About this course

The course consists of six parts¾with each part having an article, a video section, and a video lesson guide. Reading the articles will help you understand emotional intelligence on an intellectual level. But in order to truly master the tools of emotional intelligence and use it to change your life, real-life practice is key. As you practice the exercises and techniques from the videos, your emotional intelligence skills will grow stronger and stronger¾until they become second nature.

Suggestions for maximizing learning:

• Read the article, then watch the videos. To get the most out of the videos in each lesson, first read the corresponding article.
• Use the lesson guide as you watch the videos. The lesson guides contain information that make the videos easier to understand and more meaningful.
• Work through the lessons in sequence. Each lesson builds on the skills learned in the preceding lesson.
• Practice, practice, practice. Changing old habits takes time, commitment, and lots of practice.

Course Introduction The Five Tools of Emotional Intelligence
	Read the article. Download and print the video lesson guide. Watch the videos.
Lesson 1: The Elastic Swiftly Defusing Stress
	Read the article. Download and print the video lesson guide. Watch the videos.
Lesson 2: The Glue Building Emotional Awareness
	Read the article. Download and print the video lesson guide. Watch the videos.
Lesson 3: The Pulley Improving Nonverbal Communication
	Read the article. Download and print the video lesson guide. Watch the videos.
Lesson 4: The Ladder Using Laughter and Play for Resiliency
	Read the article. Download and print the video lesson guide. Watch the video.
Lesson 5: The Velvet Hammer Practicing the Art of Conflict Resolution
	Read the article. Download and print the video lesson guide. Watch the videos.

The key to lasting change is practice

Emotional intelligence is not learned in the standard intellectual way. It is learned through practice—by feeling and doing. Using the tools of emotional intelligence might feel unnatural or awkward at first, but as you continue to work through the lessons and practice what you’ve learned in real life, they will become comfortable and automatic.

The videos are aso available on DVD

To purchase a DVD of the video lessons,
send a check for $36 payable to "WISE & Healthy Aging" (our non-profit fiscal agent):

WISE & Healthy Aging
c/o Jeanne Segal, PhD
1250 Sixth Street, Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90404

At this time, we cannot accept credit cards. This offer is only available for DVDs mailed within the United States or Canada.