Holidays can be rich experiences, giving us a chance to play and to re-connect with loved ones – but sometimes things go awry: We may see others’ expectations as demands, feeling forced into roles we do not wish to play.. We may find family members' stories boring or insulting, or their political views intolerable.. Maybe we’re in a bad patch, and don’t really want to celebrate.. Or perhaps a loved one seems unwilling to connect.
This month we will look at difficult holiday scenarios and see how the NVC tools of empathy and self-empathy can transform them.
Our Baltimore group meets one Sunday a month for an NVC workshop and practice. To help orient "newbies" we usually spend about half an hour focusing on NVC principles. It's no surprise to "oldies" that this adds depth to our understanding too.
In December we will review the first step of the NVC model, observation.
For more information, please contact Barbra shiatsuacupuncture [at] verizon [dot] net or Hope at lifeworks [at] earthlink [dot] net. (Click dots to expose full email addresses.) The phone number for Barbra is 410.360.3534 and for Hope is 410 486 6086.