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August 2020
SELF-PACED “Intimate Relationships”, Communication Dojo ONLINE Course
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! Our workshop participants are often surprised by how much fun they have as they work together on improving their communication!
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 »An Introduction to Convergent Facilitation: A Pathway to Efficient, Collaborative Decisions
A series of 5 Saturdays starting August 8 co-facilitated by Roxy Manning and Lisa Rothman Description Now more than ever, we see the devastating consequences when stakeholders aren’t involved in making decisions that affect them. Convergent Facilitation can help. It’s a three-phase decision making process…
Find out more »September 2020
ON LINE Empowered Commun 1, 5 Tuesdays
COST: $400.00 regular tuition; $325 scholarship rate (when available) 5 Tuesdays, September 1 through September 29, 2020. “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 »An Introduction to Convergent Facilitation: A Pathway to Efficient, Collaborative Decisions
A series of 5 Saturdays starting August 8 co-facilitated by Roxy Manning and Lisa Rothman Description Now more than ever, we see the devastating consequences when stakeholders aren’t involved in making decisions that affect them. Convergent Facilitation can help. It’s a three-phase decision making process…
Find out more »Say What You Mean: 12-Week Online Course
NOTE: This is the first session of a 12-week course. Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:30pm PT September 8th – December 1st, 2020* *Skips Tuesday October 20th for a break half-way through the course. This 12-week online course offers training in Oren Jay Sofer’s unique, integrated approach…
Find out more »Say What You Mean: 12-Week Online Course
NOTE: This is the second session of a 12-week course. Tuesdays, 5:00 – 6:30pm PT September 8th – December 1st, 2020* *Skips Tuesday October 20th for a break half-way through the course. This 12-week online course offers training in Oren Jay Sofer’s unique, integrated approach…
Find out more »Mindful Communication: Weekend Program
Living Your Values Mindfulness practice provides a powerful support for clear, kind, and effective conversations. Join author and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer for this exploration of how our spiritual practice can provide a foundation for bringing more compassion, clarity, and connection into our speech…
Find out more »October 2020
Mindful Communication Foundations (Wednesdays, Berkeley)
*Note—this is the first session of a 7-week class that meets on Wednesday evenings. Registration for this course is not yet open. Please add your name to the list to be notified when registration opens. The Foundations of Mindful Communication • Learn core tools for…
Find out more »ON LINE Empowered Commun Two, 5 Tuesdays
COST: $400.00 regular tuition; $325 scholarship rate (when available) 5 Tuesdays, October 13 through November 10, 2020 NVC has already been contributing to my life. I’m feeling so peaceful and happy. The relationship between me and my parents has been developing little by little…
Find out more »November 2020
The Compass: An Integrative Roadmap Towards Personal, Familial, and Social Liberation
An 8-month course involving weekly or bi-weekly 2 hour online courses (frequency depends on chosen track). “I offer you something radical, a real process of transformation, compassion, and courage, to get to know yourself and others.” ~ Arnina Kashtan “The Compass” is Arnina Kashtan’s unique…
Find out more »ON LINE Empowered Commun 1, 5 Mondays
COST: $400.00 regular tuition; $325 scholarship rate (when available) 5 Mondays, November 16 through December 14, 2020. “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 »December 2020
The Art of Mindful Communication
Living Your Values Mindfulness practice provides a powerful support for clear, kind, and effective conversations. Join author and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer for this exploration of how our spiritual practice can provide a foundation for bringing more compassion, clarity, and connection into our speech…
Find out more »January 2021
Cultivating Authentic Communication: 6-week LIVE Online Course
NOTE: This is the first session of a six-week course. January – March, 2021 Dates TBA, 5:00 – 6:30pm PT This 6-week online course with author and teacher Oren Jay Sofer offers training in his unique, integrated approach to communication. It is specifically designed to…
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