Name: Speak from the Heart-Build relationship skills with compassion for you & others
Start: 2024-11-03T19:30:00.000Z
End: 2024-11-04T01:00:00.000Z
Location: 2727 California Street

**Develop Your Feedback Skills**
Friday\, March 29th & Friday\, April 12th 2024 \| 10a\-1p PST

Join us for an immersive workshop spanning two interconnected three-hour sessions, uniquely designed to elevate how you give feedback. Our approach is based in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), emphasizing empathy, compassion, and awareness in communication. This workshop transcends the typical boundaries of workplace communication, extending valuable insights and skills into every facet of interpersonal relationships. Whether you are new to NVC or have extensive experience, participants at all levels have found profound value in this approach.

We have a special treat for the upcoming feedback workshop beginning 9/27/24—Phoenix's dear friend and colleague, Mika Maniwa, will be co-teaching it with her. Mika Maniwa is a certified NVC trainer of Japanese descent based in Vancouver, BC. She has been teaching NVC and leading practice groups for over 15 years.

**Workshop Overview:**

**Part I:**
**Self-Connection Tools:** Learn essential self-connection tools that lay the foundation for giving feedback. These tools are crucial for ensuring that your feedback comes from a place of authenticity and alignment with your values.
**Foundation and Best Practices:** We start by introducing structured approaches and best practices for offering feedback. You’ll learn not just the 'how' but also the 'why' behind effective feedback. This exploration will enable you to offer feedback in your own words and voice, ensuring authenticity.
**Part II:**
**Expanding Tools and Techniques:** Building on Part I, this session introduces more tools and refines the skills previously discussed. We'll explore the influences of power and privilege on communication dynamics and offer strategies to become more aware and resourceful in these contexts. We delve deeper into the nuances of offering feedback.

**Unique Approach:**
**Somatic Exercises and Role-Plays:** Experience the power of somatic exercises and role-plays, designed to help you internalize and embody the principles of Nonviolent Communication in an immersive, experiential learning environment. These interactive practices, coupled with small group exercises, offer you the opportunity to authentically apply these techniques to real-life scenarios, ensuring the skills you learn are not only practical but also immediately applicable to situations that matter most to you.

**Beyond the Workplace:** While the skills are applicable in a work environment, this workshop is tailored to be beneficial in various aspects of life, from personal relationships to community interactions.

**Impact of the Workshop:**
Participants have reported a qualitative shift in how they offer feedback, moving towards a more open and connected approach. This shift allows for feedback that is not only effective but also deeply resonant with both the giver and receiver.

Phoenix’s style of teaching is focused on the consciousness and underlying principles of the NVC process so that each practitioner can express NVC authentically in their voice.

**Investment in Yourself:**
The tuition for this two\-part workshop series is $200\. Friday\, March 29th 10a\-1p PST & Friday\, April 12th 2024 \| 10a\-1p PST We are committed to accessibility and have a policy of never turning anyone away for financial reasons\. If you require special accommodations\, please reach out to us\.
To register follow this link: [https://go.lifteconomy.com/offering-feedback-in-the-workplace](https://go.lifteconomy.com/offering-feedback-in-the-workplace)

Embark on a journey to master a feedback approach that brings out your best qualities and encourages the same in others all within the empowering framework of Nonviolent Communication.

**Save On The Series**
Although each of these trainings are valuable individually, we believe that they're more transformative when taken as a series — allowing more opportunities to build skills over time and in community. [https://go.lifteconomy.com/culture-offerings](https://go.lifteconomy.com/culture-offerings)

**Facilitator:** Phoenix Soleil, an artist, activist, educator, and certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers a nurturing approach to developing communication skills. You may explore more about Phoenix's work and insights through various videos and audio recordings available on her website, [phoenixsoleil.com.](http://phoenixsoleil.com/)

We have a special treat for the upcoming feedback workshop beginning 9/27/24—Phoenix's dear friend and colleague, Mika Maniwa, will be co-teaching it with her.

Mika Maniwa is a certified NVC trainer of Japanese descent based in Vancouver, BC. She has been teaching NVC and leading practice groups for over 15 years. She has been exploring what NVC can bring to issues of social location and racialized trauma to strengthen relationships within organizations.

Bay Area Compassionate Communication Community

Phoenix S

Offering Feedback In The Workplace, 2 Part Workshop

Online event

**We're delighted to present 3 guest trainers**:

* **[Celia Landman](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/celia-landman)**, Author of *[When the Whole World Tips](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730979/when-the-whole-world-tips-by-celia-landman/)* and CNVC Certified Trainer
* **[Shawn Specht](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-specht-39803a27a/)**, Candidate for CNVC Certification
* **[Leeza Pesenson](https://www.pesenson.com)**, Communication Coach & Trainer

**Session topics**\*

***"Calm Within: Harnessing NVC to Navigate Anxiety" with Leeza***
In this 2-hour interactive workshop, we will explore how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can be a powerful tool for understanding and managing anxiety. Interactive activities will help you practice transforming self-judgments into compassionate self-awareness, learn to express needs with clarity, and make requests for support. By the end of the session, you'll leave with practical NVC strategies to help you navigate anxiety in your daily life and enhance your emotional resilience on your journey toward greater inner calm and interdependence.

***"The cost of hiding our needs" with Celia***
In this workshop, we will examine the patterns of ignoring our own needs and putting others first. By attuning to our bodies, our needs, and mourning our choices, we can learn to support ourselves in trying something different.

***"Shame removal system" with Celia***
Don't you wish you could take shame out of you? Me too. What I've learned is that shame is a message that needs my understanding. The way to remove shame from me is to transform it with my own compassionate care. Come listen to what your shame is asking from you.

***"Connecting requests as a path to share power"***

**Schedule for Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29**
9:30am: Arrive / Mingle / Setup - Connect early!
9:40am: Introduction to Nonviolent Communication
10:30am: Arrive for Session 1 - Connection Time
10:45am: Session 1
12:15pm: Break for Lunch (bring drinks or a side if you feel moved to do so. We'll provide a make-your-own sandwich bar. All welcome to join!)
1:00pm: Arrive for Session 2 - Connection Time
1:15pm: Session 2
3:15pm: End & opportunities to help clean up

Each session will include instruction, small group discussion, and practical exercises using compassionate communication (a.k.a. Nonviolent Communication)

**Financial Accessibility** is important to us. We offer this training as a gift. (You can attend for free AND) We request $25-$75 per session to support our **Sustainability**. This covers our expenses for our time, training materials, travel, and accommodation.

Accepted payment methods:
Venmo - 408-359-7997 or @Eric-Huang-2100
Paypal - @EricH988
Zelle - 650-861-1630
Cash - on-site

Please RSVP and invite your friends --or better yet, your enemies 😅

**Physical accessibility:** The space we use has a wheelchair ramp and a wheelchair-accessible restroom. All activities will be do-able from a wheelchair or with limited mobility. We may be able to offer accommodations for those with vision difficulties upon advance request.

**Have questions?** Please email us at humboldtcompassion@gmail.com to make sure we see your message. or 408-359-7997 - Whatsapp, text or voice messages welcome...

Humboldt Compassionate Communication Community

Eric Huang

Melissa Newkirk

Eric

6th Conference - Humboldt Compassionate Communication

Blue Lake Community Resource Center

Join us Sat Oct 5 for our 2nd NVC Weekend Workshop in Las Vegas!

Please RSVP here on Meetup AND register on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-las-vegas-nonviolent-communication-workshop-tickets-1008129541597?aff=oddtdtcreator) here. Doing both gives us clarity.

We plan to cover basics in the first session and build on what we practiced in August. We try to make practices accessible to new and returning learners.

**Schedule for Saturday Oct 5**
**9:30am: Coffee/Tea/Meet and Mingle**

**10:00am: Session 1a - NVC Foundations** (new or returning we hope be something for you in this interactive workshop).

**10:45am: Session 1b -** **NVC Concept with Practice**

**12:00pm Break for Lunch -** Potluck - please bring something to share with 6 people

**1:00pm Session 2 - Deprogramming your Body to More Easily Say "No" and Hear "No"** \- Learn somatic methods to learn how to say and hear no with empathy and clarity\. This will be active and interactive\.

**3:00pm Session 3 - “Calm Within: Harnessing NVC to Navigate Anxiety"**
Explore how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can be a powerful tool for understanding and managing anxiety. Interactive activities will help you practice transforming self-judgments into compassionate self-awareness, learn to express needs with clarity, and make requests for support. You'll leave with practical NVC strategies to help you navigate anxiety in your daily life and enhance your emotional resilience on your journey toward greater inner calm and interdependence.

**5:00pm Clean-Up**

Each session will include instruction, small group discussion, and practical exercises using compassionate communication (Nonviolent Communication)

**Sessions led by Certified Trainer Eric Huang**
**and Co-Trainer, Leeza Pesenson**

We offer this training as a gift. (So you can attend for free AND) We request $25-$75 per 2 hour session. This covers our expenses for our training materials, and our air travel/food. We hope to have free books to share too!

Location at a private home in Spring Valley will be announced in [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-las-vegas-nonviolent-communication-workshop-tickets-1008129541597?aff=oddtdtcreator) 3 days before the event.

You can reach Eric at coachericayso@gmail.com or at 408-359-7997 for general questions.

Las Vegas Nonviolent Communication Meetup Group

sarah

Mee Ah

2nd NVC Workshop Day in Vegas

In each session, with Cecilia Kremer's guidance, we practice Compassionate (Non-Violent) Communication through a combination of teaching, journaling, experiential activities, role playing, group discussions and Q & A.

**\* Email Cecilia to get Zoom link: kremer.cecilia@gmail.com**

You will have the choice to engage in meaningful conversations on **how to create deep connections, express authentically, understand fully, navigate conflict and power struggles with creativity and compassion, establish boundaries and much more**.

Your learning is boosted through the experiences of others, and the collective wisdom that is built together. You will leave each session with the concrete experience that a real compassionate world is possible. And my hope is that you will carry that over & out into your work & life, creating a ripple effect.

**Join us and embrace Empathy as the foundational skill for emotional & relational intelligence, and** **visionary leadership.**

To become skillful is not just about knowing, but also incorporating knowledge into new behaviors. And the best way to achieve that is through practice in community.

Cecilia Kremer

JA McCarney

The Empathy Empowered Practice

Widespread reactivity and polarization blocks us from connecting to ourselves and others., This workshop offers a powerful alternative: Nonviolent Communication (NVC). We invite people of all backgrounds who want to cultivate peace, empathy, and connection in their lives and communities. Through engaging exercises, role-playing, and real-life scenarios, participants will learn to express their needs and feelings honestly while listening to others with deep empathy and understanding.
We strive to create a space where individuals explore how to navigate challenging conversations, defusing judgment, shame and blame, and building bridges with compassion and empathy. . Participants will leave with practical tools they can apply immediately to bring more clarity, collaboration and creativity into personal and professional relationships.
We hope to build community. In addition to offering tools and practice, we hope to foster co-support within the group. We hope to support journey toward nonviolence and deeper human connection.

We believe that now, more than ever, it’s essential to build communities grounded in empathy and mutual respect. Join us?

**Agenda**
Sunday November 3, 2024
11:30 Meet and Mingle
12pm Session 1
2pm Break
2:30pm Session 2
4:30pm Cleanup and Mingle

**Request for Support**
We request $20-$75 per session to support our Sustainability. This covers our expenses for our time, training materials, travel, and accommodation. Sessions are offered as drop-in. Attend 1 or both sessions.
Payment details to be posted soon

**Financial Accessibility** is important to us. So you can attend for free.

You can reach Eric at livingconnectedcc@gmail.com or at 408-359-7997 whatsapp or text message.

You can reach Phoenix at phoenix@lifteconomy.com

Speak from the Heart-Build relationship skills with compassion for you & others

2727 California Street

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