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The Ottawa Life-Lab: Living, learning, and sharing NVC

A 5-day heartful NVC immersion retreat designed for certification candidates, practitioners, and assessors to explore learning, deepen practice, connect in community, and within certification path.

By: Rodger Sorrow

AUDIENCE: all

Tuesday, Jul 13, 2027 3:00 PM —
Sunday, Jul 18, 2027 11:00 AM
English
The Galilee Center 398 John Street North Arnprior, ON (Canada)
Timezone: America/Toronto

This five-day retreat aims to foster a heartful NVC immersion where candidates, practitioners, and assessors can explore and stretch their learning, deepen their practice, and build meaningful relationships through a welcoming community.

Who It Is For:

NVC Certification Candidates and those considering candidacy
Practitioners sharing NVC

Main Goals:

  • Certification Process: An opportunity for participants to request support for their journey and live the energy of the certification process together.
  • Skill Mastery: Through a variety of offerings format  all participants will have opportunities to further develop their empathy and facilitation skills, deepen their practice, and receive guidance for their ongoing development.
  • Mutual Support: Living NVC in community to give/receive compassionate feedback and integrate learning with joy and play.
  • Self-Discovery: Clarifying growth points, next steps, maps, and tools to support ongoing journeys.
    Trainers & Organizers:

Guided by experienced trainers and organizers from Canada and the United States:

  • Trainers: Rodger Sorrow, Jacinthe Thériault-Fortier, River Dunavin.
  • Organizers: Mark Legault, and Janet Palmer.

Cost Structure:

Tuition (Sliding Scale): Standard Tuition is CA $975 (~US $700); Pay-It-Forward option is CA $1,125+ (~US $805+).


Room & Meals / Commuter Options: Handled separately via the Galilee Centre (ranging from double/single overnight packages to commuter meal-only options).

TRAINING FOCUS:

  • Education
  • Facilitation
  • General
  • Health & Healing
  • Mind-Body-Spirit
  • Social Change
We look forward to gathering, learning, and co-creating a supportive, heart-centered space together. If you have any questions or would like to learn more before registering, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. Warmly, the Ottawa Life-Lab Team.

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