There will be a FREE INTRODUCTION presented by Kathleen, May 3, 6:30pm to 9:30pm.  Everyone Welcome.

Friday, May 4, 2012

9:30AM – 5:30PM (Lunch Included)

Living Deeply In Connection

For those already integrating Compassionate Communication or Nonviolent Communication (NVC) who want to: ® Deepen alignment with their values and hopes  ® Bring more presence to each interaction ®  Dialogue with power and with care simultaneously

Saturday, May 5, 2012 ? 9:30AM – 5:30PM (Lunch Included)

Sunday, May 6 ? 1:30 – 5:30PM

The Strength of Connection: Creating Meaningful Relationships

For those fairly new to NVC:  During this two day workshop we will explore and practice new tools to: ® Transform potential conflict into connecting dialogue   ®  Learn where to go after “NO”  ® Motivate children without punishment and reward ® Repair ruptures in relationships ® Create more self-care and balance in our lives ® More fully live the love we feel

Facilitator:  Kathleen Macferran

Is a CNVC (Center for Nonviolent Communication) certified trainer from Bainbridge Island, WA, who shares this transformative communication tool with schools, community groups, churches, prison inmates and families. With the Freedom Project, she facilitates the transformation of prisoners into peacemakers.  She mentors others to share this NVC with integrity. Kathleen’s website:  StrengthofConnection.org.

The Location of all workshops is St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main St., Houston, TX .

Tuition requested is $125 for Friday ($100 for early bird- before Apr 7) and $165. for Sat/Sun ($140 for early bird). We would like all persons who desire to learn NVC to attend. If the suggested costs put you under financial strain, please contact Susan at susan@wildins.net or 281-412-4564.

Registration on-line or by mail:  www.HoustonNVC.org or mail registration to Susan Wildin, 1015 S. Wellsford Pearland, TX 77584 Make checks payable to  “Power of Compassion”.

We welcome tax-deductible donations for scholarships for 17 to 25 year olds.  For more info, contact Event Chairperson, Bren Hardt, bbhardt@gmail.com or call 713-303-3403.

SPONSOR:

Power of Compassion. We welcome tax-deductible donations for scholarships for 17 to 25 year olds. For more info, contact Event Chairperson, Bren Hardt, bbhardt@gmail.com or call 713-303-3403.

Facilitated by Kathleen Macferran

Date and Time

Fri, Mar 23, 2012 — 6-8 PM, March 24 10 AM-5 PM, March 25 12-6 PM — Alaska Standard Time (GMT-9)

Location

University of Alaska Southeast
11120 Glacier Hwy
Juneau, Alaska 99801
United States

Details

Explore how to bring authenticity and courage into daily life through restorative practices for engaging with conflict in a way that is likely to inspire compassion in others

Who is it for

Open to anyone interested in integrating NVC into their daily life.

Fees

Suggested tuition of $150. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Reduced Tuition for UAS Students and Staff. Scholarships available.

Registration, payment and deposit info.

Please register by emailing Claire at clairemurphyduluth@gmail.com or call 609.902.3965

with Kathleen Macferran and CNVC Trainer Candidates

(Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication)

February 6-7, 2012 10 AM-4 PM each day

This training will explore:

• How to keep yourself centered when challenged
• Dealing with your own anger
• Receiving another’s anger in ways that increase connection
• Protective vs. punitive use of force
• Consequences of how we use power: power with vs. power over
• The nature and context of conflict
• Practical strategies to face challenge with confidence

Registration and deposit info:

Registration fee sliding scale request: $75.00-$150.00 ?$25 deposit requested.?(no one turned away for lack of funds)

Email Verne@freedom-project.org for reservations and information or call Freedom Project Office at 206-325-5678.

Location:
Freedom Project Office, 3644 Albion Place N., Seattle, WA 98103? www.freedom-project.org

This training will support the work of Freedom Project inside four Washington State prisons. Participants: 18 and older only, please. Limited to 25 participants.

with Mary Mackenzie and Kathleen Macferran
(Certified Trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication)

January 19-21, 2012
10 AM-4 PM each day (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)

Together, in a loving community, we will explore:

• The meaning that significant life transitions hold for you
• Methods for facing challenges with compassion
• Strategies to come back to center when you are thrown off balance
• How you can inspire support for moving forward
• How to grieve fully to enhance and expedite your healing
• How to express your truth even when others are afraid or don’t understand your transition
• Ways to make friends with the unknown
• Discover new depths of self-compassion and self-acceptance

Overview:

You’re in the midst of a life transition– career or relationship change, death of a loved one, financial unrest, or something else, and you’d like support companionship, direction and grace in moving through it.

Join CNVC Certified Trainers Mary Mackenzie and Kathleen Macferran for this transformative workshop devoted to supporting you through your current life transition. Much of the struggle in a big life transition happens when we forget the deeper meaning attached to it, when we lose compassion for ourselves, when we don’t allow enough time to mourn each stage or when we forget we have choice in every stage of our transition.

This workshop is about opening up your transition, examining it and loving it until you are connected to its meaning. Then we’ll explore exercises to uncover your choices in moving forward and clarifying the specific steps you’d like to take from here on.

Requested experience level:

Previous introduction to NVC through reading Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg or having attended a NVC training is useful, but not required.

Registration and fee:

$300 USD (early bird discount $250 before Jan 1, 2012)??. Includes all training materials and snacks. Individuals are responsible for their own housing and meals.

Register at: www.nwcompass.org, emailKathleen@StrengthofConnection.com or call Kathleen at 206-780-1021

Information about Bainbridge Island:

Bainbridge Island is 35 minutes away from downtown Seattle by ferry. Once the ferry docks, everything you need is within walking distance. Workshop sessions will be in Kathleen’s waterfront gathering space (187 Parfitt Way SW, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110). Several restaurants and coffee shops are within a few blocks. Overnight accommodations are available at the charming local Eagle Harbor Inn (www.theeagleharborinn.com) two blocks from the workshop site, or the Island Country Inn (www.islandcountryinn.com) and Best Western (www.bestwesternwashington.com/bainbridge-island-hotels) within a 20 minute walk.

Evenings may be spent nurturing yourself or building community with other NVC workshop participants at the local fitness center (enjoy a relaxing steam bath), movie theaters, walking near the marina or just strolling.

For more information:

Regarding housing, meals, Bainbridge Island or workshop content- please email Kathleen Macferran, Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com or call 206-780-1021.

Regarding workshop content– please email Mary Mackenzie atMary@peaceworkshop.org.

FINDING OUR STRENGTH WITHIN

A retreat with Nonviolent Communication Trainer
KATHLEEN MACFERRAN

Offered by Language of Life in the Okanogan (LOLO)

Aug. 26-28, 2011
Hidden Hills Resort
104 Hidden Hills Lane
Tonasket, Washington 98855

$325 per person including room and board
(based on double-occupancy)

This workshop will explore the inner depths of our personal and collective well-being. We’ll explore what authenticity and courage mean for each of us, how we can speak with clarity and honesty, and how we can live more fully from authentic presence. In the process we’ll look at deep embodiment of the consciousness and elements of NVC, creating congruency in our internal and outer lives, transforming old pain into the vitality of the present, and how to transform conflict that manifests internally and externally. Developing greater self-responsibility and self-compassion as forces that keep us grounded and centered will be included in the experiential focus of this training.

This workshop will explore:

•                Embodiment of NVC consciousness and skills

•                Development of practices for grounding and sourcing our inner power

•                How to live with authenticity and courage

•                Ways to remain centered in the midst of others’ disappointment

•                Transforming pain into power

Please note: Previous NVC training is required.

Schedule

Friday, Aug. 26

4-6 p.m. – Check-in, settle in

6-7 p.m. – Light “finger food” supper

7-9 p.m. – Opening session

Saturday, Aug. 27

7-9 a.m. – Breakfast

9-noon – Workshop session

Noon – Lunch

2-5 p.m. – Workshop session

6 p.m. – Dinner

7-? – Entertainment and socializing

Sunday, Aug. 28

7-9 a.m. – Breakfast

9-11 a.m. – Final session

Accommodations

Hidden Hills, up Pine Creek Road between Omak and Tonasket, Washington, is a secluded resort of recent construction but designed to look like a late 19th century hotel with village. You can read more about the locale and how to get there at www.HiddenHillsResort.com. The owners, Ron and Martha Thomas, are genial hosts and especially delighted to provide a setting for our NVC retreat.

This workshop will be limited to 14 people. We have available seven rooms with queen-sized beds and private baths. If anyone prefers not sharing a bed, a roll-away bed can be placed in some of the larger rooms.

We expect registration to fill up quickly. We ask a $75 registration fee (which will be applied to the total cost) to reserve your place. Reservations will be confirmed in the order that fees are received. If you have to cancel, we’ll refund the fee if we find someone else to take your place. We will keep a standby waiting list of those wanting to attend.

Please make your own arrangements as to roommates, and include with your registration fee the name of the individual with whom you will room.

Send Registration Fee of $75 to:

LOLO

P.O. Box 3345

Omak, WA 98841

Increase your capacity to live with Courage and Authenticity by attending a videoconference with two prominent NVC Academy trainers!

with Mary Mackenzie and Kathleen Macferran
(Certified Trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication)

June 26 and July 3, 2011 from 8 AM-Noon PDT
Join us for two four-hour videoconferencing sessions: the next best thing to attending trainings in person.

Attend this workshop and:

• Explore what holds you back from being fully authentic
• Discover what prevents you from caring for yourself fully and take self-compassion to the next level
• Find courage for honest expression of what is important to you
• Increase your capacity to hear other’s disappointment without losing your center, presence and clarity
• Learn the how/why/when to give or receive empathy

Overview:

Is it time to step into a more authentic life? If so, this workshop is a place to get support and skills that will call your courage forth as well as gain deeper understanding for what holds you back. Within a context of empathy and support, increase your awareness of what prevents you from taking self-compassion to the next level. Remove blocks to self-love, connect to non-negotiable self-worth and celebrate your authenticity. Create more abundance and flow in your life.

This workshop will explore the fiery domain of authentic, respectful honesty. What prevents you from putting yourself out there and where are you sticking with agreements that no longer serve you? Learn how to express what is important to you in a way that others are more likely to be able to hear. Gain skills to hear others’ disappointment without losing your center or giving up what matters to you.  Explore ways to stay in a dialog without compromising anyone’s needs. Discover ways to increase self-accountability without taking on responsibility for another, while maintaining care and respect for all involved.

Does this sound scary to imagine? If so, then we invite you join us and uncover the beauty behind the fear. Join us in the partnership of authenticity and courage. You won’t be alone.

Living with Authenticity and Courage is designed for those who have previously been introduced to NVC and want to deepen their capacity for self-care and clarity.
Requested experience level:

Previous introduction to NVC through reading Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg or having attended a minimum of one day NVC training.

To register: Contact the NVC Academy help desk at help@nvcacademy.com

Fee: $195.00 (Limited to 14 participants)

For more information contact:

Regarding workshop content - please contact Kathleen Macferran at (206) 780-1021 or Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com

Regarding workshop content– please contact Mary Mackenzie at (928) 526.4796 or email mary@nvcacademy.com

Regarding registration and system requirements for videoconferencing– please email the NVC Academy help desk directly at help@nvcacademy.com

Register Here: help@nvcacademy.com

Increase your capacity to live with Self-Compassion and Authenticity

Living Radical Self-Compassion

Three transformative Days of Exploring Self-Love and Inner Power

with CNVC Certified Trainers Kathleen Macferran and Mary Mackenzie

In this workshop:

• Explore what ultimate self-compassion looks like for you
• Transform stories that block self-love
• Experience self-acceptance and self-forgiveness
• Reconnect with your inner beauty and live from the power of that place.
• Connect to your non-negotiable self-worth and discover what is really most important to you.
• Explore ways to remember self-compassion when upset.

Overview:

Are you tired of self-loathing? Is it time to step into a more joyful life? If so, this workshop is a place to get support and skills that will call your radical self-compassion forth as well as gain deeper understanding of what prevents you from connecting to your non-negotiable self-worth.

Within a context of empathy and support, explore the inner places that hold the most meaning for you and create a self-care plan that can sustain you as you move in that direction.

This workshop will explore the fiery domain of tapping into self-compassion in the midst of being triggered and upset.

Does this sound too scary to face? If so, then we invite you join us and uncover the beauty behind the fear. Join us in the partnership of compassion and courage. You won’t be alone.

Living Radical Self-Compassion is designed for those who have previously been introduced to NVC and want to deepen their capacity for self-care and clarity.

Workshop Schedule:

Thursday, June 9, 2011 – Saturday, June 11, 2011 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. each day

Requested experience level: The basics of NVC will not be covered. Previous introduction to NVC through reading Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg, listening to a free NVC intro (contact Mary for download) or having attended a minimum of one day NVC training.

Information about Bainbridge Island:

Bainbridge Island is 35 min. away from downtown Seattle by ferry. Once the ferry docks, all that you will need for your time on Bainbridge is within walking distance. Workshop sessions will be in Kathleen’s waterfront gathering space (187 Parfitt Way SW, Bainbridge Is, WA 98110). Several restaurants and coffee shops are within a few blocks. Overnight accommodations are available at the charming local Eagle Harbor Inn (www.theeagleharborinn.com) two blocks from the workshop site, or the Island Country Inn (www.islandcountryinn.com) and Best Western (www.bestwesternwashington.com/bainbridge-island-hotels) within a 20 min. walk.

Evenings may be spent nurturing yourself or building community with other NVC workshop participants at the local fitness center (enjoy a relaxing steam bath), movie theaters, walking near the marina, canoeing or just strolling.

Requested Workshop Fee: $350.00 USD (includes all training materials and snacks. Individuals are responsible for their own housing and meals.)

Registration: Contact Mary Mackenzie at (928) 526 – 4796 email mary@nvcacademy.com

Registration is limited to 20 participants on first come basis.

Regarding housing, meals or Bainbridge Island or workshop content – please contact Kathleen Macferran at (206) 780 -1021 or Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com

Regarding registration or workshop content – please contact Mary Mackenzie at (928) 526 – 4796 email mary@nvcacademy.com

October 9th – 14th, 2011 (Arrive Sunday at 5:00, depart Friday at Noon)

with Kathleen Macferran, Dow Gordon and Raj Gill (Certified Trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication) 

This training will explore:

• How to create safety through connection
• Turning prisons into houses of healing
• Facilitation styles in a variety of contexts
• Tracking and balancing all needs in a group
• Interrupting compassionately
• Exercises to understand and integrate NVC
• Process strategies to support effective use of time

Registration and deposit info for all retreats listed above:

Complete Retreat Registration fee: $800.00 (includes room and board and transportation from and to SeaTac Airport in Seattle) 

Email joanne.conger@gmail.com for retreat reservations and information or call Joanne at 425-239-9431.

This training will support the work of Freedom Project inside four Washington State prisons.

About the Retreat Center:

Cascadia Retreat Center (formerly Camp Brotherhood), north of Seattle www.campbrotherhood.com 

Questions?

Contact Joanne at  425-239-9431 or joanne.conger@gmail.com for registration and retreat facilities/logistics information. 

Contact Kathleen at Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com or 206-780-1021 for information on workshop content.

August 14th – 19th, 2011 (Arrive Sunday at 5:00, depart Friday at Noon)

with Kathleen Macferran and Karl Steyaert(Certified Trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication) 

This training will explore:

• Cultivating presence, self-connection and staying centered under pressure
• Creating a culture of trust, transparency and collaboration
• Facilitation and leadership styles
• Attending effectively to content and process
• Interrupting compassionately
• Processing conflict in a way that strengthens the group
• Strategies for tracking, decision making, getting unstuck and dynamic flow

Registration and deposit info:

Complete Retreat Registration fee: $800.00(includes room and board and transportation from and to SeaTac Airport in Seattle) 

Email joanne.conger@gmail.com for retreat reservations and information or call Joanne at 425-239-9431.

This training will support the work of Freedom Project inside four Washington State prisons.

Location:

Cascadia Retreat Center (formerly Camp Brotherhood), north of Seattle www.campbrotherhood.com 

June 19th – 24th, 2011 (Arrive Sunday at 5:00, depart Friday at Noon)

with Kathleen Macferran and Karl Steyaert (Certified Trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication)

This workshop will dive into how we deal with conflict and the impact it has on our personal and collective well-being. We’ll explore what authenticity and courage mean for each of us, how we can speak with clarity and honesty, and how we can live more fully from authentic presence. In the process we’ll look at deep embodiment of the consciousness and elements of NVC, power sharing, transforming old pain into the vitality of the present, and how to transform conflict that manifests internally and externally. Developing greater self-responsibility and self-compassion as forces that keep us grounded and centered will be included in the experiential focus of this training.

This training will explore:

• NVC style mediation and reconciliation
• Restorative Circles and Restorative Justice
• Ways to resolve conflict without seeming to do anything
• Protective vs. punitive use of force
• Consequences of how we use power: power with vs. power over
• The nature and context of conflict
• Resolving personal internal conflict
• Breaking new ground- encouraging systemic change

Registration and deposit info:

Complete Retreat Registration Fee: $800.00 (includes room and board and transportation from and to SeaTac Airport in Seattle)

Email joanne.conger@gmail.com for retreat reservations and information or call Joanne at 425-239-9431.This training will support the work of Freedom Project inside four Washington State prisons.

Location:

Cascadia Retreat Center (formerly Camp Brotherhood), north of Seattle www.campbrotherhood.com