In this eAnnouncement, Trainings Coming Up 2010:
SEPTEMBER 2010
Living with Authenticity and Courage:
Four Transformative Days of
Exploring Self-Care and Life Intention
Wednesday, September 22 – Saturday, September 25
Bainbridge Island, WA
with Mary Mackenzie and Kathleen Macferran (NVC
Academy and certified CNVC trainers)
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
- Celebrate your authenticity
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, explore the life direction
that holds 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 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 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 too 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.
Attend this workshop and:
- Discover the quality of self-care that can sustain you
- Deepen
your own personal healing and connection
with your life purpose
- Find out what
prevents you from caring for yourself
fully and take self- compassion to
the next level
- Enhance your skills for honest expression of what
is important to you
- Enhance your ability
to discern relationship dynamics
that nurture you vs. drain your energy
- 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
Workshop Schedule:
Wednesday, September 22 – Saturday, September 25
Wednesday, 1:00-6:00 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Requested experience level:
Previous introduction to NVC through reading Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall Rosenberg or having attended a minimum of one day NVC
training.
Fee: $350.00 USD
Registration includes all training materials and snacks.
Individuals are responsible for their own housing and meals (kitchen facilities are available at workshop sessions and townhouses).
Registration is limited to 22 participants on first come basis.
Click here to register >>
Regarding housing, meals or Bainbridge Island or 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 email mary@nvcacademy.com
Regarding registration – please email the NVC Academy
help desk directly at help@nvcacademy.com
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.
Several restaurants and coffee shops are within a few blocks. Overnight accommodations are available at a 20% discount for workshop participants at the charming local Eagle Harbor Inn (To make reservations, go to www.theeagleharborinn.com and
tell them you are with the “Living with Authenticity and
Courage” workshop.
Townhouses are available for groups of four). 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.
OCTOBER 2010
Facilitation from the Inside Out:
Leading with Compassion and Clarity
October 10 – October 15, 2010
(Arrive Sunday at 5:00, depart Friday at Noon)
with Kathleen Macferran and Karl Steyaert
(Certified Trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communication)
Details:
Join Kathleen Macferran & Karl Steyaert to explore “Facilitation
from the Inside Out: Leading with Compassion and Clarity.” This training will provide hands-on facilitation experience, peer learning and feedback.
We will experiment with the art of facilitation by looking at both the “outer” skills visible by others as well as the “inner” skills needed to navigate the internal landscape that emerges while facilitating.
Points
- 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
Who is it for?
Anyone who would like to explore and improve personal facilitation skills and comfort working with groups.
Registration and deposit info:
Complete Retreat Registration fee: $1000.00
(includes room and board and transportation from and to SeaTac Airport in Seattle)
2×2 Special: Couples, friends, organizations: register two at
the same time and you’ll save $200.00!
Email nvc@freedom-project.org for retreat reservations and
information or call 206-325-5678.
This training will support the work of Freedom Project inside four Washington State prisons.
About the Retreat Center:
Cascadia Retreat Center (formerly Camp Brotherhood)
www.campbrotherhood.org
Cascadia Retreat Center is a beautiful 200 acre conference facility an hour north of Seattle, Washington offering outstanding facilities and service to non-profit 501(c)3 in a forested farm environment. Cascadia Retreat Center partners with other non-profits to carry out programs fostering interfaith, racial and ethnic harmony. For over 40 years we have strengthened children, marriages, families and youth.
About the facilitators:
Kathleen Macferran is one of 300 people worldwide that has
been certified as a trainer and assessor for the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC). She has offered Nonviolent Communication (NVC) training to schools, community groups, churches, hospitals, families, correctional officers, and prison inmates.
She is one of the trainers for the Freedom Project, an affiliate organization of CNVC that strengthens community safety through supporting the transformation of prisoners into peacemakers. Kathleen is a lead trainer and facilitator for Freedom Project, a nonprofit organization bringing Nonviolent Communication in to four WA State prisons. Kathleen’s background also includes 20 years as a music conductor, and seven years as a public school teacher.
Karl Steyaert is passionate about co-creating learning experiences and communities that contribute to peace, justice, and sustainability. With over 20 years of experienceteaching and facilitating groups in settings ranging from university classrooms and corporate boardrooms to ecovillages and urban gardens, he has been sharing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in North America, Europe, and Asia since 2003.
His clients have included Charles Schwab & Co, LiveBooks Inc,
the Findhorn Foundation, Lost Valley Education Center, Pleasant Hill Co-Housing, and the World School of Massage. Since 2009 he has also been facilitating Restorative Circles, an approach to restorative justice grounded in NVC.In addition to his work with NVC and conflict resolution, Karl has also directed, designed and taught international college study programs interweaving the themes of sustainability, community, and consciousness, at the Findhorn Community in Scotland, and Auroville ecovillage in India.
With academic training in Anthropology and Environmental
Policy, he has also spent many years dedicated to the study and teaching of aikido (a nonviolent Japanese martial art), Buddhist meditation, sustainable community design, and integral theory. While still occasionally traveling globally, Karl is currently based in the Pacific Northwest, teaching courses, providing organizational consulting, facilitating groups, and coaching individuals.
Questions?
Contact Freedom Project office nvc@freedom-project.org or
call 206-325-5678 for registration and retreat facilities/logistics
information.
Contact Kathleen at Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com or
206-780-1021 for information on workshop content.
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