Why the Empathy Circle the foundational practice of the Empathy Movement?

 This is a basic muscle we need to develop... "knowing about" the power of active listening, is not the same thing as having developed the muscle memory, of reflecting what another person is saying, as something we can easily turn to, whenever there is a misunderstanding... especially if we have not developed an active practice of this, it can be hard to remember to do it, when we most need it -- as in, when we are starting to feel triggered!