June 7-16, 2010
Albuquerque, NM
Madonna Retreat & Conference Center

Lead trainers-Marshall and Valentina Rosenberg. CNVC Trainers- Kathleen Macferran and Raj Gill.

For more information visit http://www.cnvc.org or call +1 505 244 4041.

Communicating Compassionately
Santa Barbara, CA
May 15 & 16, 2010
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., respectively.

This conference is free and open to the public.

RN/LVN, CNA, MFT/LCSW contact hours: 12 (If desiring CEUs, must attend both days and pay $48).

Presented by: SBCC Adult Ed and the Santa Barbara Regional NVC Team. The weekend begins with keynote addresses by leading internationally recognized trainers brought in from around North America: Jori & Jim Manske, Raj Gill, and Kathleen Macferran. They will join several popular local Certified NVC Trainers such as Liz Otterbein and others for breakout seminars and workshops. Times and topics for these sessions will be developed dynamically during the conference to ensure that participants will have an opportunity to explore the topics of greatest interest. Topics will range from introductory to advanced and specialized, with ample opportunities for interaction and dialog.

Registration:

Online beginning the first week of April: http://www.sbcc.edu/AdultEd.

Information:

If you should have any further questions please feel free to call Becky Saffoldat (805) 683-8236 or e-mail her at saffold@sbcc.edu.

Empathy as a Way of BeingApril 28-May 1, 2010Bainbridge Island, WAFour Transformative Days of Learning to Live a More Compassionate Life with CNVC Certified Trainers Kathleen Macferran and Mary Mackenzie on Bainbridge Island, WA. Deepen your empathy skills while relaxing on Bainbridge Island.Dates: 

Wednesday, April 28—Saturday, May 1, 2010

Schedule:

Wednesday, April 28 - 1:00-6:00 PMThursday, April 29 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PMFriday, April 30 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PMSaturday, May 1 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Who:

Empathy As a Way of Being is designed for intermediate or advanced NVC practitioners who want to deepen their empathic presence.

Purpose:

Attend this workshop and you will:

• Take your empathy skills to the next level
• Increase your self-compassion
• Deepen your own personal healing
• Find out what prevents you from giving empathy and learn ways to maintain your presence
• Enhance your skills for empathic connection
• Explore street empathy for natural flow in your connections

Prerequsites:

Requested experience level: Significant facility using NVC in your daily life. Completed at least 20 or more hours of NVC training.

Fee: $350.00For registration and more information, go to www.nvcacademy.com.Click on “our programs” then drop down to “NVC Academy on the Road.”

NVC Fundamental 25 hour intensive through Freedom Project
August 16-20, 2010
Seattle, WA

Facilitator:
Kathleen Macferran, CNVC Certified Trainer

Discover more effective ways to approach challenging situations with co-workers, neighbors, families and friends. This 5-day immersion will introduce you to the framework of NVC and provide practical hands-on experiences that will help you integrate the learning.

Requested fee: $250 minimum donation to Freedom Project.This training will support the work of Freedom Project inside four Washington State prisons.To register, email nvc@freedom-project.org or call 206-325-5678. A $50 deposit will reserve your space.

Location: Freedom Project Office, 1930- 6th Ave. S, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98134

Please Note: We value personal safety, inclusion, and choice. Freedom Project’s educational events are conducted in an alcohol, drug, and weapons free environment. Qualified individuals, whether they have been incarcerated or not, may facilitate or participate in Freedom Project workshops. We ask that no on under the age of 18 attend.

December 1 and 16, 2009  Restorative Justice Circle Follow-Up   9 AM-2 PM, Strength of Connection Office   Follow up training and support for the Restorative Justice Circle training by Dominic Barter in Seattle November 13-15, 2009. Come one or both days. Register at 206-780-1021 or Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com.  Sliding fee scale of $10-$25 per day requested to help cover expenses. No one turned away for lack of funds.

We are excited to announce an IDEA whose time has come! International Day for Empathic Action (IDEA) is a worldwide call for empathic action on October 2, 2009, the International Day of Nonviolence and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. We can Bridge the Empathy Gap and you can be part of this next global step.

International Day for Empathic Action (IDEA): A day of community service activities world-wide that are aware of each other to create unity and a world-wide understanding of empathy.??

International Day for Empathic Action (IDEA) Mission: To have available a skilled person in empathic listening/connecting in all regions of the world so that we may see all beings integrate suffering to become free and fully alive. To have skilled people available in all communities to be “empathic third siders” to support peaceable resolve to any conflict.?

IDEA Vision: That IDEA brings forward in every state, country, continent, leaders and facilitators to host gatherings with an emphasis on empathy to celebrate, mourn, learn & practice empathy skills, create plans for empathy corps or empathy first responder service in their area.

We invite you to the website dedicated to International Day for Empathic Action (IDEA), http://www.worldempathy.org, to learn more about this global celebration. There you can look at ways to participate and create your own event that will be meaningful for you. All of us together can Bridge the Empathy Gap. Yes We Can!

 We also invite you to join free telecourses for those wanting more skills in empathy in preparation for this day. Go to http://www.nvctraining.com/ to register.

In partnership for a world where everyone matters,

Bridging the Empathy Gap Team:

Catherine Cadden

Sylvia Haskvitz

Jori Manske

Kathleen Macferran

July 29-31, 2009Creating Thriving Learning Communities: Integrating NVC into Education.

A Telephone Course (Telecourse) with CNVC Certified Trainers Kathleen Macferran from Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA and Sylvia Haskvitz from Tucson, Arizona, USA. Three sessions meet Wednesday thru Friday, July 29, 30, and 31, 2009, from 10:00AM - 12:00PM PDT (5:00 PM GMT).

Register at www.nvctraining.com and click on the box with colored pencils on the home page.

July 17 -18, 2009: Cincinnati, OH”Living Compassionately: Integrating Nonviolent Communication into Everyday Life.”

For more information or to register:Contact Susan Miller-Stigler, 513-300-6832 or susan@stiglercreative.com

July 16, 2009: Cincinnati, OH”Building Safer Communities, Reducing Violence.”

 Contact Gail Garvin at gailgg@fuse.net for more information.

Wednesday mornings, 9:30-11:30 AM, from September 10-December 17, come practice applying Nonviolent Communication into your daily interactions. Using exercises, role-play, discussion and down to earth practical ideas, explore the ways NVC can be of use to you in living with more choice and compassion.

Sessions will include:

• In-depth exploration of the four components of NVC
• Hands-on empathy and honesty practice
• Learning effective self-empathy techniques
• Transforming blame and criticism into understanding and connection
• Working with real situations brought by participants
• Building a supportive community

Facilitator: Kathleen Macferran, Certified Trainer, Center of Nonviolent Communication

Time/Dates: The twelve sessions will meet Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 AM from September 10-December 17, 2008 (except October 15, November 26, and December 10).

Location: 187 Parfitt Way, Ste G100, Bainbridge Island (near Pegasus Coffee House).

Requested fee: $200 for twelve sessions.