Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a practical process for communicating compassion and assertiveness while supporting a consciousness of our interconnectedness and shared humanity. NVC provides concrete ways to create the quality of connection between people where everyone's needs can be met. It inspires understanding and a natural desire to contribute to one another.

A good place to start! Come prepared to laugh, learn and be deeply inspired.

Fri, Nov 5, 7:00-9:30pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.

Thu, Nov 11, 7:00-9:30pm. Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma.

Fee is $0-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

Saturday, Nov 6, 9:30am-5:00pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Spend the day with Marshall learning the fundamentals of the nonviolent communication process. Fee is $80-$150. 6 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

The practice of NVC helps create essential emotional habits: observing without judging, connecting with feelings and needs, and making clear, present and 'doable' requests. All of those often dramatically enhance connection to self and others, and provide the basis for living a compassionate, authentic life.

Saturday, Nov 6, 7:00-9:30pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Do you struggle to integrate your spirituality into daily life? Would you like to live your daily life with more authenticity and compassion? Join Marshall for a special evening where he describes the spiritual basis of NVC. Fee is $15-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

Saturday, Nov 13, 9:30am-5:00pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Come spend the day with Marshall learning to translate anger and other painful emotions - yours and others' - into powerful vehicles for change, healing and connection. This training will not include the basics of NVC. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic NVC model by attending trainings or reading the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Fee is $80-$150. 6 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

Saturday, Nov 13, 7:00-9:30pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Our families are where our basic ideas about life and human beings are shaped. Come get inspired about how you can transform your family life - with your children, your partner, or your family of origin - and contribute to making peace in the world. Fee is $15-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's, RN's.

Sunday, Nov 14, 9:30am-5:00pm. Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley.
NVC can dramatically improve our relationships by helping us focus attention on empathic understanding of others, without compromising ourselves. In this workshop Marshall will lead participants into the theory and practice of NVC. This training will not include the basics of NVC. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic NVC model by attending trainings or reading the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Fee is $80-$150. 6 CE credits available for MFT's and LCSW's.

Sunday-Monday, Nov 21-22, 9:30am-5:00pm. Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley.
Many of us carry pain that prevents healing and new possibilities in our lives. This is a 2-day intensive workshop focused on healing emotional pain and on learning how to give and receive empathy for suffering of all kinds. Attend Sunday or both days. This training will not include the basics of NVC. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic NVC model by attending trainings or reading the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Fee is $160-$300 ($80-150 for Sunday only). 12 CE credits available for MFT's and LCSW's.

Sunday, Nov 14, 7:00-9:30pm. Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley.
Come hear Marshall describe his radical vision of social systems that respond to our needs and contribute to sustainable living on the planet. Marshall will focus his talk particularly on worldwide networks in five different areas: economics, education, justice, healthcare, and peacekeeping. Fee is $0-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

Co-sponsor for this event: KPFA
Monday, Nov 15, 7:00-9:30pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Can we learn to keep our hearts open regardless of the state of the world? Marshall will demonstrate how the NVC process can help us humanize the players in the world, as well as those reporting to us, to help us deepen our commitment to peace at every level. Fee is $15-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's and LCSW's.

Saturday, Nov 20, 9:30am-5:00pm. Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley.
This workshop will expand the application of NVC skills beyond peer or personal relationships. We will explore how to bring NVC consciousness to bear on power relations as well as to address social divisions such as race, class, sexual orientation, nationality, physical ability, and others. This training will not include the basics of NVC. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic NVC model by attending a training or reading the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Fee is $80-$150. 6 CE credits for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

Saturday, Nov 20, 7:00-9:30pm. Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley.
Our words have the power to create profound healing, yet our habitual ways of speaking often prevent us from connecting with that power. Spend the evening with Marshall as he shares tools and insights from 40 years of working for peace. Fee is $15-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's and LCSW's.

Friday, Nov 19, 7:00-9:30pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
As US prison populations continue to climb, housing mainly people of color, many of us are searching for new approaches to addressing violence and crime. Learn about a restorative approach to justice based on empathic connection with everyone affected by violence. Fee is $15-$45. 2.5 CE credits available for MFT's and LCSW's.

Co-sponsor for these events: Earthlight Magazine
Come be inspired with the possibilities for engaging in social change without losing your heart, and be re-motivated by the vision of what you want to create instead of anger and frustration at what's not working in the world.

Wed, Nov 17, 7:00-9:30pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Fee is $10-$45. 2.5 CE credits for MFT's and LCSW's.

Thu, Nov 18, 9:30am-5:00pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
Fee is $35-$150. 6 CE credits for MFT's and LCSW's.

Co-sponsors for this event: JBK Solutions and Words That Work.
Tuesday, Nov 16, 9:00am-12 noon. Preservation Park, Oakland.
Even in the most highly charged situations NVC tools help to repair relationships, defuse conflicts and increase teamwork. NVC can support you in introducing and managing change while attending to individuals at all levels of the organization effectively through direct and powerful communication. Fee is $75-$120.

Co-sponsors for this event: JBK Solutions and Words That Work.
Tuesday, Nov 16, 1:30pm-4:30pm. Preservation Park, Oakland.
Key to effective management in organizations is the capacity to give and receive feedback. Almost everyone wants feedback, and hardly anyone wants criticism. In this workshop you will learn how to offer clear and skillful feedback to employees and co-workers at any level. Marshall will share concrete tools for translating performance concerns into specific observations and tying them to measurable strategies and outcomes. Fee is $75-$120.

Friday, Nov 5, 9am-1pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
If you have ever experienced stress or despair about being able to deliver quality health care to patients while meeting increasing institutional and economic pressures, this workshop will support you in reducing stress and enhancing connection and hope. Marshall will offer tools for communicating more effectively with patients and co-workers, as well as specific skills for preventing burnout through self-empathy. Fee is $50-$85. 4 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.

Co-sponsors for this event: JBK Solutions and Words That Work.
Friday, Nov 19, 1:00-5:00pm. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland.
If you are a professional mediator or facilitate conflict resolution in any other capacity, this workshop will support your work by offering you a powerful needs-based approach to address conflicts of all kinds. You will learn clear steps for reaching directly into the heart of conflict, and for assisting others in hearing each other in times of conflict and in reaching consensual solutions to meet both parties' needs. Fee is $50-$85. 4 MCLE credits available for an additional fee of $20. 4 CE credits available for MFT's, LCSW's and RN's.