The Vision of this program
To support the transition to a nonviolent world where people know how to connect with themselves and collaborate with each other in order to care for the whole of life. The invitation is to commit to nonviolence as the guiding force behind everything we say and do. 

The Practice 
In each call we will focus on practical ways to close the gap between where we are and where we want to be, so we can accelerate our movement towards the world of our dreams, as individuals and as a collective. This will include demonstrations, role-plays and the opportunity to receive personal coaching and support from Aya and the community.

Skills you will learn and practice: 
* Asking fully for what we want while letting go of having to have it.
* Ever growing our inner freedom while stepping fully into interdependence.
* Reclaiming our power while nakedly revealing our vulnerability. 
* Walking towards radical truth-telling while fully maintaining love.
* Not taking responsibility for other people's experience while taking full responsibility for the impact of our choices.
* Understanding other people's experience without having to agree with them.
* Persisting in asking for what we want while holding sacred everyone's choice.
* Translating protectiveness into vulnerability.
* Integrating opposing positions into principals shared by all.
* Passionately advocating for everyone's innocence/humanity without compromising truth telling.
* Understanding and acknowledging impact without defensiveness.
* Attending to power differences.
* Mourning without guilt and shame.
* Letting go of controlling the outcome while holding passionately to everyone's needs - becoming comfortable with not knowing what will be the end result. Staying away from fixing.
* Affirming everyone's mattering without having to agree with what we do not agree with.
* Making conscious transitions from one person to another to maintain and cultivate togetherness.
* Tracking - whose needs are the focus in each given moment, open loops, etc.
* Interrupting with care.
* Connection requests - checking for understanding, impact, togetherness.
* Solutions and agreements that include care for all, while prioritizing the needs of the people most impacted.  
* And more...

Structure 
In each call we will use live situations that emerge from the group to stretch beyond our comfort zone and implement theoretical NVC principles into practice.

Participants will be invited to voluntarily submit in writing, the details of a situation to which they would like to receive support in advance of each coaching call. We will choose 1-3 per situations per call to focus on. If no requests are made in advance we will work with whatever emerges in the moment. 

Format
Sessions take place using Zoom, a video conferencing app. Participants can connect by webcam or by phone. There's no additional cost for the app. Those using phone will need to dial a domestic long distance number. Sessions will be recorded and made available only to the call participants for a limited amount of time. If a participant is uncomfortable with a particular segment being recorded, by request, recording for that particular segment will be suspended.

Request for Financial Contribution: $40-$80 per call

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

At a time of economic disruption we invite you to exercise conscious choice in assessing your capacity. No one will be turned away because of lack of funds.

While we make our request for support known, we invite you to choose whatever amount you are able to contribute without risking your well-being, including zero.

For more information please contact Aya Caspi at [email protected] or 530-218-1290

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Aya's calls are a highlight of my every-other-week because of the learning, connection, and especially inspiration I find there. ”

~ PAM WINTHROP LAUER, CNVC CERTIFICATION CANDIDATE, MINNESOTA, U.S.A.

“ These coaching calls have become a commitment for me that are life affirming in this existence that is often chaotic, violent, judgmental and polarized. In this coaching lab, there have been some rawly honest conversations when dealing with situations or conflict that come up live on the call. Aya tracks masterfully to keep the group container safe while also applying NVC to deepen our knowledge and application of NVC. This kind of connection nourishes my soul. Even though many of us have not met before, there’s connection and resonance in sharing a common language in the way we each want to show up in self and relationships. As a psychotherapist yet more importantly as a person on this troubled planet, I gain a deepening of the NVC that is not only another tool in my toolbox yet more importantly 2 hours of experiencing the most healing language I know of. ”

~ LESLIE ABRONS LCSW

“ Aya’s calls have both a spiritual and practical application. Participating in these calls gives me tools for my work coaching clients on communication, and more space to embrace everyone's humanity, my own included. Aya transmits principles of Nonviolent Communication with clarity and care while navigating the messier moments that arise with a skill and integrity that demonstrates her capacity to hold the whole with dignity. ”

~ RACHEL TURIEL

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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