Transforming Conflict into Collaboration
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
