Intermediate

Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
Regional Gathering in Madison, WI

Friday & Saturday, December 12-13, 2008
• Learning sessions
• Social time
• Networking lunch
• Regional meeting of the Alliance for NVC 
 
Introduction to NVC:  Everyone is welcome!
WHEN:  Fri., Dec. 12:  6 pm – 9 pm
COST:  $30/person requested

Intermediate Session:  “Self-Appreciation”
Prior NVC experience (or Friday’s session)
WHEN:  Sat., Dec. 13: 9 am – 12 noon
COST:  $1-30 donation per person

Lunch
Sat., Dec. 13:  12 noon – 1:30 pm
Bring your own or place an order by Saturday at 9:25 am
 
Alliance for NVC Quarterly Meeting
Sat., Dec. 13:  1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
For those who want to spread NVC in Midwest

Register to reserve your space in a training session, order lunch, or RSVP

Contact Jennifer Warnick, 608-223-9150  or warthogs@sbcglobal.net 
Please arrive 5-10 minutes early for any session so that we can make the most of our time together.

—     Have you noticed how often, when you wish to achieve closeness, what is actually created is distance?—     In intimate relationships have you experienced the pain of not being fully heard, or of not expressing fully what is alive in you?—     How many times has an attempt to communicate left you frustrated, bored, exhausted or hurt?This workshop is an opportunity to concentrate on how to empower present intimate relationships and heal old wounds, especially with those closest and dearest ones-partner, children, parents, friends, colleagues.

We will explore:

How to ask for what you wantHow to hear what is in the other person’s heartHow to take care of ourselves in a way that is also caring to othersHow to say NOHow to hear NOHow to experience the healing power of empathy for old and recent woundsWhat it means to give real helpHow to find a balance between commitment and freedomHow to share your vulnerability and still keep your powerHow to figure out what love language the other person speaks You are welcome to attend alone or with a partner. Attending with a partner allows you to work through sensitive issues either privately or in the presence of the group.  The workshop will include a private “empathic session” with Yoram or Eva. Register or questions please email info@nvcevents.com

Please note that you need to have completed a 2 day foundation training
or equivalent before attending, as this is an intermediate training.

Would you like to make peace with your own desires? Would you like to better understand your heart's longings and bring them more fully into manifestation? Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers some simple and easy-to-learn ways of befriending ourselves. From this place, what we say to others will come across different, making connection and collaboration more likely. We'll explore both the inner and the outer connections that this work makes possible.

All our longings come from a divine source of life within us, that inspires everything we do. Learning to identify and embrace these longings is a step to feeling more at peace with our deeper selves, and with our purpose in the world. Understanding ourselves in this new way, we can develop new compassion and understanding for others. We can find the words to reach them, and to create friendships and partnerships based on mutuality, respect and care.

This workshop will be based at the Findhorn Foundation, a world renowned intentional spiritual community founded in 1962 and now at the forefront of developements in personal growth, spiritual practice, ecology and sustainability. See www.findhorn.org for more info.  

To book contact the Findhorn Foundation Booking Office on (44) 1309 691653, or email bookings@findhorn.org.

Embracing Longing - The Spirituality of Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers some simple and profound tools for deeper self awareness and self compassion. Behind every action we take, and everything we say, are universal longings we are seeking to fulfill. Knowing these longings, embracing their presence at the root of all we do, can radically change how we experience ourselves and others. Out of this clarity, decisive action can emerge, as well as new ways of expressing ourselves to others that are more likely to create outcomes that everyone will enjoy.

We will explore simple practices for better self connection, as well as developing skills in listening to one another fully. We will stretch our ability to stay congruent with our values while with others, and find skillful ways of expressing our honesty.

There will be a mix of learning styles on this workshop: solo written work, work in pairs and threes, as well as unstructured group process. With all of these contexts we will give ourselves the opportunity to experience a world beyond "right" and "wrong" where we are more connected to one another, and to our essense.

Leo Sofer has been learning and teaching NVC since 1999.

To book contact Anam Cara on (44) 1463 711702 or email welcome@anamcara.org 

Foundations of Nonviolent Communication - Not just for beginners!
Friday, Nov 21:  6:30 pm – 9:30 pm AND
Saturday, Nov 22:  9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Intermediate Session:  Deepening Empathy with yourself and with others
Sunday, Nov 23:  9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Discover a life-changing practice that builds trust, transforms conflict, and creates harmony in your relationships and in your life.  Create a quality of connection with yourself and others where everyone's needs matter and people make each other’s lives more wonderful through compassionate giving -- absent punishment, coercion, force, or any form of violence.  NVC is a practical set of skills that helps us live in harmony with ourselves, with others--even in difficult situations, and with life. 

COST:  Fri/Sat ($115); Sun ($95); all 3 days: $200.
Earlybird discount: 10% off by Nov 6, some work exchange opportunities available for those in need

SPONSOR:  Compassionate Communication of St. Louis ~ www.stlouisnvc.org

The Circle Facilitator brings a unique focus to the gathering and
embodies the promise the Circle holds out - a world in which the needs
of all are held as precious.

The Facilitator contributes a conscious guiding of the process and
corresponding use of language based on commonly held observations and
values - both to model and invite new ways of sharing power.

Their silence, skilled translation of pain expressed through judgment,
witnessing of the balance of power and use of empathic and descriptive
language are transformative elements in the journey a Circle and its
participants take.

This Facilitator Immersion training will involve in depth exploration of
what it means to serve a Restorative process as it unfolds. The
investigation will focus on accompanying the Circle's participants as
they seek security, understanding, dignity, responsibility, learning and
action.

The distinct moments participants may pass through will be studied in
detail from diverse angles - hands-on practice, observation of the
practice of experienced others and mapping of these two. Each day will
offer the chance to live the experience of live circles.

These two days of experiential learning are recommended to all those
wanting to deepen their understanding of the process and support others
in implementing it - whether you are currently serving or planning on
serving as a Facilitator, would like to develop a Restorative Justice
system in your institution or community, or seek insight into
instigating systemic change.

Requested Experience: 2 day Introduction to NVC-based Restorative
Circles

For information or to register please visit  http://www.stthomas.edu/justpeace/nvcrj/registration.htm

Deepening the Foundation plus Conflict 2 days trainingThese trainings are designed for practising skills learned in Foundation Training plus developing further understanding and skills in the area of Conflict.Deepening the Foundation Review and practice of the basic ingredients of NVCShare the ups and downs of applying NVC in your lifeGo further with the NVC Dance FloorsExperience the potential depth of NVC practicePLUS ConflictResolve inner conflict. Remain centred in conflicts with others.Discover needs-based mediation