HOW TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE A ROBOT OR ANNOYING OTHERS

Join a safe and nurturing empathic community of support and care. We practice the three modes of Nonviolent Communication together. Not "just" empathy or "just" Nonviolent Communication.

I like telling stories that illustrate and paint pictures of the practicality of empathy and of Nonviolent Communication in action. Role plays  used for learning and embodiment of the art and skill of communicating with empathy and clarity.

I have had the benefit of learning in person with Marshall Rosenberg, spending 500+ hours in large and small group trainings, workshops, IITs and a 15 Day Experiment in Social Change in Switzerland with Marshall and 60 people selected to participate from 25 countries.

I have been influenced by Abraham-Hicks, Byron Katie, Course In Miracles, Edgar Cayce, EFT, Four Agreements, Four Fold Way, Ho'oponopono, Landmark, Louise Hay, Meditation, Nonviolent Communication, Psychic Arts, Rebirthing, Reiki, Science of Mind, Spiritual Mind Treatment, and various self-help programs as well as practicing  animal communication.

I have lived, learned and taught in Canada, Denmark, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, and Wales.

I co-founded the NVC San Quentin Prison Project in 2002 (re-named the BayNVC Safer Community Project) and volunteered bringing Nonviolent Communication there weekly for over a decade. I have been facilitating the annual  UN National Day of Nonviolence  24 Hour Global Empathy Call on October 2nd for many years. I also have established PHEW!. Not a crisis hotline, but a free empathy warmline, for people who call to be warmly listened to with needs-based empathy. 844-FOR-EMPA (844-FOR-EMPA) For more about how you can support this free empathy warmline, go to www.Patreon.com, Mair Alight.

NOTE: 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  key Nonviolent Communication foundation skills.

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

• We'll experience empathic presence as we practice key empathy skills
• learning natural language that supports connection
• You value the power of nonviolent communication
• You want to use NVC principles in your daily life
• You want relief from the pain of judging yourself and others
• You like to learn and practice in supportive, nurturing community
• you want simple, effective, clear communication skills without the jargon ("Street Giraffe")

The tuition is between $75.00 and $147.00.

If you prefer not to use paypal, I can take your credit card information over the phone. Call 707-367-3432