Compassionate Communication: A Map to the Heart

INTRODUCTION TO NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION (NVC): "Compassionate Communication: A Map to the Heart"

DATE/TIME: Friday, September 5 (6:30 pm – 9:30 pm) -AND- Saturday, September 6, 2008 (9:30 am - 5:30 pm)

PARTICIPANTS: Open to all learning levels. Designed for people with no prior experience, and as preparation forthe intermediate session on Sunday, Sept. 7.

DESCRIPTION: Discover a life-transforming communication practice that builds trust, transforms conflict, andcreates harmony in your relationships. In this session, you will learn how to create a quality of connection betweenyourself and others where everyone's needs, even in conflict situations, are held with care and compassion...without resorting to punishment, force, manipulation, blame or other approaches that we end up paying for later.Learn how to honor your deepest desires in every moment, and never give in or give up on your needs again.

You will learn how to:

* express yourself honestly and openly;

* hear difficult messages without taking them personally;

* connect with others by communicating empathy; and

* find the gift that underlies all blame, judgment and criticism.

 

INTERMEDIATE TRAINING: "Beyond the Mechanics of NVC: Finding the Key to Compassionate Connection"

DATES/TIME: Sunday, September 7, 2008 (9:30 am - 5:30 pm)

PARTICIPANTS: Designed for people with some previous NVC experience (such as Friday's Introductory Workshop)

DESCRIPTION: You have Nonviolent Communication in your toolbox. You understand how it works. You even havea few peak experiences that give you hope that it's possible to participate in the world in a satisfying, upliftingand deeply enriching way.

Yet, too often, you become frustrated because you are unable to access it when you need it the most. You mightnotice that you are beating yourself up in a way that creates inner resentment and internal confusion.

Perhaps you see, in hindsight, how you could have interacted with someone in a way that created connection orresolution, yet you weren't able to come from that level of consciousness in the moment ("Why didn't I think ofthat during the interaction?!", you wonder.).

Sunday's session is designed with these challenges in mind, and to help everyone deepen their practice of NVCat the level of both practicality and consciousness. Join us to make NVC more a part of your everyday life -- away of being -- that assists you in transforming whatever patterns of thinking, speaking, and listening thatprevent you from experiencing deeply satisfying relationships and encounters with others.

Topics will include:

* Skillfully using NVC in a natural, conversational way that connects with people, rather than taking them aback;

* Forgiving ourselves when we regret something we did or said;

* Learning from our mistakes through compassion and without losing self-respect; and

* The power of empathy to cut through enemy images and see ourselves and others as one.

 

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LOCATION: Madison, Wisconsin (exact location TBA)

COST:* Foundation training (Friday and Saturday): $120/person* Intermediate session (Sunday): $100/person

WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR FEE:* Register for all 3 days and save $20 ($200 total);* Register by earlybird date of August 8 and save 15% off any amount;* For those who are not able to afford our fee requests -- even after applying any discounts -- due to theirfinancial situation, we have a few work exchange opportunities (ask Jeff for details)

DETAILS: Contact host Jennifer Warnick at 608-223-9150 or warthogs@sbcglobal.net

REGISTER: Send check payable to 'Jennifer Warnick' to 202 Davidson St., Apt 2, Madison, WI 53716. Pleaseinclude your name, address, phone and email. We are limiting the size to preserve a quality learning environment-- register early to reserve your spot! Credit card payments also accepted online (email Jeff for a secure paymentlink).

QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTENT: Contact Jeff at jeff@heartfeltcommunication.com or 812-320-3842