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Two workshops with visiting CNVC-Certified Trainer Jeff Brown and Capitol NVC's Bob Wentworth
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING: "Speaking Peace: Introduction to Compassionate Communication"
DATE: Friday, February 13, 2009 (6:30 pm – 9:30 pm)
PARTICIPANTS: Open to all learning levels. Designed for people with no prior experience, and as preparation for the main workshop on February 14-15.
DESCRIPTION: Discover a life-transforming communication practice that builds trust, transforms conflict, and creates harmony in your relationships. In this session, you will learn how to create a quality of connection between yourself and others where everyone's needs, even in conflict situations, are held with care and compassion... without resorting to punishment, force, manipulation, blame or other approaches that we end up paying for later. Learn how to honor your deepest desires in every moment, and never give in or give up on your needs again.
You will learn how to:
If you are new or relatively new to Nonviolent Communication, please plan on joining us on Friday!
Violence numbs the heart; Nonviolence gives voice to the heart's deepest desires. – Gandhi
PARTICIPANTS: Designed for people with some previous NVC experience (such as Friday's introductory session)
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a special opportunity to deepen your practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), focused on creating inner peace. This is an intermediate-level training, so we request that participants have previous experience with NVC (such as Friday evening's introductory session).
In the same way that we can transform our interpersonal relationships, we can use NVC principles and skills to radically change our relationship with ourself -- which is often our most difficult relationship of all!
When we are able to free ourselves from toxic, self-judgmental thinking that leads to guilt, shame and fear, we become fully alive. Then, we are able to deal with daily challenges and opportunities with a clear mind and an open heart, and experience the joy of compassionate giving and receiving.
Topics will include:
We expect to enjoy a wonderful weekend together. Please sign up today, to ensure your space, and to support Jeff in having confidence in the merits of buying a plane ticket!
LOCATION: Silver Spring, Maryland
COST:
Introduction (Friday only): $35/person
Main Workshop (Sat. and Sun.): $200/person
WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR FEE:
* Register for all 3 days and save $10 ($225 total);
* Earlybird discount (by January 16) for Sat./Sun: $175 (save $25), or all 3 days: $195 (save $30);
* For those who are not able to afford our fee requests due to their financial situation -- even after applying the discounts -- we have a few work exchange opportunities. Contact Bob about this.
DETAILS ABOUT TRAINING: Contact Jeff Brown at 812-320-3842 or jeff@heartfeltcommunication.com
REGISTER: Contact Bob Wentworth by email or at 703-472-3647. Checks can be made payable to ‘Bob Wentworth’ and sent to 7102 Swansong Way, Bethesda, MD 20817.
We are limiting the size to preserve a quality learning environment -- register early to reserve your seat! Credit card payments also accepted online (email Jeff for a secure payment link).
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
JEFF BROWN, M.A., lives in St. Louis, Missouri and is a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication. He has a master's degree in Spiritual Psychology and offers training, counseling and conflict resolution services to individuals, organizations and public groups throughout the U.S. and beyond. He has shared NVC in 15 states and 4 countries, including Japan and South Korea.
Jeff has been studying and practicing Nonviolent Communication since 1999, and is also trained in community mediation. Learn more about Jeff: http://www.heartfeltcommunication.com
BOB WENTWORTH, Ph.D., lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and leads classes and
workshops for Capitol NVC. He offers communication coaching and mediation, and works with couples on relationship issues, all using the tools of NVC. Bob is a graduate of the BayNVC North American NVC Leadership Program, is a candidate for trainer certification with the Center for Nonviolent Communication.
Bob has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University, and is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution.
Bob and Jeff met at an NVC retreat in Columbus, Ohio in 2008 and had an instant affinity for each other. Now, they are working together, and have co-created this workshop to combine their experience and offer this training in the spirit of learning, fun and growth for all.