Capital NVC

One Sunday afternoon a month our facilitated group meets in Baltimore to practice Nonviolent Communication skills and address questions of communications and connection. To help orient "newbies" we usually spend about half an hour focusing on basic NVC principles. It's no surprise to "oldies" that this adds depth to our understanding too.

We then focus on a specific skill or tool. In August we will look at "Right/Wrong Thinking".

For more information, please contact Barbra shia...@verizon.net or Hope life...@earthlink.net

The 2010 Welcoming LIFE Program-II is now full.
You are invited to apply for the waiting list for this session and/or for the 2011 Welcoming LIFE Program to begin in March 2011.
See RSVP information, below.

Dates/Times: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on September 25 & 26, October 23, November 13, December 18, January 22
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

The NVC Dance Floors (tm) are spatial maps made up of large cards that place Nonviolent Communication (NVC) processes on the floor in various layouts called ‘dances’. Each card represents a step in a dance of communication. These steps can be used in any sequence to support authentic, flowing, conscious communication. This description is taken from the website of Gina Lawrie and Bridget Belgrave, certified NVC trainers in the UK who developed the Dance Floors.

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)
Cost: $125-$250 per couple, sliding scale (you decide the highest amount you can easily and joyfully contribute)
Pre-Requisites: None
To Register: Please email Lynd Morris to reserve space at this event.

This workshop has been cancelled. If you are interested in attending a future workshop about using NVC with your family, contact Lynd Morris using the link below.

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)

Would you like more family connection and a different way to view conflict? Join Takoma Attachment Parenting on Sunday, June 13th for Compassionate Communication with Family, a workshop facilitated by Ryan McAllister and Megan Donohue of the Bay NVC Parent Peer Leadership Program (http://www.baynvc.org/pplp.php).

Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)

Suggested Contribution: $90-$180 per couple, sliding scale (you are invited to contribute as high on the scale as you can, with ease and joy)

Pre-Requisites: None

Join us for an informal gathering March 13, 1-2pm. You will meet in person with one of the organizers of Family HEART Camp and some families who attended last year camp, and get all your questions about the camp answered. The location is in Takoma Park (walking distance to metro). For details, contact Inessa Love via her contact form or via email at dcn...@hotmail.com. Kids are welcome to join this gathering.

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)

One of Marshall Rosenberg’s books has a diagram called “Name of the Game”.

In the game called “Who’s Right/Who’s Wrong”, the goal is to get what I want even at someone else’s expense. Evaluation is based on moralistic judgments, labels, and statements such as “You are wrong, so you deserve . . .” Motivation comes from punishment, reward, guilt, shame, and obligation.