Much of my current mediation practice centers on my work with David Spofford and the network of Florida Mediators we bring together at A Friendly Divorce. In addition to mediation, at A Friendly Divorce, we provide document preparation services so that the couples we work with can have a one-stop experience that ends with an uncontested divorce.  Additionally, David and I created a training program for professionals who want to launch or expand their practices to include pro-se/pre-suit divorce mediation.  This program is presented via streaming video through Mediate.com. Click or cut and paste this link http://www.mediate.com/university/pg29.cfm into your browser to learn more.

As a Primary Trainer with Mediation Training Group, I have taught mediation nationally and internationally to over 13,000 professionals. Please consider Mediation Training Group’s offerings if you want to become a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, acquire mediation skills to enhance your professional or personal life, or experience Continuing Mediator Education that is both entertaining and rich in content.  Check out the website to learn more about the projects Susan Dubow and I are working on so that we can help bring mediation into the mainstream.

Is Israel on your bucket list?  If so, contact me about my annual “Conflicts and Conversations Exploration.”  This 8-day adventure is open to anyone who wants to explore complex contemporary issues (as well as see the historical sights) from an interfaith/no-faith perspective.  (Continuing education credit for mediators, lawyers, and mental health professionals is provided.)

My book “The Professional Woman’s Guide To Conflict Management” is available on Amazon or through the publisher.

Ultimately, I am focused on helping people improve their relationships with formal and informal mediation that results in strategic interventions in form of workplace action plans, business partnership accords, dating contracts, prenuptial agreements, mediated divorces, and marriage pacts.  And I am intrigued with dialogue focused on aging in community, legacy, and the 3rd-third of life.  Please accept this invitation to expand the conversation – email me your questions and comments.

Want more?  Visit my blogs – my blog and Elinor Robin on The Huffington Post for updates.

Happy trails, Elinr

INCLUDED: (This land package provided by Cuba Education and Explorer Tours, Vancouver, Canada)
• Hotel: Melia Cohiba (5-stars, but remember this hotel will not equate to a 5-star hotel in the US)
• Full time English-speaking Cuban guide and transportation in a “luxury” tour coach with dedicated chauffer, airport transfers
• All breakfasts and lunches, two dinners, all activities
• Mandatory Cuban medical insurance coverage
NOT INCLUDED: (These additionals are expected to cost about $500)
• Charter airfare from Miami to Havana
• Cuban Tourist card
• Gratuities
• Cuban airport departure tax
Pricing: $2399 per participant based on double room occupancy, $250 single room surcharge

In February 2015 I took a group of 16 mediators to Cuba.  (We were there the same time as Conan O’Brien but sadly, we did not run into him or the film crew.)  You can read what I had to say about Cuba in three blog posts – Cuba: My State of Conflict, What Americans Need To Know About Cuban History, and Ricky Ricardo Doesnt Live Here Anymore.

This was a once in a lifetime trip for David and I.  While it was definitely worth our time and money I don’t see us doing Cuba again.

Epilogue – Six months after our trip I received an email from our Guide telling me he had defected and was now living in California.   I can understand why he made that choice.