WHAT: Live, NVC coaching using situations with our teens. We support each other on our parenting journeys using collaborative parenting principles and strategies.

WHEN: Every other Friday morning from 8:15-9:45 AM, PST / 11:15-12:45PM, EST

Financial Contribution: 100$-200$ (2 calls a month)
Creating a 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. Please consider contributing at the higher end of the scale and beyond, if you have the resources and willingness to do so.

While we make our request for support known, we invite you to choose an amount within your financial capacity, including below the minimum requested.

For questions and registration contact: Aya Caspi, [email protected]

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"My husband, teenage son and I have been meeting with Aya for 5 months.  We worked with a family therapist for several months prior to starting with Aya.  We weren't making the progress we had hoped for, so we decided to try NVC with Aya.
 
When we started our situation was very stressful, and it seemed like it was going nowhere.  However, during our very first session, we had our most heartwarming conversation since our challenges started. And then by applying NVC principles in our household and having conversations together with Aya weekly, we started seeing breakthroughs. Recently our son graduated from high school, has a responsible job working 30 hours a week, and spends lots of time with friends.  Six months ago this didn't seem possible.
 
Aya also encouraged me to do some 1:1 work with her.  I resisted at first as I wanted my daughter to be able to work with Aya.  Eventually, I decided to prioritize myself too.  I have made huge breakthroughs already -- letting go of shame that was impacting me, my son, and the whole family.
 
I am so happy we found Aya.  I can't recommend her highly enough!"
 ~Beth S.

"Meeting Aya has been nothing short of life changing for me.  As a human, a partner, and a parent.  Not only do I feel completely seen and heard by her, but she offers very practical tools for helping solve family conflicts.  She is helping me grow into the parent and human being that I long to be, and I cherish the time I get to spend with her every month."
~Jessie Austin, USA

"I love to be with Aya and her deep knowledge on NVC. It just seems so embodied and possible to walk the talk! My relationship with my 17 year old daughter is very much transforming due to Aya’s work. I began to believe that the connection I am longing for with my daughter is possible. And how good to also work on my guilt of not having the tools as I raised her… it’s a life process and it has a clear direction now! This work is really revolutionary, gentle, and possible!"
~Zoe Dorey, Portugal

“ During a conflict moment with my pre-teenage daughter, we called Aya for help towards communication. She explained slowly and clearly the use of NVC for a child's understanding, and provided a setting where we could hear each other and discover our misunderstandings. I found Aya's help very crucial at that moment, where a potential escalating conflict could be prevented and redirected constructively through communication. I had the feeling that through her service, I could re-establish a new contact level to my child again, which otherwise would have probably been lost, as it happens to many teenage or pre-teenage families, especially in single parent families, like my own. ”

Andreea Federspiel-Otelea, RN, mom of 9 1/2 old daughter

“ I have been part of Aya's NVC parenting group for many years. In fact, it's hard to imagine going through this parenting journey without her wise empathetic guidance and this loving understanding community by my side. This group has had a profound impact on not only my mothering, but on all of my relationships. I've learned to break open old hurtful dynamics and connect with my children in deeply meaningful and holistic ways... to see and love them fully. And NVC's very tangible process for communicating helps my family to move through difficult times with a sense of presence, understanding, authenticity and genuine holding. All of my relationships have had profound transformations as I gain a deeper understanding of the NVC principles. I feel so blessed to be in a community of mothers reaching towards our shared vision of family and community that heals and grows together. Thank you Aya for guiding us through it all! ”

Kim Howitt

“ The parenting group has been a safe place to bring the things about parenting that feel the hardest, to be able to connect more deeply with my own longings & positive intent and, from that place to be more able to work with others in a way that takes care of all that’s needed in a more enlivening way.  I’ve found it to be a place of healing and have really enjoyed being in a space full of care and also a space of learning.  It’s been reinvigorating! ”

Jo Guz, Scotland

“ Aya Caspi’s offering of NVC Teen Parenting Group was extremely beneficial to my relationship with my 12 year old. In a short amount of time, I was able to see from his perspective and begin to foster more authentic communication. Together we were able to acknowledge feelings, share view points, and brainstorm compromises that worked for both of us.  My son also began to use NCV language through my modeling. The group format felt very supportive and it was helpful to have shared experiences with other parents. I highly recommend this group! ”

April Cretzman, California

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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