Compassionate Communication - Connecting with our Needs

Facilitator:

   Moreah Vestan (Independent Trainer)

Location: north Seattle

   Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. No.

Date and Time:

   Sat, Sep 30, 2006

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tuition:

  $40 for the day. Contact Moreah if you need a scholarship.

Details

   The workshop is based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication, taught around the world for 40 years.
We'll practice expressing our own and hearing others' feelings and needs with compassion.  That includes empathy with ourselves and others when we are angry, hurt, scared, etc.  When people really feel heard and understood, they are much more willing to work for a win-win resolution of conflict.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a way of living - in every dialogue of our lives. When we understand our own and others' behaviors are for the purpose of meeting needs, and not to be taken personally, we can listen with loving ears and hearts. We'll practice

•       -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
Moreah Vestan, www.communicationcoaching.net   Questions? 206-938-8385 or m o r e a h AT DOMAIN comcast~net

Points

  
  • · Exploring our own unmet needs in difficult situations.
  • · Building our belief that both parties can get their needs met.
  • · Practicing so we feel confident in asking for what we want, and comfortable in hearing others' feelings and needs.

Who is it for?

  Anyone who wants a closer connection with self and with other people at work, home, play--in any situation where communication is involved.

Registration and deposit info:

   You can pay the $40 at the door before 10 am on Sep. 30, or by paypal to m o r e a h AT DOMAIN comcast~net or send a check to Moreah Vestan. My address is in the phone book.

What to bring:

  Brown bag lunch. Pen and paper.
Situations you'd like to feel better about.
An open heart.
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