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Advanced Course

Living NVC with yourself and in every aspect of life

Advanced Course

Go deeper into the subtleties and applications of NVC

Courses in English

With Yoram or Nadine

These courses will take place ONLINE using Zoom

Courses are written in Amsterdam time zone: During summer time it is called CEST. During winter time it is CET: You can check your own time zone here

ONLINE in English:

(1) Wednesday evenings, with Yoram:
10 session course: 01 May – 17 July 2024, 18:30-21:30 (no session on 29 May & 12 June)

(1) Thursday mornings + 1 full Saturday, with Nadine:
‘Living Compassion Course’:
02 May – 04 July,
10:00-13.00 (no sessions on the 16 May & 20 June) + Saturday double session: June 22nd 10.00-17.30

Details about the trainer:  Yoram , Nadine

→  The courses will be held online with Zoom. Online sessions will be recorded and made available for participants to view (not to download) until 3 weeks after the course is over.

Scroll down to see details about the Living Compassion with Nadine

Advanced Course with Yoram:

In this course we will go deeper into the subtleties of embodying NVC in different corners of our lives, and we will grow together as a community of (baby) Giraffes. We will be supporting each other to deepen into the NVC paradigm both inside and outside of class.

NVC is a paradigm shift. It’s a completely new and different way of thinking from the one I learned growing up. I was educated to think in terms of right and wrong – NVC replaces this with a Needs connected way of understanding my relationship with myself and others.
It’s a subtle shift, and yet a huge shift in my whole being! Each little step I take towards embodying NVC in my life brings me to a new realm of possibilities for Empathy and connection with myself and others.

I can think of no other skill more worthwhile to learn than how to be with myself and others compassionately.

I’d be delighted if you join us.

Content

The Advanced course is not a pre-designed course. I design it session by session based on my inspiration and requests from participants. For this reason, every Advanced Course addresses different topics.

We will address topics such as:
❀ Transforming Enemy Images
❀ Being the Only Giraffe in the Dialogue
❀ The Art of Requesting – if you don’t ask, nothing will happen… Stand up for your needs!
❀ The Dynamics of Anger – how to express and listen to anger in a way that brings connection and cooperation
❀ Transforming Core Beliefs
❀ Fear Process
❀ Practicing Full Dialogue and Connecting in Conflicts
❀ The Art of Mourning
❀ Dependence-Independence-Interdependence
❀ Refining Empathy skills
❀ The boomerang effect of judgment
❀ Holding the delicate dynamics of demand energy to liberate us both
❀ Healing the Pain Between Us – how to transform hurt into connection/cooperation
❀ Empathy in the Body
❀ Street Giraffe
❀ Freeing from Stories – rejection stories, desperation stories and self-criticism
❀ Healing the dynamics between men and women
❀ Clearing up the Mess Dialogues
❀ What is love?
❀ The healing power of fantasy
❀ Core dynamics in Intimate Relationships
❀ Appreciation practices
❀ And much more…

The ‘Living Compassion’ Course by Nadine:

Robert Gonzales, Trainer for NVC (CNVC), has dedicated his life to living compassion. In his approach to NVC he emphasizes connection to the living, vibrant energy that needs carry as a doorway into our soul. Our practice lies in cultivating a felt sense experience of their energy inside of us. I have learned with Robert since 2006 and the tools I received have benefited me deeply, particularly in moments of pain and disconnection.

What will we do in the 'Living Compassion' course?

During this course I would like to introduce you to the living energy of needs and help you develop concrete skills to transform obstacles to embracing life compassionately and connect with the beauty and fullness of needs by sharing:
❀ Exercises to allow a felt experience of the fullness of needs vs. the lack.
❀  Concrete NVC based processes (e.g. Transforming the pain of unmet needs to the beauty of needs; Preparation for authentic dialogue) to add to your tool box for life.
❀  Contemplative practices like meditation and inquiries (alone and in pairs) that engage the heart and the felt sense of the body and can be used and established as an ongoing meditation practice in your life in order to live needs-based
❀  Time to get in touch with yourself as well as community time are an essential part of this course

I will mix in my own inspirations that I receive from mindfulness and yoga, neuroscientific approaches like Rick Hanson’s work, work with beliefs from Byron Katie’s approach and inspiration I receive from my NVC colleagues and friends.
For this course, the assistants have done Living Compassion work either with me or Robert Gonzales or both.
I would enjoy if you want to join me in this exploration.

Learning style (for both courses)

You will be invited to work on examples from your own life in an interactive and safe learning environment. We will practice Nonviolent Communication through demonstrations, role-play and exercises in order to integrate NVC values and language more into our daily lives.
The way we teach is: 30% Theory and 70% of Practice/Demonstration/Learning from LIVE situations that are happening in the here and now. Our focus is very much on the Embodied aspect of ‘Nonviolent Communication’, so be ready to dive.

Extra support

Assistants: We will have assistants accompanying us during this course. They’ve already completed the Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Year Courses with us and some are engaged in their steps toward teaching/sharing NVC.
For the ‘Living Compassion’ course, they have done Living Compassion work either with Nadine or with Robert Gonzales.

Desired Amount of Experience

These courses are open to you if you’ve completed a minimum of 60 hours of NVC training, or have completed Connecting2life’s Basic and Intermediate Courses.
In case of doubt, write us at:  info@connecting2life.net

When

All courses are written in Amsterdam time zone: During summer time it is called CEST. During winter time it is CET: You can check your own time zone here

ONLINE in English:

(1) Wednesday evenings, with Yoram:
10 session course: 01 May – 17 July 2024, 18:30-21:30 (no session on 29 May & 12 June)

(1) Thursday mornings + 1 full Saturday, with Nadine:
‘Living Compassion Course’:
02 May – 04 July,
10:00-13.00 (no sessions on the 16 May & 20 June) + Saturday double session: June 22nd 10.00-17.30

Details about the trainer:  Yoram , Nadine

→  The courses will be held online with Zoom. Online sessions will be recorded and made available for participants to view (not to download) until 3 weeks after the course is over.

Number of participants in the courses

For the course with Yoram: The max number of participants for the course with Yoram is 60.
For the course with Nadine: The max number of participants for the course with Nadine is 18.

Fee

For each of these courses, the fee is a choice of between €250-€500 (choice is depending on your income and free will).

→  The choice of fees depends on your income and free will. The idea behind a sliding scale is that we all have different current financial situations, and we like to be flexible so that your financial contribution fits your financial situation as well as your personal wish to support us.
→  Invoices are Vrijgesteld (VAT free).

❤ Regarding Money
We wouldn’t want money to prevent anyone from learning NVC! We see money as a strategy to care for the sustainability of our giving. It’s important for us to have a sense of mutual contribution. ‘Receiving’ supports us in meeting our practical stability (money), as well as supports us emotionally to be in balance and keep our hearts open to more giving. While we stand firmly for our need of mutual contribution, we’re flexible about possible strategies on how to meet this need. Money is our preferred strategy, as it’s easy for us to transfer it to the exact things that contribute to us. That being said, if the amount we ask would prevent you from joining, we can offer the following:
1. If you’re coming from a country where the income/currency is lower than the prices in euros, we’re open to finding a price that makes sense and keeps hearts open.
2. If you’re currently having a challenging period financially, you can pay us at a later date when your finances are better. Sometimes people even pay us a few years later.
3. We’re open to brainstorming other ways you can contribute to us, though it’s not always easy to find things that both you would enjoy contributing and that would actually be contributing to us.

Materials:

At the end of each session, you will receive:
– A written summary of the session
– A Zoom recording of the session to view (not for download), available until 3 weeks after the course is over.

To book your place:

To book your place, simply follow the 3 steps below. If you have any questions please contact us at:
info@connecting2life.net

1. Read the Terms & Conditions (Many of us never read ‘Terms & Conditions’… and, we would recommend you to read this one to be sure we’re together and on the same page).
2. Fill in the form below.
3. Complete the €90 non-refundable prepayment (To see the complete course fee click on the tab ‘Practical information’).
Regarding the remainder of the payment:
 We ask that you pay the remainder of the course fees within a week of finishing the course. We suggest you pay at the end because we like people to know what they’re paying for. We do this because we wish for your payment to be more connected to gratitude rather than to a sense of duty. If you prefer to pay earlier this is also welcome.

‘The regret period’:  If you change your mind within 14 days after sending the prepayment (and 3 days before the course has actually begun), we will fully refund your prepayment.

If you want to pay with options such as CREDIT CARD, IDEAL etc. fill in the form below.
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