6-Week Online Series:

Thursdays
9:30-11:30am PT / 12:30-2:30pm EST
March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 10 & 24 (skip April 17)

Session Format:

* Live mediation demonstrations using participant’s provided scenarios
* Pauses for teaching points
* Receive coaching to support the integration of new skills
* Small group practice in breakout rooms during sessions
* Peer practice outside of sessions

Some Skills We Will Practice Include:

* Cultivating the internal conditions to orient to service to others.
* Translation skills: judgments into feelings and needs, demands into requests, protectiveness into vulnerability.
* Advocating for everyone’s needs/innocence/humanity without taking sides.
* Letting go of the outcome - being comfortable with not knowing what will be the end result. Staying away from        fixing and saving people.
* Facilitating conscious and explicit transitions.
* Tracking - who is the emotional focus, open loops, self capacity, etc.
* Interrupting with care.
* Discerning self-expression and transparency.
* Attending to power differences.
* Attending to cultural differences.
* Connection requests.
* Agreements & solution requests.

Request for Financial Contribution:
Sliding Scale: $500-$1000

We recognize the challenge of being truly inclusive in a time of much domestic and global polarization, and want to welcome participants from less privileged and marginalized populations. If you are from the Global Majority or find yourself with limited resources, and are drawn to participate, please choose the closest amount to the minimum requested you are able and willing to contribute.

Our sliding scale supports our capacity to sustain our work and continue to serve. It also helps us include those without the financial resources to participate. If you have the resources and willingness to do so, please consider contributing at the higher end of the scale and beyond. 

If you need help with discernment please contact Jeannie Anderson at [email protected].

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A testimonial from Katherine, UNA Golden Empire Chapter President: 

"My experience with the two-hour informal discussion we held called “Is Peace Possible in the Middle East” gave me a renewed appreciation for Aya and Non-Violent Communication. Aya Caspi was one of our three panelists—the other two being a historian and a diplomat. We had invited Aya to advance the discussion by asking her to share her personal feelings and experience from being an Israeli American. We thought that her experience in Non-Violent Communication would help the audience see and understand the suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians and develop a bit more empathy for both sides. Well, we didn’t have much of a chance for that. The audience had passionate and diverse opinions, some defending the Israeli people and some defending the Palestinians . The tension in the room rose quickly. Each time Aya stepped in, and calmly and graciously addressed the person that was animated, by repeating what she thought that person had said, and then asking him/her if that was correct. And each time the person said yes and in a much calmer tone. Then Aya would ask him or her if they had felt “heard” and if they felt safe. The answer was always yes. And the tension in the room was diffused, every single time. Aya’s skills saved the day for me (I had organized the whole event), for our chapter and for everyone in the room. It was a successful event because it was not only about history and facts. It gave people the opportunity to vent, and at the same time to be heard, validated and understood as human beings. The best part was towards the end of the two hours when Aya asked who in the room wanted the Israeli people to be safe, and everyone raised their hand. Then she asked who wanted Palestinians to be safe, and again, everyone raised their hand. The event ended with the many people expressing their appreciation for having attended such an event and for holding this discussion in a civil and respectful manner. I cannot be more grateful to Aya for her grace and her skills."

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Based in Northern California, Aya Caspi brings her unique blend of vision, practical clarity, and deep commitment to the transformative power of Nonviolent Communication to settings as varied as schools, parenting, couples counseling, mediation, nonprofit organizations, social change communities, and media.

Aya has served as an educational consultant on several preschool series, creating original curricula and advising on show development and scripting. Her client list includes Warner Bros., Discovery Media, 9 Story Media Group, Cartoon Saloon, Field Day Entertainment, the Cartoon Network, and Max.

Aya has been sharing the work of NVC internationally via online classes and in-person retreats. She continually grapples with the joys and challenges of being raised in Israel and finds deep open hope in applying NVC to the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

To learn more: www.reclaiminglifenvc.com