RiverLogic: Tools to Transform Resistance and Create Flow in all of our Relationships

My book is both a learning memoir and a toolkit of teachings, stories and mindfulness practices, inspired by the river, to enrich our conversations, strengthen relationships and support a more fluid way of being. It draws on seven fundamental principles to help us to move beyond rigidity to create more openness and flexibility in our conversational spaces and leadership.

You will learn from:

  • Cutting edge brain research

  • Leading teachers and practices in Mindfulness

  • Courageous bridge people who model listening across differences

  • Case-studies to help you put the principles into practice

  • And, the river

You will learn to:

  • Draw people out

  • Deepen your ability to be present

  • Build bridges across differences

  • Listen to learn and help others discover things they didn't know they knew

  • Recognize and interrupt unhealthy communication patterns

  • Problem solve in new ways

“In a sea of books on personal development, communication, and emotional intelligence (EI), Denise has done something both useful and profound – she has brought together some of the very best thinking from across the domains of neuroscience, mindfulness and emotional intelligence into a single work. I have spent the past six years studying alongside some of the best in the field. I can honestly say that this book makes it on my top five list when it comes to learning about emotional intelligence and how we can cultivate EI competencies.”

—Elizabeth Solomon, Goleman EI Certified Coach and Co-host of Daniel Goleman’s Podcast, First Person Plural

Testimonials

“Deeply personal and skillfully written, RiverLogic provides refreshing, profound advice for embracing life’s endless conflicts. We are shown how to rely on our natural abilities to open, flow, adapt, and persist – the ease and wisdom of riverlogic. Such skill is indispensable – vital, in these increasingly challenging times.”
—Michael Carroll, author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader

“RiverLogic breaks down the steps for leaders to navigate these overwhelming times with presence, empathy and openness. Essential reading for leaders and changemakers!”
—Adam Smiley Poswolsky, author of Friendship in the Age of Loneliness

“RiverLogic gives every leader, manager, and team member the essential tools needed to build successful relationships in our turbulent times. Filled with precious insights and practical advice, this remarkable book will guide you to communicate with empathy, even across wide differences.”
—Ron Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of Uplifting Service

“RiverLogic dares to address one of the most pressing issues of our day – the difficulty we have communicating with those who do not think like we do. Too often, in response, each party becomes immovable, rigid, calcified – like two rocks. In her book, Denise suggests we enter such conversations as two rivers, willing and able to flow with and into a space of mutuality. Drawing from her training in Organizational Development, leadership coaching, and Buddhism, she offers a deep, yet practical way through the darkest waters of misunderstanding.”
—Susan Piver, New York Times bestselling author of The Four Noble Truths of Love and The Buddhist Enneagram

This book is a treasure map to finding our way through a complex world. Denise Blanc synthesizes essential insights in the fields of psychology, embodiment, and spirituality. In clear and practical chapters, using the river as metaphor, she guides the reader to plumb the depths and nuances of the inner journey. It's a book one can go back to again and again as a tool to remember themselves.
—Catherine

This is important material written with passion and coherence. Denise artfully blends teachings, quotations, personal anecdotes, and exercises to introduce us to a body-mind ability to stay present for challenging experiences. What could be more important?! Her voice is warm, vulnerable, and intelligent, delivering the material in a way that is accessible and yet instructional.
—Cynthia

“RiverLogic holds some of the most powerful and pragmatic principles and practices for leaders that you will find. A timeless resource!”
—Rayona Sharpnack, Author of Trade-Up: 5 Steps for Re-designing your Leadership and Life from the Inside Out and co-author of Enlightened Power: How Women are Transforming the Practice of Leadership

“I think this book — with its emphasis on overcoming resistance should be read and taken to heart by everyone — and especially those working in the challenging domain of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Being able to overcome resistance is critically important to success and I believe it is an issue needing more tools and support.”
—Julie O’Mara co-author of the Global diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Benchmarks 

“Insightful and beautifully written, RiverLogic provides easy-to-implement practices to resolve conflict, heal, and build lasting relationships with the people in our lives.”
—Kathleen Oweegon, Founder, Bridges of Peace & Host of Co-Creating Peace podcast

“This clear and insightfully written book is an exploration of conscious communication that provides strategies and tools to transform, empower and heal relationships.”
—Crystal Forthomme, Creator of BeinginAction & RealChange Leadership

“RiverLogic is a beautifully written guide, that provides an abundance of stories and practices for all practitioners, coaches and leaders.”
—Marilyn Paul, Author of An Oasis in Time: How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life

“RiverLogic is not just a book – but an opportunity to shift from areas of stuckness into experiencing greater flow throughout your life. It is inspiring, insightful and highly practical.”
—Cindy Lou Golin, PhD, Author of The Shadow Playbook

Denise has conjured up a combination of personal history, anecdotes, learned experience and words of visionaries and created a lovely, warm, highly readable book which seeks to elevate interpersonal communication to a higher and deeper level of connection. Without being preachy or didactic, we're asked to find our best selves and are given many examples of successful strategies!
—Mo