“Mediation is a serious business, how can you, even in the wildest of your imagination, think of humour in it”, said one of my friends while we were discussing some nuances of Mediation. I replied, “The only reason for the humour to be there in mediation is that it’s serious business!” Seriousness and humour are...

I glanced at the names scribbled on the file. There was nothing unusual or familiar about them. As I waited for the husband and wife at the Mediation room, I began to idly speculate (as most of us do) about the nature of this couple, their appearance, how and what they would say, who had...