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.

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

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

Class will focus on:

Parenting with NVC consciousness

• Staying connected during difficult conversations
• Setting boundaries
• Living in harmony with your values
• Supporting your children
• Caring for yourself and your intimate relationships

Requested fee:
One group meeting is $15-20 per person or $25-30 per couple.

Questions and registration:
Contact Kathleen Macferranat (206) 780-1021 or by e-mail at Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com.

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.

April 4-5, 2008 University of Idaho Commons, Moscow Idaho

Presenters:

• Kathleen Macferran, “Beyond Enemy Images: Finding Strength in Connection”
• Tod Ewing, “Change Agents for Diversity”
• Hind Makke, “Pluralism: An Alternative to Extremism”
• Libby Roderick, “Can We All Get Along? Tools for Conducting Difficult Dialogues”
• Burl Barer, “How to Always Be Right”

Resolving differences while protecting human rights may very well be the only viable path to unity and true peace. This challenge calls for concrete efforts and essential skills in order to achieve genuine harmony.

Resolving Differences: the Seed of Unity is the theme of FTC 2008 which brings together well-known leaders and practitioners in the field of human rights and conflict resolution. Through engaging presentations and dynamic workshops, the conference will enhance knowledge, provide tools, teach methods, and inspire social activism.

The Conference begins on Friday morning, April 4th with breakfast and keynote address by Edgar award winning author, Burl Barer, an accomplished author of international reputation with numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, in print world wide and translated into seven languages. Barer’s keynote address, “How to Always be Right”, will set a high energy foundation to an awe inspiring program of dynamic and skills acquiring workshops presented by leading authorities. Barer will close the conference on Saturday afternoon with the challenge, “Knowledge, Volition, and Action!”

For more information and to register, go to www.uidaho.edu/ftc

Time/Dates: This class is currently available as a telecourse. For details and registration, go to NVC Academy 

(Bainbridge Island class cancelled)

This 5-month program is designed to help you integrate Nonviolent Communication into your leadership style to maximize your effectiveness. Inner-outer congruence is key to being an effective leader. When your vision emerges from a place of deep presence and purpose, and strategies are in alignment with values, then trust is built and power is created with other people. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) can support the development of inner-outer congruence.

Much more than a communication model, NVC is an integration of consciousness, language, thought, communication and strategies of influence. When understood at all these levels, NVC gives rise to power and possibility that can transform our effectiveness in the world.

This program will move you toward greater effectiveness in influencing and leading those you work with whether it be in families, community organizations, educational institutions, political entities or large corporations.

In this course you will develop skills that support:

• Increased sense of trust in your own abilities to connect, influence and lead
• Mutual trust with those you are working with
• Inspiring others to join you in creating the world in which you want to live
• Improved ability to articulate and convey what matters mos
• Creativity and cooperation
• Team learning, trust, connection and honesty
• Eliciting useful feedback

The first class of each month will focus on learning and applying NVC at the levels of:

• Consciousness/intention - the motivation behind the mechanics
• Language - software for our thoughts
• Thinking - core beliefs we hold about the world
• Communication - choices and ways our message is sent without language
• Strategies of Influence - how we influence others in alignment with our values

The second class each month will include discussion on a book from the following list:

• Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society- Peter Senge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers
• Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership - Joseph Jaworski
• Leadership and the New Science - Margaret Wheatley
• Social Intelligence- Daniel Goleman
• Theory U: Leading From the Future as It Emerges - C. Otto Scharmer

Participants are asked to purchase books on their own.

Recommended prerequisite:

• Six hours or more of NVC training with a certified trainer, or
• Read Nonviolent Communication: Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, or
• Complete Foundations of NVC Online Course through the NVC Academy

Course outline:

September: Consciousness/intention- Truly the heart and core of NVC, explore how the consciousness of interdependence, compassion, and partnership shapes our involvement in living systems (personal and social), creating choices supporting health of the whole planet. Book: Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society- Peter Senge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers

October: Language- As software for our thoughts, language plays an important role in shaping our intentions and expressing our deepest values to others. Explore language that’s congruent with your values and likely to connect with the values held by others. Book: Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership- Joseph Jaworski

November: Thinking- Take a look at core beliefs we hold about the world, the key role thoughts play in our reactions and responses, and the outcomes of the assumptions and frameworks that create our paradigms. Consider shifts in thinking that may be more congruent with your intentions. Book: Leadership and the New Science- Margaret Wheatley

December: Communication- Exploration of the ways our messages are sent without language. The role “choice” plays in our communication will be an emphasis as well as the ways consciousness is displayed beyond the words we use. Book: Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman

January: Strategies of Influence- This area is critical to realizing our visions. How do we influence others in alignment with our values? How can we inspire others to join us in creating a world that restores health and wholeness to the planet? Book: Theory U: Leading From the Future as It Emerges- C. Otto Scharmer

Questions? Contact Kathleen Macferran at (206) 780-1021 or by e-mail at Kathleen@StrengthofConnection.com.