This workshop is designed for those desiring greater connection with self and others. Historically "Needs" have gotten a bad rap so to speak and it's time we set the record straight! We ALL have universal needs....nothing wrong with that! Let's talk about how important it is to be in touch with what we are needing, and the fact that everything we do is based on a need. We can gain greater understanding of what we are needing through investigation and clarification of our feelings/actions. Let's figure out how we can get more of our needs met in healthy ways!

Do you want to be more aware of the power you have or lack, and be more intentional about your showing up for life? Power in and of itself is neither good nor bad. It is playing a role in every interaction. Even when we choose not to engage, power is playing a role. It is ever present and multifaceted. What would it mean to pay attention to the nuances of power in concert with compassionate communication? Please come join the exploration.

Do you struggle to stay self-connected while connecting with another human being, especially during conflict? Do you refrain from saying something out of concern of impact, on self or others? Do you ever wonder if others hold back from you, or feel uncomfortable sharing their ideas, feelings, needs, or desires with you? In this eight week introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC), aka Compassionate Communication, we will work with different principles and tools of nonviolence, to increase our ability to think, speak, hear, and act from the heart and out of our relation to one another. Power dynamics are at play in every interaction we have, whether we are conscious of it or not, choose it or not, or like it or not. When we can acknowledge the different places where we hold power (and places where we don’t) it increases our self-awareness, understanding of each other, skill, and mutuality to build a much stronger foundation of connection.