Cours is written in Amsterdam time zone: During summer time it is called CEST. During winter time it is CET:

❀ ONLINE in English:

(1)  Tuesday evenings with Yoram:
11 session course: 23 January – 09 April 2024, 18:30-21:30 (no session on 06 February)

(2)  Thursday mornings + 1 Saturday: ‘Living Compassion in challenging times’ with Nadine:
11 sessions course:  25 January – 04 April, 10:00-13:00 (no session 07 & 28 March)
+  Double Session: Saturday 09 March 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.

* Details about the ‘Living Compassion in Challenging Times‘ Course by Nadine: scroll down

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.

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
❀ 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
❀ And much more…

The ‘Living Compassion in Challenging Times’ Course by Nadine:

At the heart of Marshall’s dream lay the hope for a world where we truly touch into our interconnectedness, all needs matter and find consideration in the way we inhabit the planet. His vision with NVC was to bring about Social Change.

The growing disconnection and sense of separation from each other and from our planet and all living beings that are calling it home has been of utter concern to Marshall and is of utter concern to me.

I find it very difficult not to lose hope in times of wars raging, increasing violence, an ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor, increasing auto-immune diseases, depression and other mental illnesses in children and adults, democracies tipping towards right wing leaderships who narrow the circle of concern towards national interests, the climate crisis, continuous prioritization of profit at the cost of human life and the health of our planet…

Yet, I feel ever more committed to do what it takes to transform my own inner violence, bias and blindness, and wake up to privileges that perpetuate this kind of separation and alienation. To let peace begin with me and to let me embody the needs I hold so dear.

If you, like me:

✨ feel affected by the suffering that we humans inflict on each other and the world,

✨ long to have a place where your grief for the world in all its expressions, e.g. despair, anger, emptiness, numbness, etc. has space,

✨ feel dedicated to do the inner work that helps you reconnect with your own hope, creativity and empowerment to contribute to the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible, come join me!

What will we do:

I like to work with processes and topics that help transform enemy images, attend to painful narratives that keep us separated from one another, work with our despair and our grief in a ritualistic way inspired by Joanna Macy, and hold tons of empathic space for one another. I will draw my inspirations from the work of Robert Gonzales, Marshall Rosenberg, Johanna Macy, Roxy Manning, Gabor Mate and many more.

What is required:

I will be holding this course for the first time due to my inner calling related to the recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East.

Because the pain around topics of violence and war, destruction of the planet etc. is very raw and can be very emotional for many of us, I look to work with people who are dedicated to hold an inclusive perspective, the intention to develop empathy and compassion for all sides, and are willing to go beyond political opinions to the heart of the pain and the beautiful longings that lie in each human heart and action.

The course requires a certain amount of co-holding and the capacity to take responsibility for our own triggers (e.g. make pro-active requests for support when triggered) in order to provide a safe space for one another and attend to each of the bleeding hearts together.

I like to create a space where we can express the rawness of our pain, (also if it comes in jackal) and to hold space for each other trusting that our shared intention is to come back and to help each other finding our way back to a place where our heart is open to include everyone and all of life.
I want to be sensitive that not everyone might feel resourced or ready to do this.

→  Therefore I like to ask you to please fill out this little questionnaire upon your registration.

I like to meet everyone beforehand and connect with people’s intentions, hopes and what they long to co-create before admitting people to the course.
If I have any questions about your answers, I will reach out to you for connection and to decide together whether the course seems to be a good fit at this particular point in time or whether another kind of support might be better for you.

The course will be limited to 12-14 people, plus 4-5 assistants.

Thank you so much, I look forward to meeting you and being in service of compassion together in times of division and fear.
Nadine

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.

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.

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

All courses are written in Amsterdam time zone: During summer time it is called CEST. During winter time it is CET:

❀ ONLINE in English:

(1)  Tuesday evenings with Yoram:
11 session course: 23 January – 09 April 2024, 18:30-21:30 (no session on 06 February)

(2)  Thursday mornings + 1 Saturday: ‘Living Compassion in challenging times’ with Nadine:
11 sessions course:  25 January – 04 April, 10:00-13:00 (no session 07 & 28 March)
+  Double Session: Saturday 09 March 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.

For the course with Yoram: The max number of participants for the course with Yoram is 50.
For the course with Nadine: The max number of participants for the course with Nadine is 12-14.

For the 11 session course: the fee is a choice of between €275-€550 (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.

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, simply follow the 3 steps below.
For the course with Nadine, registration happens in 2 steps due to the particular focus of the course:
Step 1: please fill in this questionnaire
Step 2: Nadine will reach out to you if there are any questions, or invite you to fill out the registration form and send the prepayment.
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.
If you want to make a regular BANK TRANSFER (only from EU banks) click this: link