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In this powerful episode of Channeled: Tapping Into the Wisdom of Your Soul, Julie Edmonds sits down with Henry Yampolsky – best selling author of Dissolving Conflict From Within, two time TEDx speaker, professor at Virginia Tech, and founder of the Living Peace Institute.

Henry shares his journey from arriving in the United States as a refugee from Ukraine, to becoming a civil rights lawyer, to leaving a successful legal career to follow a deeper calling into peace building, conflict transformation and mindfulness. He talks about living in an ashram in India, riding a motorcycle through the Himalayas with his teacher, and how that experience crystallized his four principles of conflict transformation.

In this conversation you will learn how to:

• Understand the difference between conflict resolution and conflict transformation
• Practice tuning inward so you respond instead of react
• Use mindfulness and meditation not just to feel better, but to get better at feeling
• Listen as a spiritual practice and practice observation without evaluation
• Move beyond rigid positions to explore needs, values, emotions and interests
• Shift from fear to curiosity when you feel triggered or unsafe
• Use simple breathwork and mantra to create inner space and calm
• Bring curiosity, nuance and complexity into conflict instead of shutting down

Henry also shares a beautiful parable about 17 camels that perfectly illustrates what true conflict transformation looks like, plus a simple, practical breathing practice you can start using today to move from reaction to response.

If you work in leadership, teams, relationships or any people focused field, this episode will help you:

• Communicate with less judgment and more presence
• Stay grounded during difficult conversations
• Build peace from the inside out
• Develop a strong spine and a soft heart in the face of conflict

About Henry Yampolsky

Henry is a global teacher of peace, mindfulness and conflict transformation. He is the author of Dissolving Conflict From Within: An Inner Path for Conflict Transformation, a professor at Virginia Tech, and the founder of the Living Peace Institute. He has mediated and taught around the world.

Connect with Henry:

Website: livingpeaceinstitute.com

Book: Dissolving Conflict From Within (available wherever books and audiobooks are sold)

Connect with Julie:

Instagram: @julieedmonds_

Podcast: Channeled: Tapping Into the Wisdom of Your Soul

If this episode helped you, please like, comment, subscribe and share it with someone who is navigating conflict, leadership or big life transitions. Your support helps this work reach more people who are ready for inner peace and deeper connection.

Keywords: conflict transformation, conflict resolution, dissolving conflict from within, Henry Yampolsky, Julie Edmonds, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, peace building, communication skills, emotional regulation, leadership, Virginia Tech, Living Peace Institute, spiritual growth, inner peace, how to handle conflict, how to stop reacting, how to stay calm in conflict

🔗 Connect with Julie Edmonds

Website: https://healinglifetherapy.com

Instagram: @julieedmonds_