Course Description: Participants learn to ask for what they want without fear or guilt, deepen connections with others, enhance long term relationships and heal painful ones. Students learn to speak and listen from the heart to address feelings and needs. Many students take the class several times and report new learning and insights. We will cover the basic foundations and principles of nonviolent communication as developed my Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. that will include:

Topics:

Intention of Compassionate Communication and Principles of NVC

Self-Empathy

Empathy for others

Authentic self-expression and vulnerability and making requests

Working with Anger

Hearing and Saying NO Compassionately

Transforming Conflict

Gratitude 

Transforming Limiting Beliefs

Beneficial Regret

The spiritual basis of nonviolent communication

Forgiveness for ourselves and others

Role plays and more

Practice, Practice, Practice