Nonviolent Communication gives us skills to develop internal and external compassion and nonviolence as it helps us:
- Develop honesty and empathy in our communication
- Identify the ways of thinking and speaking that characterize the downward spiral into conflict and disconnection
- Learn ways of thinking and speaking that lead towards connection, nourishment, and continuing growth in relationship
- Recognize and value the needs behind all our actions, seeing them as gifts
- Make requests that meet our need for love, and that invite the joy of giving
- Engage in a healing process for transforming the pain of the past
- Celebrate the beauty of what is alive in ourselves and in each other
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: NVC Integration Program
These 17 days spread out over 5 sessions are intended to be an ongoing
experience.
Taught by Gina Cenciose and Peggy Smith, CNVC certified trainers
- April 23 - 25, 2010, Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow, ME
- June 23 - 27, 2010, Notre Dame Spiritual Center, Alfred, ME
- September 10 - 12, 2010, Notre Dame Spiritual Center, Alfred, ME
- October 8 - 10 , 2010 Notre Dame Spiritual Center, Alfred, ME
- November 12 - 14, 2010, Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow, ME
 details and registration
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Level 1/ Introductory Offerings
A Level 1 workshop typically begins Friday evening with an introductory talk which is free and open to the public. The workshop itself, on the following 2 days, creates a foundational understanding of NVC. Topics include:
- historical background; key foundations and assumptions;
- the 4 Steps: observation, feelings, needs, and requests;
- empathy, the energy that allows the process to work.
This level is for the beginner, as well as those who have read books and seen tapes of the process and now want to have an experience trying it out with others.
Introductory NVC is also offered at various times as an evening course of several weeks duration.
- January 15 - 17, 2010, Winslow, ME
Living Water Spiritual Center, Winslow, Maine
Residential retreat. Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., with an introduction to
Nonviolent Communication
taught by Peggy Smith, CNVC certified trainer
Details and registration
- January 22 & 23, 2010, Sanbornton, NH
2 day intro
taught by Peggy Smith, CNVC certified trainer
details and registration
- April 20 & 21, 2010, Falmouth, ME: 2 day Introduction to NVC &
Restorative Circles
presented by Gina Cenciose, certified NVC Trainer (cnvc.org)
Meadow Wind Center for the Healing Arts, Falmouth, ME
This event will introduce participants to the powerful work developed by Dominic
Barter in Brazil.
details and registration
- July 7 thru August 4, 2010, Mon & Wed 5-9 pm, University of Maine, Hutchinson Center
PAX 495 Topics in Peace Studies: Sustainable Communication: The Theory And Practice of Nonviolent Communication
This is a 3 credit course, equivalent to a combined Level 1 & Level 2 workshop.
taught by Peggy Smith, CNVC certified trainer
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Level 2/ Intermediate Trainings
These workshops are for participants who have completed a Level 1 workshop and want more personalized practice integrating NVC skills into real life situations. These experiential workshops deepen our understanding and use of NVC in our everyday lives. A variety of empathy exercises and role-plays from the participants’ current life situations enrich this process.
- June 5 & 6, 2010, Portland: Level 2 - Deepening Our Open Communication Resiliency
Explore the use of power in our communication. Practice staying heart connected when receiving a "No."
Practice making clear requests that others can hear as choice. Deepen our connection to EMPATHY to create healing and self-connection.
taught by Peggy Smith, CNVC certified trainer
FMI: email Peggy
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Other Maine Events
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Examples of Past Offerings
- NVC 3 credit course in UMO Peace Studies Dept.
co-taught by Gina Cenciose & Peggy Smith
Nonviolent Communication and Restorative Circles
Based on the work of Dominic Barter in Brazil, combining the processes of NVC & Restorative Circles,
3 credit course for undergraduate or graduate credit.
- NVC and Beliefs Workshop with Gina Cenciose
This workshop, for people with a basic understanding of NVC, allows us to understand our subconscious programming and belief systems that guide life decisions small and large.
- NVC Training Institute 7 day Intensive
with Robert Gonzales, Susan Skye, Wes Taylor, Towe Widstrand
- Empathy Circle Weekend
facilitated by Gina Cenciose, limited to 30 people
- Annual Maine NVC Network Gathering
Summer, different locations
We plan a day of NVC fun and connection to build and strengthen our NVC community in Maine; to provide opportunities for NVC sharing, networking, and community building among all those in our area with an interest in practicing NVC and making it a part of our lives individually, in our families and in our communities.
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