In this episode of the Akiona Law Podcast, Ululani “Lani” Akiona speaks with Jacinta Gallant, Canadian collaborative lawyer, mediator, and educator. We discuss insight meditation and how it offers a powerful alternative to traditional negotiation or litigation. Insight mediation is focused on managing the defensiveness that gets in the way of productive dialogue, so that people can understand and articulate their needs and concerns, clear up communication challenges and collaborate to discover possibilities that will help them make a healthy shift in their relationships.