Vivencia is the name Jorge has given to the active process of awakening natural empathic intelligence. It’s learning to authentically ride, connect and understand what is present for you; to pay attention to what life is telling you in each moment.

Vivencia is the capacity to -- starting from the present judgment, irritation, resentment or celebration -- engage with those ideas and perspectives in an approach that leads you to feel less isolated from the world and more inwardly focused toward empathic intelligence. Through this work we end up connecting to our needs with sensitivity to the needs of others while never dismissing our own.

On Getting Empathic Oxygen

Do you remember what the flight attendant tells you to do first and foremost if the airplane cabin depressurizes at 20,000 feet and the oxygen masks drop in front of you?

Put on your oxygen mask first before trying to assist anyone else!  If you are incapacitated by a lack of oxygen, you won't be of much assistance to others. 

This same principle applies with empathy.  You can't have empathy and presence with another if you yourself are starved for empathic oxygen.  Remember a stressful situation where your empathic oxygen was starved: e.g.  someone saying "No" or cutting in front of you, or offering opinions with great forcefulness or talking for ten minutes as you tried to interrupt. In situations where we either withdraw or react our empathic oxygen is starved.

Jorge teaches you how to create the space necessary to inhale empathic oxygen so you are then able to create an empathic connection where everyone's needs are valued.