Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Introduction 5 Class Series

There are simple key skills we can learn and practice to bring more clear communication and understanding to our conversations. Experience increasing peace of mind and relief from our self criticisms.

Note: My "style" is a 'blend' of all the life experience including many other modalities as well as direct learning and practice (over 500 hours) with Marshal Rosenberg, developer of Nonviolent Communication.

I've found it personally useful to have a special notebook only for these sessions.

What some have said:

" I want to express my appreciation for all you have taught me and I have been vitalized by knowing how much my own curiosity and care determine how much I get out of life!"
-Virginia Jardim, MAT, ET/P

"I participated in 6 calls with Mair and a group of NVC enthusiasts through the month of January. I found myself nervous as I was new to the teleconference format and to NVC. However, within a couple of calls I felt at ease. My heart was opened by the honest sharing of participants and the deep listening and curiosity Mair brought to each session and person. Over these several weeks, I have come to feel more alive and celebratory toward myself and others. I've opened to new truths and wisdom within myself. The support of others also sharing their truth and honoring my own, has left me feeling inspired, enlivened and hopeful!

Thank-you Mair for guiding this process with such ease and integrity. And thank-you to all the participants who offered their companionship and acceptance!" with warmth, Gwen

"Mair's warmth and expertise supported so much growth for me and the other participants on the phone empathy calls. I particulary enjoyed listening to Mair provide empathy for others - I learned a lot just taking in her mastery and noting the way she engaged with people. I highly recommend this resource! - Mary Goyer, Holistic Fertility Specialist, www.aufertility.com  

"As a newbie to NVC, I was dazzled by the role-play Mair did with another person on my first call. I felt the tension as Mair's partner played the role of the partner's teenage son, asking Mair pointed and hostile questions.  And then I felt the relief as Mair gently used NVC to transform a potential confrontation into an opportunity for understanding.  I feel like learning this will help me go deeper and have more fun in my relationships."  - Kevin Bennett

"I participated in the NeedsBE 8 week teleseries and am celebrating the practice, the learning and personal growth that I received. Our group became a community quickly and there was an universal sharing of trust and support. We supported each other while giving and receiving empathy. The level of experience from our community varied from beginner to advanced. We had opportunity to receive constructive feedback, which was invaluable. On-the-spot coaching was led by Mair and members of the community. The Facebook page allowed for continual sharing and learning; it also was the go-to place for recordings - all calls were recorded which allowed us the chance for study through playback and the opportunity to catch-up on any calls missed. I look forward to joining this community again!" -Donna G.

To my surprise my need for a big leap was met. There wasn’t a class where I didn’t takeaway something golden. At the end of the last of the eight classes, I had a powerful awareness: That my consciousness changed. I was different. A good different. A kinder person. A way better listener (I'm still smiling from this. THIS is what I so wanted and got).

Mair role-modeled and facilitated in a way that met my needs for: Learning, Connection, Love, Inclusiveness, Integrity, Creativity, Authenticity, Ease, Simplicity (and there are more).

I feel touched that Mair always treated everyone (both first time NVC'ers and old students alike) as equals. This met my need for Love. And for Inclusiveness. I love seeing living examples of "everyone matters".

Also, I love that Mair was always (well, nothing is 100% but she was darn close) 'available' to go with the flow (and she did). Even though there was a useful plan, when something more alive showed up, she was on it. She spotted it. She was right now and went with it. I love this because it kept the class up and dynamic; it met my need for LIFE itself.- Paul Michael (participant in First NeedsBEmpathy Teleseries)

About Mair Alight

Certified International Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication
participated in the first Bay Area Nonviolent Communication (BayNVC) Leadership Program (2001-2002)
Co-founder of the BayNVC San Quentin Prison NVC Teaching Team (now Safer Communities) weekly offerings of NVC in prisons and jails (2002-2012)
October 2nd 24 Hour Global Empathy Call by phone or Skype. 2015 will be the Seventh Annual Call.
Co-Author with Carol Chase of "Compassionate Underwear Bear", a children's coloring book
Co-Creator with Carol Chase of "Living NVC" DVD
Participant in Miki Kashtan's Leveraging Your Impact Program, West Coast
Co-Founder with Fred Sly of Willits Compassion Connection in Willits, California
Member of Core Organizing Team supporting Marshall's visits for BayNVC
Collaborative Trainer with BayNVC (2011-2014)
Two Years Contract working weekly with patients and staff at California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Vacaville Mental Health Facility
Founder of Needs-Based Phone Empathy and Coaching Teleseries
Co-Founder with Aya Caspi, Showing Up For Love Teleseries for Parents and Grandparents (2013-2014)
Supporting Committed Partners in living daily with Less Stress and More Bliss in person and by phone/skype
Founder of Matrix Mentoring with Mair Alight Phone Program
Founder of NVC I Am Coaching Teleseries
Founding Minister of  The I Am Peace Spiritual Center
Staff Minister and Teen Youth Advisor for Ukiah, California Center for Spiritual Living
Chief Empathy Trainer, Empathy App Trial May/June 2014  (Empathy Connection with Live Empathizers in Real Time via Telephone)
Co-Creator of 4 weeks NVC Training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• learn and practice simple, reliable key skills for clear and compassionate communication
• experience increasing self-acceptance
• lightening judgments of self and others
• increasing understandng and ways to act with anger, guilt, blaming and judgment that offer ease and compassion

The tuition is between $75.00 and $150.00.

If tuition is not paid at time of registration, the minimum deposit is $50.00 with the remainder due by Dec 01, 2016.

When paying by paypal, please put "NVC Intro" in memoline.