Tips 'N Tricks for Cherishing Tender Self Empathy, Speaking Our Truth & Hearing Through Anger

These calls offer interactive time, not "lecture". We'll use role plays, scenarios, and co-create empathic space together on the calls. Moving from the perspective of duality to the experience of coality.

I specialize in empathic phone connection; co-creating ease in how we proceed, facilitating flow and offering support. If you are on the CNVC Certified Trainer path, these call hours can serve as part of your work with certified trainers, as you will be learning and practicing 8 key nonviolent communication skills.

Experience community as you receive & offer empathic support with me and others as we practice with key skills development.

My "style" of empathic presence is a 'blend' of all my life experience including many other modalities as well as direct learning and practice (over 1,000 hours) with Marshal Rosenberg, developer of Nonviolent Communication.

webphone access:  http://maestroconference.com/gettingin2

What participants are saying:

"I wanted you to know I just love your groups!.. I find them rich, compassionate, educational, inspiring and heart warming!! smile comes on my face just thinking about them!!"
Warmly, Carol Harrington, M.A., C.M.T.

"During Mair's Mentoring Calls I experienced her creative, NVC exercises as both fun & easy to apply to my life." Kelley Giarmita, Wellness Consultant

" 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 love Mair's model of making it easy and low cost and low risk to participate in learning via MaestroConference. I was on the January calls for "practicing empathic presence with the Three Modes of NVC," and I learned  and experimented and made a few nice changes in my world. "- Helen Jones, February 2015"

"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)

"My experience on these calls is to expect the unexpected - it happens and I'm enlivened and enriched. What an empathy bargain!" - Lanna Seuret

Call Structure (Varies Per Call)

5-7 mins - Circle Check-In
Specific Question (relevant to the key skill) to answer

10-13 mins - Key Skill
One each week with periodic review.Explanation, Demonstration with Mair and a Volunteer

15-20 mins - Small Group Key Skill Practice
Tryads: 1:1 and an observer (switching roles) Mair will be available to be called to groups when requested

5-7 mins - Large Group Harvest of Learnings
What did you learn that you want to share with the group (contribution to learning)

5-7 mins - 1:1 Empathy Demonstration
Focus Selection and Demonstration with Mair and a Volunteer

10-13 mins - Empathy Dyads
Requester, Empathizer (Bell will ring ½ way) If you want to remain in your empathy session, press 2 on your phone keypad and you will not be placed back to the main circle, and can continue for as long as you like in your empathy breakout session. When you do press 2 you will be re-united with the main group.

5-7 mins - Circle Check-Out
Specific Question (relevant to our time together) to answer.

• NVC Tools are Simple, Learnable, Reliable, Practical, Natural
• Our Habitual Language & Good-Bad Thinking has been learned, and can be un-learned
• The experience of using the tools and hearing them used can support you developing confidence & competence
• We'll practice with role plays, scenarios & exercises to build "empathy muscles"

The tuition is between $37.00 and $147.00.

WebPhone (recommended)
The WebPhone is our free internet-based phone that runs in your Chrome or Firefox browser (no download required) and lets you connect to MaestroConference events from anywhere in the world.

Open the WebPhone
http://maestroconference.com/gettingin2  
Enter your PIN and click the "Call" button
Your browser may request access to your microphone, click "Allow" in Chrome, or "Share Selected Devices" in Firefox
Use the on-screen controls to mute/unmute yourself and adjust the volume levels if needed
Tip: Use a headset for the best audio quality experience.