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May 2019
Relational Dharma: Waking Up Together (5-day Retreat)
with Oren Jay Sofer and Bart van Melnik Bring more awareness to relationship Use dialogue as a spiritual practice Develop tools for skillful communication Residential Retreat: Barre, MA. Dates: May 3 – 9, 2018 Cost: Sliding Scale $390-$1074 plus donation to teachers Registration: via Barre Center for Buddhist Studies About…
Find out more »Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – Warsaw, Poland
A Retreat to Co-create Personal and Collective Capacity Offered by a team including Miki Kashtan, other NGL trainers, and NGL apprentices Call for Participation Is the power of nonviolence – courage, truth, and love – deeply calling to your spirit? Are you longing for deeper…
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 »August 2019
Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – Santa Cruz, CA
Please Note: The retreat officially starts at 11 am, Thursday, August 15, but folks who are staying on-site are encouraged (it’s included in the cost of the meals and lodging) to arrive starting at 5 pm the night before, Wednesday, August 14. A Retreat to…
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 »September 2019
Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – Mexico
This training will be presented in Spanish. Information and registration available at this link.
Find out more »October 2019
From Fear to Freedom: The Compass Toward Our Liberation
Residential participants are invited to arrive (as early as 5 pm) on Friday, October 4th, to allow yourself plenty of spaciousness to settle in before the program begins the following morning, October 5th, at 11 am. There is no additional charge for this extra night…
Find out more »Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – Stony Point, NY
A Retreat to Co-create Personal and Collective Capacity Offered by a team including Miki Kashtan, Uma Lo, Tarek Maassarani, and other NGL trainers, and NGL apprentices You are invited to chat with the organizers and past participants this Tuesday, September 24th, 7 p.m. EDT. Scroll…
Find out more »January 2020
The 2020 Living Peace Retreat
Are you interested in developing skills to keep your heart strong in the face of the immense challenges of our times? The tools of Nonviolent Communication can support us to keep ourselves healthy in turbulent times and to make a difference for everyone whose…
Find out more »May 2020
Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – Europe, CANCELLED
Thank you so much for holding out in the uncertainty of what would happen with our previously scheduled in-person retreat in Poland, May 20-26. We want to let you know that we have taken the very painful decision to cancel the event altogether. It took…
Find out more »August 2020
Mobilizing for Nonviolent Global Liberation – California (Santa Cruz)
Thank you so much for holding out in the uncertainty of what would happen with our previously scheduled in-person retreat in California, August 20-26. We want to let you know that we have taken the very painful decision to cancel this event altogether. We are…
Find out more »Say What You Mean: A Mindful Communication Retreat
Mindfulness practice provides a powerful support for clear, kind, and effective conversations. Join author, communication trainer and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer for this introduction to Mindful Communication in an online weekend retreat. We will explore how our contemplative practice can provide a foundation for…
Find out more »September 2020
Alive and Empowered: A Virtual Intensive Training in NVC
Watch this video to hear how each of our trainers first encountered NVC and why it spoke to them so deeply. We learned to speak — and to keep silent — as toddlers, and our patterns of communication are as deeply ingrained as our native…
Find out more »January 2021
Living Peace at Home and at Work
Are you interested in developing skills to keep your heart strong in the face of the immense challenges of our times? The tools of Nonviolent Communication can support us to keep ourselves healthy in turbulent times and to make a difference for everyone whose…
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