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title: "The Ottawa Life-Lab: Living, learning, and sharing NVC - Center for Nonviolent Communication"
description: "Rodger Sorrow, Jacinthe Thériault-Fortier"
url: "https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/the-ottawa-life-lab-living-learning-and-sharing-nvc-2027-07-13-17-00-00"
date: "2026-10-22T19:56:44+00:00"
language: "en-US"
---

From our CNVC Certified Trainers

 In person

#   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)

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 **Timezone:** America/Toronto

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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).

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### Related

- [ **Online Intensive 2025** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2025-10-17-iit-online)
- [ **Canada 2025** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2025-06-20-iit-canada)
- [ **Compassionate Communication Foundation and More** (Trainer Event 10-21-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/compassionate-communication-foundation-and-more-2026-10-21-18-00-00)
- [ **Rodger Sorrow** (Trainer Profile) ](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/rodger-sorrow)
- [ **Jacinthe Thériault-Fortier** (Trainer Profile) ](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/jacinthe-theriault-fortier)

### TRAINING FOCUS:

- Education
- Facilitation
- General
- Health & Healing
- Mind-Body-Spirit
- Social Change

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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 OntarioNVCRetreat@gmail.com. Warmly, the Ottawa Life-Lab Team.

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