The Welcoming LIFE Program: An Opportunity to Live Compassion
Dates: There will be two weekend-long intensives plus a monthly teleconference call in April and May
Intensive I will be held March 17-18
Intensive II will be held June 2-3
Times: We will meet from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Teleconference calls will be held on a weekday evening/weekend morning (TBA)
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Cost: The requested financial contribution for this program (both workshops plus the teleconference calls) is a sliding scale of $400-$800 (please select the highest amount you can easily and joyfully contribute)
Pre-Requisites: 25+ hours formal NVC training and 6+ months NVC practice
RSVP: Email Lynd Morris
Juggling commitments at work and with families and friends, as well as needs for rest and renewal, it can become increasingly challenging to welcome the opportunities we encounter in our lives unless we are connected to what it is that gives us life: the vitality and nourishment present at the center of our longings.
Connecting to the living energy that manifests as needs and then learning how to integrate and embody this energy in our daily lives is at the heart of a series of practices developed by international NVC trainer Robert Gonzales as part of the transformational LIFE Program he began leading in 2006 and now offers in Europe as well as the United States. LIFE is an acronym Robert uses for Living and Integrating, Full Embodiment.
But not as many people who want to attend the LIFE Program can afford to take time off for several retreats each year or make the financial commitment to attend a residential program that may be far from home. In 2010, Robert and I created the Welcoming LIFE Program, a series of local workshops that give commuters the chance to taste the same practices Robert offers through his LIFE Program, at a fraction of the cost in time or money.
I led the Welcoming LIFE Program (WLP) twice in 2010 and will offer it again in 2012. In experimenting with ways to make this program increasingly accessible to those who want to participate in it, I have modified its format for 2012 so we will meet for 2 weekend trainings, with one or more teleconference calls held between these workshops and with weekly empathy sessions (by telephone or in person) among participants.
Both workshops will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The dates of each workshop and the date/time of the teleconference call(s) will be determined by those enrolling using an online poll.
Please note: Enrolling in this program is dependent on committing to attend both workshops for the full time of each workshop, barring unexpected or unavoidable emergencies.
The requested tuition for the Welcoming LIFE Program is $400-$800 (sliding scale based on the highest amount each registrant can contribute easily and joyfully). Payment plans can be arranged for those needing them to participate.
This an intermediate-advanced NVC program and is designed for people who have already attended more than 25 hours of formal NVC training, with more than 6 months of practicing NVC at work/home. To enhance intimacy and the depth of processing, enrollment in the Welcoming LIFE Program will be limited.
Please send an email to me, Lynd Morris, if you’d like to receive an application for this program or would like to learn more about this opportunity to deepen your experience of NVC consciousness. I will be away from my computer from August 27th to September 9th, but will send you an application as soon as I return.
Are you new to NVC and want to get a solid foundation in using it effortlessly?
If so, consider participating in the Learning NVC Program being offered again in the Metro DC area beginning in March 2012.
The Basics
Dates/Times:
Location:
Silver Spring, Maryland
Leader:
Lynd Morris, CNVC Certified Trainer
Tuition:
$350-$700*, sliding scale (you decide the highest amount you can easily and joyfully contribute)
4 hours of prior NVC training such as the "Compassionate Communication" workshop scheduled for January 8, 2012
To Register:
Space will be limited to 12 participants. Please email Lynd Morris to register or ask questions
* This training is open to all eligible applicants, regardless of ability to pay the requested tuition. Please contact Lynd if you have any questions.
This immersion program is designed for people who are NVC beginners as well as for those familiar with NVC principles who would like support in turning these into a daily lived reality. We will meet for workshops on alternating weekends for 8 weeks, for a total of 5 full- or half-day workshops (see time listing, above). During these trainings we will learn and practice basic NVC skills and become fluent in hearing and speaking what Marshall Rosenberg, NVC’s creator, calls “the language of the heart.”
Program activities will include presentations; full group, triad, and dyad exercises/games/processes; guided awareness practices, and individual journaling. We will explore compassionate communication through all of our senses, and our processes will include active play as well as quiet internal work. This program is designed to be fun as well as meaningful! An additional component of this program is that participants will be paired for short weekly telephone practice sessions.
The cost to participate in the Learning NVC Program is $350-$700, sliding scale (you decide the highest amount you can contribute easily and joyfully). We are happy to arrange payment plans if this will enable you to participate or to contribute higher on the scale. Applicants must have attended at least 4 hours of prior NVC training such as the “Compassionate Communication" workshop scheduled for January 8, 2012.
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Lynd Morris is an NVC trainer certified by the global Center for Nonviolent Communication. She graduated from the 2005 North America NVC Leadership Program and has participated in the NVC LIFE Program since it began in 2006. For nearly 7 years she has led NVC classes and workshops in Maryland and Virginia and has participated in, assisted at, or led numerous NVC trainings across the United States, including leading the parent program at family camps in Virginia and Colorado. Lynd is a founding member of Capital NVC and is a member of the Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 1997, she was ordained as a lay member of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing.