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 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).

Collaborative Communication is a slightly new focus on Nonviolent Communication coming out of Emory University. The focus retains Nonviolent Communication's compassion and nonviolence, authenticity and connection while the orientation is toward workplace and social collaboration and
energetic creativity.

Enhance professional capabilities through:

• Building day-to-day communication skills
• Aligning individual values with group purpose
• Integrating personal needs with organizational ethics
• Sustaining cooperative teamwork

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

Sundays 4 - 6 p.m. starting March 21, 2010
Chesapeake, Virginia

"The Heart of Leadership" A five-week class on authentic leadership which draws on NVC principles. Prior experience with NVC is not required. Call or email for information or directions.

Contact: Eddie Oliver at 757-362-8222 or edd...@LifeGivingConversations.com.