Honesty
When feelings are moving in us (such as irritations, annoyance, boredom in the conversation…), we are often feeling deeply torn between two (terrible) options:
“Should I say it, or should I not?”
- Should I say it? (and endanger to hurt, endanger the connection)
- Or should I not? (Conceal my truth and thereby disconnecting myself.)
Whenever I think in terms of ‘either – or’, it leads me to a loose loose result: In both cases I risk to loose an important part of the connection. I call this ‘The dilemma of honesty’:
How to be fully me with people? How to be radically honest and not leave any part of myself aside?
While caring for, staying in and enriching the connection?
Shall I endanger the connection or shall I disappear from the connection? Neither!
So how can we be fully and radically honest, while caring for the relationships we have?
This was the main question that brought me to Nonviolent Communication (NVC). NVC showed me clear and practical ways to navigate this core dilemma in millions of situations we face day to day.
During this weekend, we will practice
❀ How to be fully honest in a way that creates connection instead of distance
❀ How to initiate a conversation where we ‘speak the unspoken’; where we navigate challenging, scary and honest dialogue
❀ How to connect with my own authenticity while being with others
❀ How to ask for what I want and learn to play big instead of playing small
❀ How to enjoy conflicts (instead of doing everything I can to avoid them). How to navigate ‘hurt’ as a path of healing, growth and closeness.
❀ How to hear the true intention (honesty) of the other person, no matter how they express it.
❀ How to move away from who is right or wrong and move into being ourselves fully, enjoying our differences
❀ How to bring life back into boring and disconnected conversations. How to make relationship meaningful to us
❀ How to act out of our own spirituality, integrity and freedom, moving away from what Marshall Rosenberg called “living in a society of nice, dead, polite people.”
❀ And more…
About NVC
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) (Phd. Marshall Rosenberg) is a practical communication tool that radically transforms your relationship with yourself and others. NVC cultivates assertive honesty mixed with a deep quality of Empathy.
NVC transforms conflicts into love and clarity.
Learning style
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.
Where
Okinawa, Japan
Address:
HAMACHŪ (Hamahiga Island Community Center)
19 Katsuren Hama, Uruma City, Okinawa 904-2315
When
Dates:
17-19 April 2026
Fee
Early Bird: ¥57,600
Regular: ¥72,000
Okinawa residents : ¥43,200
OPTION: Join both workshops in Okinawa (7 days total, with 1 day off in between):
Early Bird: ¥107,520
Regular: ¥134,000
Okinawa residents: ¥80,640
Language
The workshop will be taught in English with a consecutive translation into Japanese
Organizer
Organizing Team in Japan:
Yukari Tatsumura, Makiko Imai, Hisae Yamahata & Maki Nakamura
yoram26.nvc.japan@gmail.com
How to book your place:
To book your place and if you have any questions please contact our organizing Team in Japan:
Yukari Tatsumura, Makiko Imai, Hisae Yamahata & Maki Nakamura
yoram26.nvc.japan@gmail.com