Embodying Compassion: NVC training with Dian Killian

Learn, practice, and integrate NVC skills and consciousness with Dian
Killian, Ph.D., author of, "Connecting across Differences: A Guide to
Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication", and founder/director of
Brooklyn NVC. 

CEUs available for counselors and social workers licensed in the State of Ohio, at an additional cost of $15. 

FRIDAY'S SESSION (6:30 pm - 9:30 pm)

Discover a life-changing communication practice that builds trust,
transforms conflict, and creates harmony in your relationships. In this
event, Dian will use role play and interactive exercises to demonstrate the principles of Compassionate Communication.

You will learn how to create a quality of connection between
yourself 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. 

SATURDAY'S SESSION (9:30 am - 5:30 pm)

NOTE: As of March 14, Saturday's session is sold out (Friday's session still has space available).  If you would like to attend a full 1.5 day Compassionate Communication, please join Jeff Brown, Executive Director of CCCO in Cincinnati, OH on Friday, April 30 - Saturday, May 1, 2010 -- more details here).

Do you enjoy:

• Learning by doing?
• Integrating knowledge through the body, not just the mind?
• Basing concepts on your own experience?
• Fostering mind-body awareness and integration?

If so, please join us for Saturday's session.

In this workshop, you will have a chance to:

• Foster self-awareness & choice by learning to listen to your body
• Integrate the practice of compassion for yourself and others through experiential & kinesthetic exercises
• Ground conceptual principles of peace-making and nonviolence in lived, first-hand experience
• Support your ability to self-connect and make effective decisions about what will meet your needs

This workshop will interest those who:

• Value mind-body awareness, connection & kinesthetic learning
• Want a somatic, "in your bones" understanding of how to hold your own & others' needs with care
• Desire to integrate kinesthetic learning and awareness in the teaching and practice of Nonviolent Communication
• Anyone who desires further groundedness, self-connection and self-trust!  

DIAN KILLIAN, PhD, is founder and director of Brooklyn NVC, a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and co-creator of the Facilitate Change program as well as two books, "Connecting across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication," and "Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York." 

Dian has been active in the anti-war, labor, and gay rights movements and in community gardens.  In 2003 New York City Counsel recognized her for her activism when she was given a Hero Award.

Dian has led NVC trainings across the U.S. and with groups in Amsterdam, Dublin, and Bangkok and regularly teaches NVC at the New York Open Center and the 92nd St Y.  Dian has more than 20 years teaching experience and work with organizations. She has a special passion around kinesthetic learning and sharing NVC for social change.

TIMES:

• Friday evening 6:30p - 9:30p:  Introduction to Compassionate Communication
• Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm:  Embracing the Body
• Sunday: 1 pm - 5:30 pm:  Special training for facilitators.

COST:        

Friday: earlybird (by March 17, 2010) $30/person; regular rate $40/person

Saturday: earlybird $80; regular rate $100                                                                                             

Friday & Saturday together: earlybird $90; regular rate $120

NOTE: As of March 14, Saturday's session is sold
out (Friday's session still has space available).  If you would like to
attend a full 1.5 day Compassionate Communication, please join Jeff
Brown, Executive Director of CCCO in Cincinnati, OH on Friday, April 30
- Saturday, May 1, 2010 -- more details here). 

Additional Discounts available (for any of the above fee requests):

+ when 2 people register together, both people save 10% !
+ when 3 or more people register together, everyone saves 20% !!                                                                                                                 

REGISTER:  Email Jeff Brown or call 614-558-1141, or register online at our website.

WHAT IS NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION?

NVC is both a spiritual practice that helps us see our common
humanity, and a concrete set of skills which help us to live more
peacefully. These skills apply to thought, language, and using our
power in a way that honors everyone's needs.

NVC is a learnable process for creating emotional freedom,
self-acceptance, inner peace, and fulfilling relationships. It involves
expressing ourselves honestly, listening with empathy, and developing a
more compassionate inner relationship. People around the world are
using NVC skills to transform conflict, create harmony in their
relationships, and build a world where everyone's needs are honored
through compassionate giving, and without the use of coercion or
violence.

NVC was created by clinical psychologist
and international peacemaker Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, who has taught NVC
in more than 35 countries around the world, and whose work is supported
and promoted by the global Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC).

NVC helps people to:

• speak in a way that inspires compassion and understanding
• initiate difficult conversations with more ease and confidence
• remain centered and peaceful while hearing difficult messages
• express anger fully, safely and respectfully - yet powerfully
• shift patterns of thinking that lead to depression, guilt, shame
• enliven yourself by expressing and receiving gratitude
• translate criticism, judgments and blame into life-serving messages
• resolve long-standing conflicts and heal painful relationships
• inspire others to change their behavior willingly

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT DIAN KILLIAN:

"Dian teaches and models Nonviolent Communication in an accessible, humorous, sensible, real world way. I trust folks will get an immediate sense of how this tool could be helpful and usable in their day to day lives from the very first session of working with her. The essence of the process is empathy for self and others which is a learnable skill. Dian can teach."

• Ina Bransome, new parent mentor & Doula

“Dian is a pure example of ‘practicing what she preaches.’ She walked me through a scenario I had encountered at work, and in minutes healing occurred.  Dian’s guidance helped me to realize my strong desire for harmony.  I am able to trace it way back in my history, always striving for it.  Perhaps I was born with the need. Letting harmony settle into my core opened my heart some more and has created more ease in my work.”

• Tina Conte, coach and mentor

“My attention never wavered for a second as Dian presented a day-long introductory NVC course.  She was constantly attuned to the group energy, so that we all moved forward cohesively, which is no small feat.  Her own skill and expertise was apparent as she helped us negotiate the new language of NVC, and her role play with individuals was both enlightening and motivating.”

• Nancy Privett, energy-based psychotherapist

“Dr. Killian uses both her head and her heart in the training she offers in Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication.  Her presentations are clear and well organized with many examples that stimulate insight and engagement.  She is flexible, caring and supportive in her interactions with participants.”

• Jane Connor, PHD, Associate Professor of Human Development, State University of NY, Binghamton