Integrative law supplies many tools for dealing with the broadest range of interpersonal interactions. It is based on the participants’ humanity and not on preconceptions. It rests on the principles of consciousness, individual autonomy and personal responsibility. Conscious Contracts® and transformative mediation provide security beyond that of traditional agreements.
In particular, the Conscious Contracts method is ideal for creating values-based agreements between multiple individuals. They are created through both individual and joint exploration that goes deeper than wants and desires. They get to the heart of the needs of all involved. First and foremost, the need for emotional, physical and even financial safety is built into the process. By exploring common values and needs, the foundations for a resilient relationship are laid.
Our founder Chuck Kanafi has refined this method through personal experience, training and working with a broad range of participants. Together, they create written agreements grounded in shared humanity, and if necessary - Chuck helps them to resolve conflicts through transformative mediation.
However, this by itself is not enough. What happens if agreements are broken? What happens when trust is shaken? Conscious Contracts provide the answer to these questions as well - through a bespoke method for talking about change, potential and existing conflict - in such a way that everyone’s needs are met. These dynamic ways of talking about change, aspirations, and personal development strengthen the relationship and make course corrections if necessary - in a way that, for example, RADAR scripts cannot.
People are complex, though, and sometimes change is so deep-seated that they can’t solve their issues by themselves. A good counsellor or coach is very helpful in these situations, and Chuck recommends that the participants go through a counselling process when it seems helpful - this too can be written into the agreement.
If counselling has been exhausted, Chuck brings his skills as a certified, experienced mediator and a recognized speaker on alternative forms of conflict resolution, especially in the areas of plant medicine and non-traditional family structures. As a mediator, he has assisted hundreds of people to amicably resolve their conflicts, sometimes disentangle and still remain on good terms - even preserving loving relationships after the end of a relationship.
Please reach out for a conversation to explore the possibilities!