Day

This Practice Group begins with a "remembering" for inspiration, centering and connecting with ourselves. This is followed by a "check-in" when we share how we are, what we bring with us or what we hope to receive during the session. Activities include: short education exercises, empathy, role-plays, games and discussions. Participants can facilitate the group with prior arrangement with Rodger Sorrow

Time 7 - 9 PM Pacific

Donation $10

Open to all

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 and rejuvenate your skill
with NVC.

Foundation skills taught in an experiential format to develop effective communication based on compassion and understanding. Compassionate Communication skills are effective in relationships with family members of all ages, community groups, strangers, oneself and in the work place.

Do you want more practice with the Basics of Compassionate Communication? Would you like the comfort of a practice group and the guidance of a skilled trainer? Join Holly Eckert and other Basics graduates in four weeks of deepening and integrating the core skills, especially in moments of high stress, long standing conflict, or deeper issues. Classes will consist mainly of practicing the skills covered in the Basics course, with brief excursions into relevant topics as they arise organically.
Class size will be between six and ten participants, and Holly will lead the whole course (no break-out sessions with additional coaches).

Inner-outer congruence is key to being an effective leader. When your vision emerges from a place of deep presence and purpose, and strategies are in alignment with values, then trust is built and power is created with other people. NVC supports inner-outer congruence. Much more than a communication model, NVC is an integration of consciousness, language, thought, communication and strategies of influence. When understood at all these levels, NVC gives rise to power and possibility that can transform our effectiveness in the world. This course will use the following books:
Presence- Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, Flowers, Synchronicity-Jaworski, Leadership and the New Science-Wheatley, Practicing Servant Leadership- Spears and Lawrence, editors, Theory U: Leading From the Future as It Emerges-Scharmer.