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March 2019
The BayNVC Immersion Program 2019
Nonviolent Communication is about more than what you say. It’s about developing internal resources to realize our potential and live in line with our values. It’s about showing up authentically and compassionately in all circumstances, learning to care more fully for ourselves and for others, and transforming…
Find out more »June 2019
French NVC Pre-Intensive Workshop
Over four days, you will first gain understanding of the principles and consciousness needed to make NVC relevant to people from all groups. Next, you will work on designing a workshop for one group of your choice, utilizing techniques from principle based teaching and graphic facilitation to develop your approach and materials for the workshop. Incredible, hands-on learning awaits!
Find out more »2019 French NVC Intensive
Are you eager to explore how an NVC lens can be applied to the challenging topics of Power, Privilege, Access and Inclusion. You can do so in an immersive, 9-day retreat where we envision bringing together the values of NVC and social justice work to support individuals in facing realities of the world we live in.
Find out more »Questioning Money Call
Description For years and years, I’ve been fascinated by economics, and never able to make sense of it even though I was always good with numbers and studied theoretical mathematics for some years. It was decades before I understood why: economics is premised on the…
Find out more »Facing Privilege Call
Description The Facing Privilege Conference Calls are an opportunity for people to engage with themselves and with others on the deep questions that arise as we reflect on the question of privilege, such as: How can we learn about our privilege when we are so…
Find out more »Empowered Communication, 5-weeks (Mondays)
$600 regular tuition; $400 scholarship rate (when available) 5 Mondays, June 24 through July 22, 2019, 6:00-9:00pm. Never again will you believe that a person is too hard to work with, a decision too complicated to make, or a conversation too difficult to have. …
Find out more »Communication Dojo Drop-In
Dates Mondays 7pm – 9pm Cost Introductory rate: $30 – $10 sliding scale Registration No registration needed. All welcome. “I gained so many insights about myself and learned many skills on how to connect with people better. Now I have the wisdom and tools to achieve…
Find out more »Summer practice & coaching, 6-week series (Tuesdays)
Regular tuition $480; Scholarship rate (when available) $350 6 Tuesdays, June 25 through July 30, 2019, 6:30pm-8:30pm COURSE DESCRIPTION Let’s make your NVC work! Bring your real life situations, those conversations you wish you could have. We’ll apply the principles, consciousness and tools of Nonviolent…
Find out more »Principle-Based-Teaching Coaching Call
Description Principle-Based-Teaching Coaching Calls are designed for people who have been integrating NVC for a while, who are now sharing NVC with others in various forms, and would like to engage with others and with Miki in deepening our collective capacity to bring NVC to…
Find out more »July 2019
Communication Dojo Drop-In
Dates Mondays 7pm – 9pm Cost Introductory rate: $30 – $10 sliding scale Registration No registration needed. All welcome. “I gained so many insights about myself and learned many skills on how to connect with people better. Now I have the wisdom and tools to achieve…
Find out more »Communication Dojo: “Intimate Relationships”, 4-week Series
In this series we’ll be covering the essentials of healthy communication within intimate relationships. Even if you don’t believe that your issues are really about communication, you will not be able to address them effectively unless you have a way of communicating that works for you both. We invite you to take the plunge and join us on July 16th! Our workshop participants are often surprised by how much fun they have as they work together on improving their communication!
Find out more »Innate Empathy: Strengthening the Heart
• Build a foundation for healthy relationships • Learn ways to increase access to empathy • Strengthen internal stability and resilience How consistently are we able to use our communication tools, meditation techniques, or psychological frameworks for well-being, balance and connection in our work and daily…
Find out more »August 2019
Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – Santa Cruz, CA
A Retreat to Co-create Personal and Collective Capacity Offered by Miki Kashtan and other NGL trainers and NGL apprentices Please Note: The retreat officially starts at 11am Thursday August 15, but folks who are staying on site are encouraged (it’s included in the cost of…
Find out more »Wise Speech Retreat: Waking Up Together
with Donald Rothberg and Oren Jay Sofer • Deepen insight and self-understanding • Train the heart to find balance when challenged • Learn practical tools for effective dialogue Non-Residential Retreat Dates: August 20 – 25, 2019, 9am-5pm daily Sliding Scale: $350 Registration fee + donation to…
Find out more »October 2019
Somatically Speaking: Cultivating Authentic Communication
Our ability to communicate openly, honestly and kindly is a core part of the contemplative path affecting our mind, our relationship, and quality of life. Join us for this unique daylong to develop more skill and flexibility in this area. We’ll explore a range of…
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