Introduction to Compassionate Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

**Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Open Workshop**

Friday, February 12, 2009

9 am – 4 pm, lunch included

$85 if registration received by January 1, 2010
$100 if registration received after January 1, 2010

** In addition to being for the general public, this event is the pre-conference session for the 4-day residential retreat at Grailville, "Cultivating Inner & Outer Peace: Becoming the Peace you want to see in the world."

Join us for a fun, experiential, and deeply impactful introduction to the principles and practices of Compassionate Nonviolent Communication (NVC).

Discover this life-transforming communication practice that builds trust, transforms conflict, and creates harmony in your relationships.

In this event, 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.