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

This 5-monthprogram is designed to help you integrate Nonviolent Communication into yourleadership style to maximize your effectiveness. Inner-outercongruence is key to being an effective leader. When your vision emerges from aplace of deep presence and purpose, and strategies are in alignment withvalues, then trust is built and power is created with other people. NonviolentCommunication (NVC) can support the development of inner-outer congruence.

Much more than acommunication 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 inthe world.

This program will moveyou toward greater effectiveness in influencing and leading those you work withwhether it be in families, community organizations, educational institutions,political entities or large corporations.

In this courseyou will develop skills that support:

·       Increasedsense of trust in your own abilities to connect, influence and lead

·       Mutualtrust with those you are working with

·       Inspiringothers to join you in creating the world in which you want to live

·       Improvedability to articulate and convey what matters most

·       Creativityand cooperation

·       Teamlearning, trust, connection and honesty

·       Elicitinguseful feedback

The first classof each month will focus on learning and applying NVC at the levelsof:

·       Consciousness/intention- the motivation behind the mechanics

·       Language- software for our thoughts

·       Thinking- core beliefs we hold about the world

·       Communication- choices and ways our message is sent without language

·       Strategiesof Influence - how we influence others in alignment with our values

The second classeach month will include discussion on a book from thefollowing list:

·       Presence:An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society- PeterSenge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers

·       Synchronicity:The Inner Path of Leadership - Joseph Jaworski

·       Leadershipand the New Science - Margaret Wheatley

·       SocialIntelligence- Daniel Goleman

·       TheoryU: Leading From the Future as It Emerges - C. Otto Scharmer

*Participants are askedto purchase books on their own.

Course outline:

September:

• Consciousness/intention- Truly the heart and core of NVC, explore how the consciousness of interdependence, compassion, and partnership shapes our involvement in living systems (personal and social), creating choices supporting health of the whole planet. Book: Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society- Peter Senge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers

October:

• Language- As software for our thoughts, language plays an important role in shaping our intentions and expressing our deepest values to others. Explore language that’s congruent with your values and likely to connect with the values held by others. Book: Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership- Joseph Jaworski.

November:

• Thinking- Take a look at core beliefs we hold about the world, the key role thoughts play in our reactions and responses, and the outcomes of the assumptions and frameworks that create our paradigms. Consider shifts in thinking that may be more congruent with your intentions. Book: Leadership and the New Science- Margaret Wheatley

December:

• Communication- Exploration of the ways our messages are sent without language. The role “choice” plays in our communication will be an emphasis as well as the ways consciousness is displayed beyond the words we use. Book: Social Intelligence- Daniel Goleman

January:

·     Strategies ofInfluence- This area is critical to realizing our visions. How do we influenceothers in alignment with our values? How can we inspire others to join us increating a world that restores health and wholeness to the planet? Book: TheoryU: Leading From the Future as It Emerges- C. Otto Scharmer

The skills taught will help you to transform difficult relationships, enhance all relationships and show you how to listen and speak in a way that vastly increases the likelihood of getting your needs met and your highest dreams realised.  Join us to;
• learn the concepts and tools used in Compassionate Communication (NVC)
• gain sufficient information and practice to start using these skills in your daily life
• enjoy a workshop held in an experiential style using real life examples  

Facilitating Change  Location  Camp DeWolfeWading River, NY 11792http://www.campdewolfe.org/retreat.html Overview  Facilitating Change is a year-long social change program beginning in January 2009. Using nonviolent communication as a primary activist tool. Participants will develop practices to boost the effectiveness of how grassroots projects and non-profit organizations function and achieve their goals.   Description  We are excited to offer Facilitating Change, a year long social change program beginning in January 2009. Using Nonviolent Communication as a primary activist tool, participants will develop practices to boost the effectiveness of how grassroots projects and nonprofit organizations function and achieve their goals.  Do you want to foster social change motivate by human connection and compassion?Do you have a vision of the world where human needs - and the needs of all life - are held with care and peacefully met?Are you longing for community, hope and support of like-minded visionaries in manifesting your dream for the world? If so, please join us for Facilitating Change! In this program we will: INTEGRATE NVC with*Social Action*Community Organizing*Mediation and Restorative Justice*Organization Development*Fundraising DEVELOP FACILITATION SKILLS*Group process skills*Decision-making and consensus building*Coaching based on needs awareness before action*Needs-based strategic planning*Leading change while sharing power WHO WILL BENEFIT*Activists who want new skills, resources and support in creating collaborative social change*Nonprofit leaders who want to maximize the impact of their organization*Seasoned organizers who want to reinvigorate and inspire their organization or community*NVC practitioners who want in-depth support for deepening NVC consciousness*Certified NVC trainers and candidates who want to apply NVC to social change*Social entrepreneurs who want to integrate NVC principles in their vision and work   Facilitators:   Dian Killian, PhD., is founder and director of Brooklyn Nonviolent Communication, a Certified Trainer with the global Center for Nonviolent Communication, and co-author of "Connecting across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication". Martha Lasley, MBA, is a founding partner of Leadership that Works, where she trains and coaches visionaries using Nonviolent Communication. She is the author of "Courageous Visions: How to Unleash Passionate Energy in Your Life and Your Organization".   Dates of Program  Facilitating Change is a yearlong program beginning in January 2009. There will be 4 residential retreats within 90 miles of NYC. The dates for the retreats will be: January 14th-18thApril 1st-5thAugust 19th-23rdOctober 21st-25th Each retreat will begin at approximately 5 pm on Wednesday and end at 3 pm on Sunday. For further information or to register please go to or call:Brooklyn Nonviolent CommunicationPhone: 7187979525 info@BrooklynNVC.orgwww.BrooklynNVC.org  III. CONTRIBUTIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

i. Sliding scale
The amount we request for taking part in the Facilitating Change Program is on a sliding scale of $4,500 -7,500 for the year, plus room and board, with a median of $6,000. Room and board will be approximately $70 per day, on site; camping or bedrolling may also be available at $40 per day.

ii. Group participation
We have found that two or more people learning NVC together deepens the impact and integration of NVC in an organization; wanting to support this kind of learning, we encourage two or more people from an organization to register for the program together. To support several registering from one organization, we invite each person in the ‘group” to deduct $500 per person from the sliding scale.

iii. Accessibility
We have a commitment to inclusion in the FC program (and all resources in society), regardless of financial means. At the same time, we desire support and ease of support in offering this program, and a sense of shared partnership, contribution, and community. If you’d like to support yourself or others in joining the program at a contribution below the sliding scale requested, we ask you to consider joining our fundraising team. We would also welcome your contributing support in other ways; please contact us for details! In our desire to create a world of interdependence and mutual support, we ask you to consider inviting friends, family, faith and community organizations and/or your employer to financially support you in participating in the Facilitating Change program. We would also welcome your support in letting others know about the FC program.

Guided by Myra and Jeff and drawing onthe powerful process of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), we will focuson creating peace,harmony and wholeness within ourselves. Hosted bythe NVC Academy, this training will be small enough to providepersonal attention. You will have an opportunity to:

• Transform guilt, shame, fear and depression into life-serving energy;

• Discover the gift of anger and practice safe and effective ways of releasing it;

• Heal past experiences contributing to current pain through empathy;

• Increase self-acceptance and self-love;

• Liberate yourself from suffering by understanding those whose behavior stimulated rage or shame in you;

• Identify and fulfill unmet needs, leading you to be more fully authentic and alive; and

• Connect with the spiritual dimension of NVC.

VIDEOTAPING:

We want to share this valuable work aswidely as possible, and plan to videotape this event. We believe avideotape can enhance the learning experience of those who attend theworkshop, as well as give others a sense of what the workshop waslike. In addition, we are excited to share this work with others, andbelieve a video can help us do this. The filming will be done bypeople from the NVC Academy, and therefore they will be sensitive tothe personal and sensitive nature of this work. While our hope is tocapture as much of the workshop on film as possible, we also intendto support the autonomy of participants, so you will have choiceabout whether you are filmed doing personal work.

FEE REQUEST:* $165 earlybird rate (byDec. 28); $195 after Dec. 28** We have room for only 12 people --register early to assure your space!

REGISTER: Contact local host RachelGarmon at 928-639-4362 or garmon.rachel@gmail.com

TESTIMONIALS FROM PREVIOUS RETREATS LEDBY MYRA and JEFF:

My heart sings with joy as I reflectand re-reflect on the workshop. As I share that experience with myfamily and try to integrate NVC on daily basis, I just can’tbelieve how amazing it all is . . . it was and continues to be somiraculous! It makes it all so complete to be able to share it withmy husband and son...

- J.B., Woodstock, NY

Both Jeff and Myra were able tocompassionately articulate the NVC model and lifestyle by giving usreal life examples, role plays, and coaching as they presented eachtopic. The interactions I observed between Jeff and Myra werebeautiful to witness. The interactions enabled me to seethe NVC modelin action and feel the passion,peace, and intimacy that NVC enablesin day to day living. I was able to 'see' the authenticity andintegrity of NVC. By witnessing this beauty, I am motivated tocontinue my exposure, practice and education in NVC...

- A.M., Columbus, Ohio

The retreat met my needs for learningand growth, for connection and acceptance and self-acceptance. Youwork so well with each other in all of your communication. Iappreciate the simplicity and clarity of the handouts... I especiallyappreciated the examples each of you gave from your own life journeysand the healing role play sessions.

- J.D., Warrenville, Illinois

I felt such playfulness and life andkinship and connection with you as you taught.

- T.L., Holland, Michigan

There are no words that can adequatelydescribe the impact the retreat had on my life. I feel like I went tothe mountain. When I left [the retreat center], everything was inslow motion.

- J.D., Berwyn, Illinois

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:

Myra Walden, MA, LCPC, is a certifiedtrainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication. Originally fromMexico, she teaches transformational thinking, listening and speakingskills in schools, human service organizations, corporations andchurches in the United States and Mexico. Myra has practicedpsychotherapy for 17 years. She lives in West Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jeff Brown, MA, is a certified trainerwith the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and offerscommunication and conflict resolution services to businesses,organizations, couples and individuals throughout U.S. And beyond.In the Fall of 2007, he spent five weeks in South Korea and Japansharing NVC. Jeff has a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology, andis also trained in community mediation and victim-offenderreconciliation. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

OUR 'TAKE' ON NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION:

NVC is both a spiritual practice thathelps us see our common humanity, and a concrete set of skills thathelp us to live more peacefully. These skills apply to thought,language, and a commitment to a certain use of power. NVC is alearnable process for creating emotional freedom,self-acceptance,inner peace, and fulfilling relationships. It involves expressingourselves honestly,listening with empathy, and developing a morecompassionate inner relationship. People around the world are usingNVC skills to transform conflict, create harmony in theirrelationships, and build a world where everyone's needs are metthrough compassionate giving, and without the use of coercion orviolence.

This course contents 21 days in 7 blocs. Three auf the blocs serve basic NVC learning and training with an additional emphasis on dealing with aggressions, limits and self-empathy. The next 4 blocs deal with NVC in leading functions, counselling, social change, trainer skills. The main focus of the training lies on NVC in organizations and enterprises. We invite people fwith leading functions in organisations, free counsellors, mediators, supervisors, organization developers.