Intermediate

These 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 life

Go further with the NVC Dance Floors

Experience the potential depth of NVC practice

Plus Empathy

Discover the healing power of presence

Develop your ability to self-empathisePractise maintaining empathetic connection when it’s tough to do so

For detailed information, see our web site: www.nvctraininginstitute.com

"The Living Energy of Needs" supports the ongoing development of
foundational NVC skills and consciousness. In addition to supporting
core NVC skills, we have continued to develop our training over the
past five years to help participants practically access and live from
a deeper dimension of needs. We weave the experience of the living
energy of needs throughout the training, as the core dimension from
which we learn and live the NVC process.

In the words of recent participants…

“This is a totally new dimension of NVC that I never knew existed.  It
really resonates with my spiritual experiences.”

“I’ve been practicing NVC for 3 years and I am excited about the way your
training is touching into a level of depth that is unexpected.  Now I
can experience needs not as something lacking, but as a fullness.”

“I’ve been dealing with this issue for years, and today, for the first time,
using  this simple process [of transforming a core jackal belief with
the living energy of needs] I felt complete freedom with respect to
this limiting core belief.”

Join “The Living Energy of Needs” to strengthen your NVC skills and
deepen your ability to access the consciousness and life enriching
energy of needs beyond the simple identification of them. 

The training will include opportunities to:

• Identify your current strengths and growing edges in the application of NVC in your daily life
• Learn an in depth process for self connection that transforms pain into life-supporting energy
• Understand the core belief structures that shape our experience and perception and see their relationship to needs
• Receive feedback and coaching on structured presentations
• Deepen your understanding of the domination and partnership paradigms and the role of needs in each paradigm
• Understand the spiritual foundation of NVC
• Learn and live with a dynamic community of people who share a life-serving vision

Benefits of this Training:

1. An Intensive Retreat Experience
   Immerse yourself in the NVC consciousness.
   Renew and refresh your spirit.
   Connect with others who are seeking to live from this way of understanding our experience.
2. Concentrated NVC Processing and Growth
   What are your unique challenges in living the process?
   In what situations do you find yourself responding in ways you don't like? Or simply not knowing how to respond?

   This retreat will offer focused opportunities to identify these
   situations and to do the work to experience the shifts that will take
   each of us to the next level of NVC consciousness.

   Sample topics include: dealing with reactive triggers, staying
   connected with yourself in tough situations, dealing with emotional
   intensity (including anger), and giving and receiving honest feedback.

3. Coached Practice in Sharing NVC (primarily for those already facilitating & teaching)
   • Get a chance to practice your skills in
     • Teaching
     • Leading / facilitating groups and/or
     • Mediation.
   • Learn by doing with coaching and guidance
   • Tailor your practice to the level and type of challenge you want, whatever your level of experience.
   • Receive
     individualized feedback on your unique strengths and opportunities for
     learning at this point on your NVC journey from these four very
     experienced trainers and mediators.
4. Support for a Variety of Learning Styles

While the majority of the workshop is designed to provide experiential
learning, there will also be opportunities for those who enjoy learning
by observation, and those who benefit from enhanced conceptual
understanding of the principles that underlie NVC.

For those who were left wanting more of the types of experiences created in our Advanced Trainings - here it is!

We look forward to co-creating this training with you!

Cet exercice de couple sur 3 jours entiers focalise sur les fondements du couple: vision, mission, valeurs, objectifs, engagements. 

À travers la conscience de la CNV, à l'aide d'exercices créatifs et de jeux, par l'entremise de l'écoute empathique et de l'expression authentique, chaque couple aura l'occasion d'élaborer sur ses zones de communs accords - quant au rôle que joue le couple dans leur vie, quant aux besoins et aux aspirations qu'on vise à combler à travers la stratégie du couple.

Voici l'occasion de s'offrir un beau moment empli de sens, de découverte et de plaisir - juste pour vous deux!

Co-facilitateur: Jean-Philippe Bouchard

This workshop enhances:

• Deepening one's empathy skills;
• A better understanding of the impact of what works and doesn't work in empathic listening;
• Understanding one's particular challenges with regard to empathic listening;
• Understand the importance of self-empathy and enhance the effectiveness of it;
• Developing one's sensitivity to the delicate dance of empathic listening and honest expression.

Empathy is the base of NVC practice, the primordial personal disposition for NVC to foster the quality of connection we are seeking.

La CNV propose des processus puissants pour transformer la colère et la culpabilité, pour nous ramener à la vie lorsque nos pensées ont pris le dessus sur notre bien-être.

Ces processus offrent des chemins et des ancrages qui servent dans toutes les situations de la vie, nous permettant de rester branchés sur nos motivations fondamentales, sur l'élan de vie qui nous habite. Au fil de cet atelier, ces processus concrets seront intégrés par l'entremise d'exercices pratiques.

Ces exercices  continuent de renforcer nos nouvelles habitudes de communication et de maintenir nos intentions de connexion et de bienveillance - dans un éventail plus coloré et croustillant d'occasions de la vie de tous les jours.

Co-facilitateur: Jean-Philippe Bouchard

NVC enables us to connect empathically with other people, and helps us
to help them to connect empathically with us.  But what do you do when you
are feeling angry or upset to the extent that you don't want to empathise with
them?  And they feel the same about you?!  We call this empathy
collision, and on this day we will explore what is happening in these
situations and how we can get around this impasse.  This day will be
practice oriented, to help you develop your skill with NVC.

INTRODUCTORY TRAINING: "Introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC):The Language of the Heart"

DATE: Friday, November 7, 2008 (6:30 pm – 9:30 pm)

PARTICIPANTS: Open to all learning levels. Designed for people with noprior experience, and as preparation for the main workshop on November 8-9.

DESCRIPTION: Discover a life-transforming communication practice thatbuilds trust, transforms conflict, and creates harmony in yourrelationships. In this session, you will learn how to create a qualityof connection between yourself and others where everyone's needs, evenin conflict situations, are held with care and compassion... withoutresorting to punishment, force, manipulation, blame or other approachesthat we end up paying for later.Learn how to honor your deepest desires in every moment, and never givein 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.* find the gift that underlies all blame, judgment and criticism.

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INTERMEDIATE TRAINING: "Learning the Dance of Compassionate Communication"

DATE: Saturday, November 8 (9:30 am – 6 pm) -AND- Sunday, November 9 (9am - 3:30 pm), 2008

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

DESCRIPTION: Join us for a special opportunity to deepen your practiceof Nonviolent Communication (NVC) using the NVC Dance Floors.Incorporating movement, visual and kinesthetic learning, the 7 NVC Dance Floors are floor maps that people move through to experience and learnthe NVC process. Each dance is designed to develop awareness and skillsin a particular area of NVC.The person practicing NVC walks through each particular 'dance,' oftenwith the support of a facilitator or other participants. (Please note:this training does not involve expressive dancing. The word 'dance' isused as a metaphor.). This experiential method of learning andpracticing NVC gets people out their chairs and addresses people'svaried learning styles, including kinesthetic, visual and spatial elements.This intermediate training is designed for those who want to deepentheir NVC practice, and for those who offer training and wish toincorporate a new teaching method. We request that participants haveprevious training experience with NVC (such as Friday evening'sintroductory session).

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LOCATION: Tucson, Arizona: Tamara Spiritual Center, 3002 E. Ft. LowellRd. (just West of Country Club).

FACILITATOR: Jeff Brown (St. Louis, Missouri), Certified Trainer withthe Center for Nonviolent Communication.  Supported by Gita Fendelman from Tucson, AZ.

COST: Introduction (Friday only): $35/person ($30 by earlybird date of October 7)
Main Workshop (Sat. and Sun.): $200/person ($175 by Oct. 7)
Discount for all 3 days: $225/person ($195 by Oct. 7)
** work exchange opportunities available for those who would otherwisebe unable to attend due to financial resources (ask Jeff for details)

DETAILS: Contact host/organizer Gita Fendelman at gitajill@gmail.com or520-777-7544.

REGISTER: Send check payable to 'Gita Fendelman' to 1166 E. Ellis St.,Tuscon, AZ 85719. Please include 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 acceptedonline (email Jeff for a securepayment link).

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WHAT ARE THE NVC DANCE FLOORS?The Dance Floors are a fun, novel and creative way of integrating Nonviolent Communication skills. The consist of spatial maps made up oflarge cards laid on the floor in layouts called 'dances.' Peoplepracticing NVC stand up and 'dance' through the steps of a givenprocess, often with coaching from a trainer or support from anotherparticipant.Each dance is designed to help people develop awareness and skills in aparticular area of NVC, including dialogues with others (3 dances) orinner processes (4 dances) like mediating inner conflicts, self-empathy,and transforming anger/guilt/depression. The Dance Floors and relatedsupport materials were co-created by Bridget Belgrave and Gina Lawrie from England.

More information about the Dance Floors.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE NVC DANCE FLOORS

The Dance Floors have been greeted with great enthusiasm by many peoplearound the world and have been translated into 6 languages.

"Participants express deep wonder and gratitude about how much depth and clarity the work on the NVC Dance Floor gives to them."- Gitte Brandenburg Carlsen, Denmark

"Dancing on the dance floors is the exercise which I enjoy the most.While doing this dance I find it very easy to connect with my innerfeelings and needs. As I move up and down the Dance Floor I can see the inner transformation taking place at every step. This tool helps me, notonly to practise NVC but to 'LIVE' NVC. I must say that it hastransformed my life. I am grateful to Bridget and Gina for coming out with such a beautiful technique..Keep dancing!"- Aniruddha Gadankush, India

"I am realizing how different my understanding of NVC is and my way of sharing it with others since attending an NVC Dance Floor workshop over a year ago. It has been a huge gift for me. I continue to be amazed atthe ease in which people move to great depth (really getting in touchwith self) while using this process. And it gets you up and out of your seat! I use this in most all my trainings and am so thankful to have a more physical way to offer NVC. "- Cathy Artukovich, USA

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

NVC is a powerful process that helps us to connect with ourselves and
others in the present moment. However, sometimes events in the present
moment trigger feelings and needs that have been unmet for us in the
past. During this day we will explore how this process happens. We
will look at what needs might be alive in us from the past, how we can
work with these in ourselves, and communicate with others around them.
We will also practice connecting with others, when they are being
triggered from their past.