Capital NVC

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is more than a way of talking to one another -- it is a way of being in the world that supports us in experiencing satisfying relationships, inner peace, compassion, authenticity and aliveness. NVC offers recipes for communicating but these rely on a foundation involving a shift in consciousness. Please join CNVC Certified Trainer Bob Wentworth for an afternoon-long experiential introduction to this exciting body of ideas and practices.

Both Buddhist teachings and personal experience show that we suffer to the extent that we are attached to things being a certain way -- grasping for what we want, or in aversion to what we don't want. At the same time, life energy resides in our desires and longings, and in moving towards what we value. How can have the aliveness and sense of direction that come from fully want ing what we want, while remaining openhearted about the possibility of not getting it? Please join CNVC Certified Trainer Bob Wentworth to experience an exploration around this issue.

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)

The Capital NVC Community Circle is hosting another coffee/tea/NVC event on Tuesday evening, June 15 at 7:00 p.m (Le Pain Quotidien (http://www.lepainquotidien.com/) Dupont Circle ) We had so much fun in April that our intention is to have fun again. Come chat with us while you sip and nibble (or choicefully abstain) and get to know others in our NVC community.

For information, email Mary McGovern at rice...@yahoo.com (click dots for full address)

Family HEART camp is an unforgettable week-long immersion in NVC for parents and children, located in an oasis of natural beauty just outside of Washington DC. Have fun together and learn to relate in ways that say "You matter!" to everyone involved. For details, see http://familyheartcamp.org/

The Capital NVC Community Circle is hosting a coffee/tea/NVC event on Wednesday evening, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Come chat with us while you sip and nibble (or choicefully abstain) and get to know others in our NVC community.

"My intention is to continue the conversations I started at the community event held in January...and to start new ones," says Rhonda Eldridge, one of the event's co-organizers.