Connecting, not Correcting: Offering Empathy to Self and Others

Facilitator:

   Moreah Vestan (Independent Trainer)

Location: Seattle

   Unity of Bellevue, 16330 NE 4th, 425-747-5950, http://unityofbellevue.org for directions

Date and Time:

   Fri, Oct 22, 2004

10:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Tuition:

  $25 Love Offering requested. Less is accepted.

Details

   We'll practice this "foreign language" of connecting, translating
--self-judgments into self-empathy, and
--criticism, labeling of others into compassionate understanding.

We'll explore the role of accepting responsibility for our actions, so the blame game ends. As with learning any "new" language, we'll practice empathetically receiving what people are saying and requesting.  That includes empathy with ourselves and others who are angry, hurt, scared, etc.

Points

  
  • Changing self-judgments into self-empathy
  • Turning criticism, labeling of others into compassionate understanding
  • Learning empathy with ourselves and others who are angry, hurt, scared, etc.
  • Practicing empathy with "No"
  • Responding empathetically when we haven't met the needs of others
  • Expressing needs that are not easy to express
  • Using nonverbal tools for connecting with self and others

Who is it for?

  People who want to deepen their skills of compassion with self and others. I hope you've been to an NVC Intro, or read Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication. If you have not, please read some of the articles at  http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/resources/trainers-teaching-tools.htm or read chapters from Bryson's Don't be Nice, be Real, at http://LanguageofCompassion.com - click on Publication Tapes and Books. Or at my site: http://communicationcoaching.net – click on Communication Tools for two articles.

Registration and deposit info:

   Call Moreah Vestan at 206-938-8385 or Unity of Bellevue at 425-747-5950 with questions or to register. Pre-registration is desired, not required. Love Offering is paid at the workshop.

What to bring:

  Questions, difficult situations you'd like to work on, an open heart.
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