Capital NVC

In Columbia Heights area, DC

“Welcoming Differences with Self-Care, Connection and Creativity” is a one-day retreat/workshop introduction to Nonviolent Communication, the work of psychologist/international mediator Marshall Rosenberg.   

Influenced by Gandhi, Freire and Rogers, NVC envisions a world of power-with creativity and harmony based on deep connection and empathy for self and others. NVC skills and practices support self-care and connection in families, workplaces and organizations and are bringing about deep social changes.

In Reston, VA  

This is a one-day retreat/workshop introduction to Nonviolent Communication, the work of psychologist/international mediator Marshall Rosenberg.  Influenced by Gandhi, Freire and Rogers, NVC envisions a world of power-with creativity and harmony based on deep connection and empathy for self and others. NVC skills and practices support self-care and connection in families, workplaces and organizations and are bringing about deep social changes.

A Communicating for Connection, Self-Care and Creativity Workshop/Retreat, an introduction to and deepening of the core practices of Nonviolent Communication, co-created based on the needs/hopes of those able to plan and come (w/optional lake/potluck dinner time afterwards).

Dominic Barter, a pioneer and leading actor in the Restorative Justice social movement, is coming to Washington DC, May 25th to offer a one-day overview of his work in Restorative Circles, and will use real-world examples of their value and impact, from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to now over 20 countries using this approach. Restorative Circles are increasingly valued for their ability to support communities of many kinds - families, schools, work teams, faith groups, neighborhoods.... - to understand and benefit from engaging with conflict and difference.

Collaborative Communication (also known as Nonviolent Communication or NVC) offers powerful tools and perspectives to support:

The following 2.5 hour workshop takes place as part of the 2013 UU Buddhist Fellowship Convocation held April 5-7at the Pearlstone Conference & Retreat Center just outside Baltimore:

[This is NOT a Nonviolent Communication (NVC) workshop. However, Focusing is a practice that many NVC practitioners experience as complementary to and supportive of their practice of NVC.]

Find the answers you need inside yourself with...

Focusing

From Needs to Requests Using Dance Floors (continued) (Baltimore)

The fourth piece of the NVC model is Requests.  Asking for what you want can be the beginning of a rich connection; it can be a gift that surprises and even delights the person you ask.  But sometimes it’s the start of a fight.  These offerings focus on ideas and practices that support the happier outcome.

This offering is a continuation of work on Requests, started in February when the focus was “Preparing for the Conversation”. 

Where: Park Heights Rd and Clarks Lane, Baltimore

The fourth piece of the NVC model is Requests.  Asking for what you want can be the beginning of a rich connection; it can be a gift that surprises and even delights the person you ask.  But sometimes it’s the start of a fight.  The next few Baltimore offerings focus on ideas and practices that support the happier outcome.