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SUMMARY:NVC Fundamentals - Manasi Saxena\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC Fundamentals\n8 Week Series\n\n\nThe possibility of living nonviolently\, of connecting compassionately with ourselves and others\, exists in every moment. How can we bring this possibility into practice?  \nI invite you to an experiential learning journey through the essential elements of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, to strengthen the roots and foundations of our practice. In our eight weeks together\, we will dive deeply into the fundamentals of NVC\, with a parallel focus on process\, purpose\, and practice. I hope to co-create with you a meaningful and clarifying experience that offers a blend of experiential self-exploration\, learning and sharing in a safe community learning space\, and creativity and fun!  \nAbout Manasi\n  \nManasi Saxena (CNVC Certified Trainer; Founder\, enCOMPASSion) is a learning facilitator whose focus lies around the intersection of spiritual/personal growth and social change/community development. More recently\, she has been engaged with emergency relief services after the violence in Northeast Delhi and during the Covid-19 lockdown in India. Her core focus now is to work closely with communities at the grassroots\, with a vision of shifting from sustenance-survival to a paradigm of sustainability\, collaboration\, and resilience through community-driven social change. \nKey Takeaways\nYou can hope to leave with: \nAn experiential understanding of Nonviolent Communication\, its purpose\, intention\, and practice \nClarity and practice in the fundamental capacities of NVC: Observations\, Feelings\, Needs\, and Requests \nSelf-empathy: How to come home to a point of balance and centering within myself\, to respond\, rather than react?\nEmpathy: How to listen empathically to another person without telling them what to do (and why would I do that in the first place!)?\nExpression: How to speak my truth while still holding deep care and respect for the other?\nAnd\, how to dance in the flow of connection between empathy and honesty\, between you and me! \nCourse Schedule\nWeek I: Introduction and Arriving\nWeek II: Intentions and Heart Awareness\nWeek III: Presence and Resonance\nWeek IV:  My Heart’s Ears\nWeek V: Making Life Wonderful\nWeek VI: Coming Home To Myself\nWeek VII: Dancing in Communication\nWeek VIII: Gratitude\, Celebrations\, Mournings \n\nMore info and registration
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-fundamentals/2021-05-01/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Manasi Saxena":MAILTO:encompassiondelhi@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:NVC & Habits - Karen Starz\, MA\, MAEC\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC and Habits\n\n\nJoin us for a 12-week supported journey creating more life-serving habits. Increase self-awareness and explore your habits within the context of Nonviolent Communication. The exploration of habits will take place in a community of trust and includes the opportunity to select a package that offers one on one sessions with Karen Starz\, MA\, CNVC Certified Trainer\, as an additional support outside of the group coursework. \nExpect to work on this for two hours a week outside of the weekly meeting sessions. The “work” however\, will aim to be fun\, relaxing\, playful\, energizing and full of curiosity around your own belief systems and thoughts. The aim is not to change habits although\, that will be a byproduct of the course. The aim is deep self-connection and connection to divine beloved energy. \nThis workshop having 10-20 people meets needs of connection and community while also meeting needs of intimacy and deepening of your process. \nWe will meet together live\, in weekly group sessions beginning April 3rd\, 2021 from 7-9 pm CT (US).\nEarly bird pricing is available through March 15th\, 2021.*see note at end \nWhat you can expect: \n\nA 12-week commitment with a group of 10-20 people\nBi-weekly to weekly 1:1 support sessions\n*For select packages only. If this option is purchased\, you will be contacted separately with details on scheduling sessions.\n\nWeekly Themes\nSession I. Introduction and Overview\nSession II. “Am I powerless?”\nSession III. Support Systems\nSession IV. Roadmap for Self\nSession V. Guilt and Shame\nSession VI. Edges and Strengths (Different forms of Honesty)\nSession VII. How to be Shame-Free\nSession VIII. Pathways to Connection:  Prayer\, Meditation\, Dialogue\nSession IX. Honesty in Practice\nSession X. Cultivating Gratitude \nWith a focus on growing a deep connection with ourselves\, the aim of this program is not to change habits\, but to bring in an element of reflective self-understanding so that we can make conscious choices that make life more beautiful. Some takeaways will be: \n\nBring in reflection and conscious choices around habitual behavior\nLearn to make choices that are life-enriching and serve our deeper longings\nMove towards sustainable\, choiceful changes that bring us meaning\nMeet our own needs\, primarily to matter and of purpose\nExperiencing shift vs. making a compromise\n\nWho is this program for?\nThis is open to anyone who would like to learn and have support while exploring habits and patterns that are no longer serving them.\nThese habits could be internal patterns\, such as thoughts or defense mechanisms\, or external behaviors like substance-related habits (this program could also be a meaningful companion to a 12-step or other recovery program)
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-habits-karen-starz-ma-maec-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-01/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210502T153000
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SUMMARY:Living Peace - Susan Wildin\, MD\, Certified Professional Coach
DESCRIPTION:Join Susan Wildin\, MD\, Certified Professional Coach for the workshop series\, Living Peace\, an online experience in connection to others and to yourself. The workshops are based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication\, and will explore the basic elements of Marshall’s work in the context of our own lives. There will be a 2-hour workshop each month on a Sunday from 1:30-3:30. Please make note of the following dates and topics: \nChoose Connection! January 10\, 2021\nChoose Self-Compassion! February 7\, 2021\nChoose Empathy! March 7\, 2021\nTransforming Anger into Compassion. April 11\, 2021\nChoose Honesty! May 2\, 2021 \nDates and Times: One Sunday each month\, 1:30-3:30 pm CT\, Jan 2021 thru May 2021 \nCost: Susan requests $25 per session or $100 for the series to support her work and any amount would be appreciated. \nInfo and Registration
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/living-peace-susan-wildin-md-certified-professional-coach-2-2-2-2/
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SUMMARY:NVC Mediation Practice Group - Karen Starz and Michael Dillo
DESCRIPTION:You’ve got the skills\, you’ve taken the courses\, and have loads of information – it’s time to practice.\n \nWe will provide a place to work out life’s dramas\, conflicts over right and wrong\, and long-standing arguments in this live Mediation Practice Group. \nFacilitated by 2 CNVC Certified Trainers in a trusting environment\, everyone will get their turn to practice NVC-style guided conversation and mediation. \nYou’re eligible for the practice group if any of the following apply: \n\nIf you’ve taken our Mediation course OR \nIf you have at least 10 hours of NVC Mediation OR \nIf you have other experience that would lend to this practice\, please get in touch directly with Trainer Karen Starz to discuss the possibility of attending\n\n~~~\n \nFor six sessions over 12 weeks\, we will practice mediation in community from the perspective of a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Guiding us through this journey are two CNVC Certified Trainers\, Michael Dillo and Karen Starz\, who have a passion to connect people in a human way so that they can enjoy contributing to each other’s wellbeing. \nIn this process\, when connection is valued rather than details\, solutions tend to come easily. Practice connecting using observations\, feelings\, needs\, and (doable) requests. Experience how connection is always available and accessible with patience. \nCome with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMichael Dillo\, Assessor and CNVC Certified Trainer\n \nMichael in his “first” life was a professor for civil engineering. In his PhD thesis he specialized in underground constructions and tunneling in rock\, what paved his way from his home country Germany to Switzerland in the early 1990’s. As much as he enjoyed living in this beautiful country\, he started to feel increasingly dissatisfied with his job as an engineer and was disheartened dealing with technical questions all day. He struggled with with fear of change and a lot of messages like: I “have” to pay for my family\, I “have” to finance my house\, my insurances\, my car\, the vacation… \nIn 1997 he was inspired to attend a workshop with Marshall B. Rosenberg to find some answers to his questions and fears. During the first three day-seminar\, he received some fundamental life-changing answers. However\, it took him quite a while to understand the difference between intellectually understanding NVC and internalizing it. For many years he began to connect with feelings and needs as he had never done in life before – he began to empathize with himself and others. \nIn 2002 trust in himself had grown so much that he was able to quit his engineering profession without feelings of fear or guilt. Again and again\, he was fascinated by and grateful for the experience that things\, people\, inspiration\, and even money come “by chance“. He has been a CNVC Certified Trainer since 2004 and started to work worldwide. In 2013 he was asked to join the CNVC Assessors Team of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the CALF Team in the USA. He is passionate about supporting certification candidates on their path to deeply integrating NVC while heading for certification. \nSee more at www.frei-raeume.ch \n  \n\nKaren Starz MA\, MAEC\, and CNVC Certified Trainer \nKaren is a consultant\, coach\, speaker\, and facilitator. The connection with Marshall Rosenberg’s work and NVC came naturally and peaked further\, ongoing exploration into the foundations of NVC. Her background spans many areas\, from interpersonal relationships\, to businesses\, schools\, and non-profit organizations. Other services she provides include mediation\, conflict resolution\, and curriculum writing. Her approach to NVC is based on embodying the whole of nonviolent consciousness to create an automatic\, empathic\, somatic response and awareness. Karen aims to bring social change through learning\, and is particularly interested in the spiritual connection that NVC fosters. One way she embodies this aim by contributing as President of Houston NVC. \nSee more at www.karenstarz.com \n  \nWe will be meeting every Friday starting April 30th thru June 4th from 10 am – 12 pm Central Time (US)/ 5-7 pm Central European Time.  \nWe are offering a sliding scale for this series.\n\n$240 – The top price class ticket is the actual cost of the class. If you choose a ticket price below the top tier you are receiving a discount. \n$180 – The middle price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little expendable income. Paying for this class may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship. \n$120 – The bottom price is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this class would be a hardship. \n$300 – The Pay-It-Forward price is above the actual cost of the class and that extra money goes towards supporting scholarships for this class. It’s an opportunity to take your class and support your fellow community members.\n \nPlease use this graphic if you need help to determine your scale.\n \n  \nWe are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request a payment plan or support\, email Karen Starz.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-mediation-practice-group-karen-starz-and-michael-dillo/2021-05-07/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210508T110000
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SUMMARY:NVC Fundamentals - Manasi Saxena\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC Fundamentals\n8 Week Series\n\n\nThe possibility of living nonviolently\, of connecting compassionately with ourselves and others\, exists in every moment. How can we bring this possibility into practice?  \nI invite you to an experiential learning journey through the essential elements of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, to strengthen the roots and foundations of our practice. In our eight weeks together\, we will dive deeply into the fundamentals of NVC\, with a parallel focus on process\, purpose\, and practice. I hope to co-create with you a meaningful and clarifying experience that offers a blend of experiential self-exploration\, learning and sharing in a safe community learning space\, and creativity and fun!  \nAbout Manasi\n  \nManasi Saxena (CNVC Certified Trainer; Founder\, enCOMPASSion) is a learning facilitator whose focus lies around the intersection of spiritual/personal growth and social change/community development. More recently\, she has been engaged with emergency relief services after the violence in Northeast Delhi and during the Covid-19 lockdown in India. Her core focus now is to work closely with communities at the grassroots\, with a vision of shifting from sustenance-survival to a paradigm of sustainability\, collaboration\, and resilience through community-driven social change. \nKey Takeaways\nYou can hope to leave with: \nAn experiential understanding of Nonviolent Communication\, its purpose\, intention\, and practice \nClarity and practice in the fundamental capacities of NVC: Observations\, Feelings\, Needs\, and Requests \nSelf-empathy: How to come home to a point of balance and centering within myself\, to respond\, rather than react?\nEmpathy: How to listen empathically to another person without telling them what to do (and why would I do that in the first place!)?\nExpression: How to speak my truth while still holding deep care and respect for the other?\nAnd\, how to dance in the flow of connection between empathy and honesty\, between you and me! \nCourse Schedule\nWeek I: Introduction and Arriving\nWeek II: Intentions and Heart Awareness\nWeek III: Presence and Resonance\nWeek IV:  My Heart’s Ears\nWeek V: Making Life Wonderful\nWeek VI: Coming Home To Myself\nWeek VII: Dancing in Communication\nWeek VIII: Gratitude\, Celebrations\, Mournings \n\nMore info and registration
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-fundamentals/2021-05-08/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Manasi Saxena":MAILTO:encompassiondelhi@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210508T210000
DTSTAMP:20210314T203431Z
CREATED:20210314T203431Z
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SUMMARY:NVC & Habits - Karen Starz\, MA\, MAEC\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC and Habits\n\n\nJoin us for a 12-week supported journey creating more life-serving habits. Increase self-awareness and explore your habits within the context of Nonviolent Communication. The exploration of habits will take place in a community of trust and includes the opportunity to select a package that offers one on one sessions with Karen Starz\, MA\, CNVC Certified Trainer\, as an additional support outside of the group coursework. \nExpect to work on this for two hours a week outside of the weekly meeting sessions. The “work” however\, will aim to be fun\, relaxing\, playful\, energizing and full of curiosity around your own belief systems and thoughts. The aim is not to change habits although\, that will be a byproduct of the course. The aim is deep self-connection and connection to divine beloved energy. \nThis workshop having 10-20 people meets needs of connection and community while also meeting needs of intimacy and deepening of your process. \nWe will meet together live\, in weekly group sessions beginning April 3rd\, 2021 from 7-9 pm CT (US).\nEarly bird pricing is available through March 15th\, 2021.*see note at end \nWhat you can expect: \n\nA 12-week commitment with a group of 10-20 people\nBi-weekly to weekly 1:1 support sessions\n*For select packages only. If this option is purchased\, you will be contacted separately with details on scheduling sessions.\n\nWeekly Themes\nSession I. Introduction and Overview\nSession II. “Am I powerless?”\nSession III. Support Systems\nSession IV. Roadmap for Self\nSession V. Guilt and Shame\nSession VI. Edges and Strengths (Different forms of Honesty)\nSession VII. How to be Shame-Free\nSession VIII. Pathways to Connection:  Prayer\, Meditation\, Dialogue\nSession IX. Honesty in Practice\nSession X. Cultivating Gratitude \nWith a focus on growing a deep connection with ourselves\, the aim of this program is not to change habits\, but to bring in an element of reflective self-understanding so that we can make conscious choices that make life more beautiful. Some takeaways will be: \n\nBring in reflection and conscious choices around habitual behavior\nLearn to make choices that are life-enriching and serve our deeper longings\nMove towards sustainable\, choiceful changes that bring us meaning\nMeet our own needs\, primarily to matter and of purpose\nExperiencing shift vs. making a compromise\n\nWho is this program for?\nThis is open to anyone who would like to learn and have support while exploring habits and patterns that are no longer serving them.\nThese habits could be internal patterns\, such as thoughts or defense mechanisms\, or external behaviors like substance-related habits (this program could also be a meaningful companion to a 12-step or other recovery program)
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-habits-karen-starz-ma-maec-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-08/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210512T203000
DTSTAMP:20230112T214610Z
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SUMMARY:Heights Area/Houston: NVC Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:This peer-led study and practice group has been meeting since 2009.  It is open to everyone with a fundamental understanding of NVC\, by having read the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life\, or who has attended an NVC weekend workshop. They meet every other week on Wednesdays in person and by Zoom from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m CT. \nPlease contact Heights NVC for the current meeting schedule and location.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/heights-area-houston-empathy-practice-group-moved-to-zoom-temporarily-sabrina-mahmood-3/2021-05-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210514T120000
DTSTAMP:20210427T042523Z
CREATED:20210427T042336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T042523Z
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SUMMARY:NVC Mediation Practice Group - Karen Starz and Michael Dillo
DESCRIPTION:You’ve got the skills\, you’ve taken the courses\, and have loads of information – it’s time to practice.\n \nWe will provide a place to work out life’s dramas\, conflicts over right and wrong\, and long-standing arguments in this live Mediation Practice Group. \nFacilitated by 2 CNVC Certified Trainers in a trusting environment\, everyone will get their turn to practice NVC-style guided conversation and mediation. \nYou’re eligible for the practice group if any of the following apply: \n\nIf you’ve taken our Mediation course OR \nIf you have at least 10 hours of NVC Mediation OR \nIf you have other experience that would lend to this practice\, please get in touch directly with Trainer Karen Starz to discuss the possibility of attending\n\n~~~\n \nFor six sessions over 12 weeks\, we will practice mediation in community from the perspective of a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Guiding us through this journey are two CNVC Certified Trainers\, Michael Dillo and Karen Starz\, who have a passion to connect people in a human way so that they can enjoy contributing to each other’s wellbeing. \nIn this process\, when connection is valued rather than details\, solutions tend to come easily. Practice connecting using observations\, feelings\, needs\, and (doable) requests. Experience how connection is always available and accessible with patience. \nCome with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMichael Dillo\, Assessor and CNVC Certified Trainer\n \nMichael in his “first” life was a professor for civil engineering. In his PhD thesis he specialized in underground constructions and tunneling in rock\, what paved his way from his home country Germany to Switzerland in the early 1990’s. As much as he enjoyed living in this beautiful country\, he started to feel increasingly dissatisfied with his job as an engineer and was disheartened dealing with technical questions all day. He struggled with with fear of change and a lot of messages like: I “have” to pay for my family\, I “have” to finance my house\, my insurances\, my car\, the vacation… \nIn 1997 he was inspired to attend a workshop with Marshall B. Rosenberg to find some answers to his questions and fears. During the first three day-seminar\, he received some fundamental life-changing answers. However\, it took him quite a while to understand the difference between intellectually understanding NVC and internalizing it. For many years he began to connect with feelings and needs as he had never done in life before – he began to empathize with himself and others. \nIn 2002 trust in himself had grown so much that he was able to quit his engineering profession without feelings of fear or guilt. Again and again\, he was fascinated by and grateful for the experience that things\, people\, inspiration\, and even money come “by chance“. He has been a CNVC Certified Trainer since 2004 and started to work worldwide. In 2013 he was asked to join the CNVC Assessors Team of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the CALF Team in the USA. He is passionate about supporting certification candidates on their path to deeply integrating NVC while heading for certification. \nSee more at www.frei-raeume.ch \n  \n\nKaren Starz MA\, MAEC\, and CNVC Certified Trainer \nKaren is a consultant\, coach\, speaker\, and facilitator. The connection with Marshall Rosenberg’s work and NVC came naturally and peaked further\, ongoing exploration into the foundations of NVC. Her background spans many areas\, from interpersonal relationships\, to businesses\, schools\, and non-profit organizations. Other services she provides include mediation\, conflict resolution\, and curriculum writing. Her approach to NVC is based on embodying the whole of nonviolent consciousness to create an automatic\, empathic\, somatic response and awareness. Karen aims to bring social change through learning\, and is particularly interested in the spiritual connection that NVC fosters. One way she embodies this aim by contributing as President of Houston NVC. \nSee more at www.karenstarz.com \n  \nWe will be meeting every Friday starting April 30th thru June 4th from 10 am – 12 pm Central Time (US)/ 5-7 pm Central European Time.  \nWe are offering a sliding scale for this series.\n\n$240 – The top price class ticket is the actual cost of the class. If you choose a ticket price below the top tier you are receiving a discount. \n$180 – The middle price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little expendable income. Paying for this class may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship. \n$120 – The bottom price is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this class would be a hardship. \n$300 – The Pay-It-Forward price is above the actual cost of the class and that extra money goes towards supporting scholarships for this class. It’s an opportunity to take your class and support your fellow community members.\n \nPlease use this graphic if you need help to determine your scale.\n \n  \nWe are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request a payment plan or support\, email Karen Starz.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-mediation-practice-group-karen-starz-and-michael-dillo/2021-05-14/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210515T153000
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SUMMARY:Heart Centered Parenting – Susan Wildin\, MD\, Certified Professional Coach
DESCRIPTION:Would you enjoy less hassle and more connection with the children in your life? You are invited to an 8-week\, online\, weekly course on Heart-Centered Parenting facilitated by Susan Wildin\, MD\, CPC. Susan is a retired developmental behavioral pediatrician and a transformational life coach with 12 years of experience in Nonviolent Communication. \nI believe we can change the current parenting paradigms and improve our relationships and empower our children to make choices based on their needs and the needs of others instead of to gain a reward or avoid a punishment. We shift things by learning self-compassion (understanding what we want from our children and why)\, empathy (listening deeply to what the children want from us and why)\, and honest expression of our own needs. \nHeart Centered Parenting is for parents of children of all ages\, grandparents\, educators\, and anyone else who has contact with children. We will meet online on Saturdays from 1:30-3:30 CDT from May 15- July 10\, 2021\, with no session on July 3. Sessions are designed to build on one another\, and you can still participate if you need to miss one or more sessions. The format will be 1 hour of topical teaching and practice and one hour of role play with real-life issues in each session. \nRegistration is required so you can have handouts and the Zoom invitation prior to the meeting. I request $180 for the 8-week course and any amount will be accepted gratefully. Please contact me at susan@wildins.net if you need to request a dialogue about the fee request or have any other questions. \nTo register click HERE.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/heart-centered-parenting-susan-wildin-md-certified-professional-coach-9/2021-05-15/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Susan-Wildin.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210515T210000
DTSTAMP:20210314T203431Z
CREATED:20210314T203431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T203431Z
UID:10000561-1621105200-1621112400@powerofcompassion.org
SUMMARY:NVC & Habits - Karen Starz\, MA\, MAEC\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC and Habits\n\n\nJoin us for a 12-week supported journey creating more life-serving habits. Increase self-awareness and explore your habits within the context of Nonviolent Communication. The exploration of habits will take place in a community of trust and includes the opportunity to select a package that offers one on one sessions with Karen Starz\, MA\, CNVC Certified Trainer\, as an additional support outside of the group coursework. \nExpect to work on this for two hours a week outside of the weekly meeting sessions. The “work” however\, will aim to be fun\, relaxing\, playful\, energizing and full of curiosity around your own belief systems and thoughts. The aim is not to change habits although\, that will be a byproduct of the course. The aim is deep self-connection and connection to divine beloved energy. \nThis workshop having 10-20 people meets needs of connection and community while also meeting needs of intimacy and deepening of your process. \nWe will meet together live\, in weekly group sessions beginning April 3rd\, 2021 from 7-9 pm CT (US).\nEarly bird pricing is available through March 15th\, 2021.*see note at end \nWhat you can expect: \n\nA 12-week commitment with a group of 10-20 people\nBi-weekly to weekly 1:1 support sessions\n*For select packages only. If this option is purchased\, you will be contacted separately with details on scheduling sessions.\n\nWeekly Themes\nSession I. Introduction and Overview\nSession II. “Am I powerless?”\nSession III. Support Systems\nSession IV. Roadmap for Self\nSession V. Guilt and Shame\nSession VI. Edges and Strengths (Different forms of Honesty)\nSession VII. How to be Shame-Free\nSession VIII. Pathways to Connection:  Prayer\, Meditation\, Dialogue\nSession IX. Honesty in Practice\nSession X. Cultivating Gratitude \nWith a focus on growing a deep connection with ourselves\, the aim of this program is not to change habits\, but to bring in an element of reflective self-understanding so that we can make conscious choices that make life more beautiful. Some takeaways will be: \n\nBring in reflection and conscious choices around habitual behavior\nLearn to make choices that are life-enriching and serve our deeper longings\nMove towards sustainable\, choiceful changes that bring us meaning\nMeet our own needs\, primarily to matter and of purpose\nExperiencing shift vs. making a compromise\n\nWho is this program for?\nThis is open to anyone who would like to learn and have support while exploring habits and patterns that are no longer serving them.\nThese habits could be internal patterns\, such as thoughts or defense mechanisms\, or external behaviors like substance-related habits (this program could also be a meaningful companion to a 12-step or other recovery program)
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-habits-karen-starz-ma-maec-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-15/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210516T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210516T180000
DTSTAMP:20210503T231736Z
CREATED:20210503T231523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T231736Z
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SUMMARY:The Exquisite Art of Empathy and Resonance - Bren Hardt\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:Join me\, Bren Hardt\,  CNVC Certified Trainer\, for an interactive course where we will practice the art of empathy and resonance with ourselves and another. \n                   \nDATES:  Sundays 4pm to 6pm starting May 16 and then May 23\, and all 4 Sundays in June.\nRequest:   $125 or sliding scale based on your needs/my needs. Please email me with a suggested workable/ joy-based payment amount.  I want all people to develop our natural skills of empathy regardless of available funds at the moment.  I then will give you a code to register with a discount.\n  \n\nCreating and sustaining productive\, trusting relationships is key to thriving.  Using situations from your own life\, discover the depth of your connection capacity and build your resilience. Some of what we will explore is an empathic apology\, interrupting with empathy\, being compassionate with ourselves when we’ve been less than perfect\, the powerful ways to tune into someone’s heart with warmth\, resonant language and curiosity.   \n\nMore info and registration
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/the-exquisite-art-of-empathy-and-resonance-bren-hardt-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-16/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hardt.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T120000
DTSTAMP:20210427T042523Z
CREATED:20210427T042336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T042523Z
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SUMMARY:NVC Mediation Practice Group - Karen Starz and Michael Dillo
DESCRIPTION:You’ve got the skills\, you’ve taken the courses\, and have loads of information – it’s time to practice.\n \nWe will provide a place to work out life’s dramas\, conflicts over right and wrong\, and long-standing arguments in this live Mediation Practice Group. \nFacilitated by 2 CNVC Certified Trainers in a trusting environment\, everyone will get their turn to practice NVC-style guided conversation and mediation. \nYou’re eligible for the practice group if any of the following apply: \n\nIf you’ve taken our Mediation course OR \nIf you have at least 10 hours of NVC Mediation OR \nIf you have other experience that would lend to this practice\, please get in touch directly with Trainer Karen Starz to discuss the possibility of attending\n\n~~~\n \nFor six sessions over 12 weeks\, we will practice mediation in community from the perspective of a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Guiding us through this journey are two CNVC Certified Trainers\, Michael Dillo and Karen Starz\, who have a passion to connect people in a human way so that they can enjoy contributing to each other’s wellbeing. \nIn this process\, when connection is valued rather than details\, solutions tend to come easily. Practice connecting using observations\, feelings\, needs\, and (doable) requests. Experience how connection is always available and accessible with patience. \nCome with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMichael Dillo\, Assessor and CNVC Certified Trainer\n \nMichael in his “first” life was a professor for civil engineering. In his PhD thesis he specialized in underground constructions and tunneling in rock\, what paved his way from his home country Germany to Switzerland in the early 1990’s. As much as he enjoyed living in this beautiful country\, he started to feel increasingly dissatisfied with his job as an engineer and was disheartened dealing with technical questions all day. He struggled with with fear of change and a lot of messages like: I “have” to pay for my family\, I “have” to finance my house\, my insurances\, my car\, the vacation… \nIn 1997 he was inspired to attend a workshop with Marshall B. Rosenberg to find some answers to his questions and fears. During the first three day-seminar\, he received some fundamental life-changing answers. However\, it took him quite a while to understand the difference between intellectually understanding NVC and internalizing it. For many years he began to connect with feelings and needs as he had never done in life before – he began to empathize with himself and others. \nIn 2002 trust in himself had grown so much that he was able to quit his engineering profession without feelings of fear or guilt. Again and again\, he was fascinated by and grateful for the experience that things\, people\, inspiration\, and even money come “by chance“. He has been a CNVC Certified Trainer since 2004 and started to work worldwide. In 2013 he was asked to join the CNVC Assessors Team of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the CALF Team in the USA. He is passionate about supporting certification candidates on their path to deeply integrating NVC while heading for certification. \nSee more at www.frei-raeume.ch \n  \n\nKaren Starz MA\, MAEC\, and CNVC Certified Trainer \nKaren is a consultant\, coach\, speaker\, and facilitator. The connection with Marshall Rosenberg’s work and NVC came naturally and peaked further\, ongoing exploration into the foundations of NVC. Her background spans many areas\, from interpersonal relationships\, to businesses\, schools\, and non-profit organizations. Other services she provides include mediation\, conflict resolution\, and curriculum writing. Her approach to NVC is based on embodying the whole of nonviolent consciousness to create an automatic\, empathic\, somatic response and awareness. Karen aims to bring social change through learning\, and is particularly interested in the spiritual connection that NVC fosters. One way she embodies this aim by contributing as President of Houston NVC. \nSee more at www.karenstarz.com \n  \nWe will be meeting every Friday starting April 30th thru June 4th from 10 am – 12 pm Central Time (US)/ 5-7 pm Central European Time.  \nWe are offering a sliding scale for this series.\n\n$240 – The top price class ticket is the actual cost of the class. If you choose a ticket price below the top tier you are receiving a discount. \n$180 – The middle price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little expendable income. Paying for this class may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship. \n$120 – The bottom price is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this class would be a hardship. \n$300 – The Pay-It-Forward price is above the actual cost of the class and that extra money goes towards supporting scholarships for this class. It’s an opportunity to take your class and support your fellow community members.\n \nPlease use this graphic if you need help to determine your scale.\n \n  \nWe are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request a payment plan or support\, email Karen Starz.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-mediation-practice-group-karen-starz-and-michael-dillo/2021-05-21/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210522T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210522T153000
DTSTAMP:20210427T044653Z
CREATED:20210427T043448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T044653Z
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SUMMARY:Heart Centered Parenting – Susan Wildin\, MD\, Certified Professional Coach
DESCRIPTION:Would you enjoy less hassle and more connection with the children in your life? You are invited to an 8-week\, online\, weekly course on Heart-Centered Parenting facilitated by Susan Wildin\, MD\, CPC. Susan is a retired developmental behavioral pediatrician and a transformational life coach with 12 years of experience in Nonviolent Communication. \nI believe we can change the current parenting paradigms and improve our relationships and empower our children to make choices based on their needs and the needs of others instead of to gain a reward or avoid a punishment. We shift things by learning self-compassion (understanding what we want from our children and why)\, empathy (listening deeply to what the children want from us and why)\, and honest expression of our own needs. \nHeart Centered Parenting is for parents of children of all ages\, grandparents\, educators\, and anyone else who has contact with children. We will meet online on Saturdays from 1:30-3:30 CDT from May 15- July 10\, 2021\, with no session on July 3. Sessions are designed to build on one another\, and you can still participate if you need to miss one or more sessions. The format will be 1 hour of topical teaching and practice and one hour of role play with real-life issues in each session. \nRegistration is required so you can have handouts and the Zoom invitation prior to the meeting. I request $180 for the 8-week course and any amount will be accepted gratefully. Please contact me at susan@wildins.net if you need to request a dialogue about the fee request or have any other questions. \nTo register click HERE.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/heart-centered-parenting-susan-wildin-md-certified-professional-coach-9/2021-05-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Susan-Wildin.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210522T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210522T210000
DTSTAMP:20210314T203431Z
CREATED:20210314T203431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T203431Z
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SUMMARY:NVC & Habits - Karen Starz\, MA\, MAEC\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC and Habits\n\n\nJoin us for a 12-week supported journey creating more life-serving habits. Increase self-awareness and explore your habits within the context of Nonviolent Communication. The exploration of habits will take place in a community of trust and includes the opportunity to select a package that offers one on one sessions with Karen Starz\, MA\, CNVC Certified Trainer\, as an additional support outside of the group coursework. \nExpect to work on this for two hours a week outside of the weekly meeting sessions. The “work” however\, will aim to be fun\, relaxing\, playful\, energizing and full of curiosity around your own belief systems and thoughts. The aim is not to change habits although\, that will be a byproduct of the course. The aim is deep self-connection and connection to divine beloved energy. \nThis workshop having 10-20 people meets needs of connection and community while also meeting needs of intimacy and deepening of your process. \nWe will meet together live\, in weekly group sessions beginning April 3rd\, 2021 from 7-9 pm CT (US).\nEarly bird pricing is available through March 15th\, 2021.*see note at end \nWhat you can expect: \n\nA 12-week commitment with a group of 10-20 people\nBi-weekly to weekly 1:1 support sessions\n*For select packages only. If this option is purchased\, you will be contacted separately with details on scheduling sessions.\n\nWeekly Themes\nSession I. Introduction and Overview\nSession II. “Am I powerless?”\nSession III. Support Systems\nSession IV. Roadmap for Self\nSession V. Guilt and Shame\nSession VI. Edges and Strengths (Different forms of Honesty)\nSession VII. How to be Shame-Free\nSession VIII. Pathways to Connection:  Prayer\, Meditation\, Dialogue\nSession IX. Honesty in Practice\nSession X. Cultivating Gratitude \nWith a focus on growing a deep connection with ourselves\, the aim of this program is not to change habits\, but to bring in an element of reflective self-understanding so that we can make conscious choices that make life more beautiful. Some takeaways will be: \n\nBring in reflection and conscious choices around habitual behavior\nLearn to make choices that are life-enriching and serve our deeper longings\nMove towards sustainable\, choiceful changes that bring us meaning\nMeet our own needs\, primarily to matter and of purpose\nExperiencing shift vs. making a compromise\n\nWho is this program for?\nThis is open to anyone who would like to learn and have support while exploring habits and patterns that are no longer serving them.\nThese habits could be internal patterns\, such as thoughts or defense mechanisms\, or external behaviors like substance-related habits (this program could also be a meaningful companion to a 12-step or other recovery program)
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-habits-karen-starz-ma-maec-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210523T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210523T180000
DTSTAMP:20210503T231736Z
CREATED:20210503T231523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T231736Z
UID:10000583-1621785600-1621792800@powerofcompassion.org
SUMMARY:The Exquisite Art of Empathy and Resonance - Bren Hardt\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:Join me\, Bren Hardt\,  CNVC Certified Trainer\, for an interactive course where we will practice the art of empathy and resonance with ourselves and another. \n                   \nDATES:  Sundays 4pm to 6pm starting May 16 and then May 23\, and all 4 Sundays in June.\nRequest:   $125 or sliding scale based on your needs/my needs. Please email me with a suggested workable/ joy-based payment amount.  I want all people to develop our natural skills of empathy regardless of available funds at the moment.  I then will give you a code to register with a discount.\n  \n\nCreating and sustaining productive\, trusting relationships is key to thriving.  Using situations from your own life\, discover the depth of your connection capacity and build your resilience. Some of what we will explore is an empathic apology\, interrupting with empathy\, being compassionate with ourselves when we’ve been less than perfect\, the powerful ways to tune into someone’s heart with warmth\, resonant language and curiosity.   \n\nMore info and registration
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/the-exquisite-art-of-empathy-and-resonance-bren-hardt-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-23/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hardt.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210526T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210526T203000
DTSTAMP:20230112T214610Z
CREATED:20210210T004459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T214610Z
UID:10000300-1622055600-1622061000@powerofcompassion.org
SUMMARY:Heights Area/Houston: NVC Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:This peer-led study and practice group has been meeting since 2009.  It is open to everyone with a fundamental understanding of NVC\, by having read the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life\, or who has attended an NVC weekend workshop. They meet every other week on Wednesdays in person and by Zoom from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m CT. \nPlease contact Heights NVC for the current meeting schedule and location.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/heights-area-houston-empathy-practice-group-moved-to-zoom-temporarily-sabrina-mahmood-3/2021-05-26/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210528T120000
DTSTAMP:20210427T042523Z
CREATED:20210427T042336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T042523Z
UID:10000572-1622196000-1622203200@powerofcompassion.org
SUMMARY:NVC Mediation Practice Group - Karen Starz and Michael Dillo
DESCRIPTION:You’ve got the skills\, you’ve taken the courses\, and have loads of information – it’s time to practice.\n \nWe will provide a place to work out life’s dramas\, conflicts over right and wrong\, and long-standing arguments in this live Mediation Practice Group. \nFacilitated by 2 CNVC Certified Trainers in a trusting environment\, everyone will get their turn to practice NVC-style guided conversation and mediation. \nYou’re eligible for the practice group if any of the following apply: \n\nIf you’ve taken our Mediation course OR \nIf you have at least 10 hours of NVC Mediation OR \nIf you have other experience that would lend to this practice\, please get in touch directly with Trainer Karen Starz to discuss the possibility of attending\n\n~~~\n \nFor six sessions over 12 weeks\, we will practice mediation in community from the perspective of a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Guiding us through this journey are two CNVC Certified Trainers\, Michael Dillo and Karen Starz\, who have a passion to connect people in a human way so that they can enjoy contributing to each other’s wellbeing. \nIn this process\, when connection is valued rather than details\, solutions tend to come easily. Practice connecting using observations\, feelings\, needs\, and (doable) requests. Experience how connection is always available and accessible with patience. \nCome with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMichael Dillo\, Assessor and CNVC Certified Trainer\n \nMichael in his “first” life was a professor for civil engineering. In his PhD thesis he specialized in underground constructions and tunneling in rock\, what paved his way from his home country Germany to Switzerland in the early 1990’s. As much as he enjoyed living in this beautiful country\, he started to feel increasingly dissatisfied with his job as an engineer and was disheartened dealing with technical questions all day. He struggled with with fear of change and a lot of messages like: I “have” to pay for my family\, I “have” to finance my house\, my insurances\, my car\, the vacation… \nIn 1997 he was inspired to attend a workshop with Marshall B. Rosenberg to find some answers to his questions and fears. During the first three day-seminar\, he received some fundamental life-changing answers. However\, it took him quite a while to understand the difference between intellectually understanding NVC and internalizing it. For many years he began to connect with feelings and needs as he had never done in life before – he began to empathize with himself and others. \nIn 2002 trust in himself had grown so much that he was able to quit his engineering profession without feelings of fear or guilt. Again and again\, he was fascinated by and grateful for the experience that things\, people\, inspiration\, and even money come “by chance“. He has been a CNVC Certified Trainer since 2004 and started to work worldwide. In 2013 he was asked to join the CNVC Assessors Team of the German-speaking part of Switzerland and the CALF Team in the USA. He is passionate about supporting certification candidates on their path to deeply integrating NVC while heading for certification. \nSee more at www.frei-raeume.ch \n  \n\nKaren Starz MA\, MAEC\, and CNVC Certified Trainer \nKaren is a consultant\, coach\, speaker\, and facilitator. The connection with Marshall Rosenberg’s work and NVC came naturally and peaked further\, ongoing exploration into the foundations of NVC. Her background spans many areas\, from interpersonal relationships\, to businesses\, schools\, and non-profit organizations. Other services she provides include mediation\, conflict resolution\, and curriculum writing. Her approach to NVC is based on embodying the whole of nonviolent consciousness to create an automatic\, empathic\, somatic response and awareness. Karen aims to bring social change through learning\, and is particularly interested in the spiritual connection that NVC fosters. One way she embodies this aim by contributing as President of Houston NVC. \nSee more at www.karenstarz.com \n  \nWe will be meeting every Friday starting April 30th thru June 4th from 10 am – 12 pm Central Time (US)/ 5-7 pm Central European Time.  \nWe are offering a sliding scale for this series.\n\n$240 – The top price class ticket is the actual cost of the class. If you choose a ticket price below the top tier you are receiving a discount. \n$180 – The middle price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little expendable income. Paying for this class may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship. \n$120 – The bottom price is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this class would be a hardship. \n$300 – The Pay-It-Forward price is above the actual cost of the class and that extra money goes towards supporting scholarships for this class. It’s an opportunity to take your class and support your fellow community members.\n \nPlease use this graphic if you need help to determine your scale.\n \n  \nWe are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request a payment plan or support\, email Karen Starz.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-mediation-practice-group-karen-starz-and-michael-dillo/2021-05-28/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210529T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210529T153000
DTSTAMP:20210427T044653Z
CREATED:20210427T043448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T044653Z
UID:10000576-1622295000-1622302200@powerofcompassion.org
SUMMARY:Heart Centered Parenting – Susan Wildin\, MD\, Certified Professional Coach
DESCRIPTION:Would you enjoy less hassle and more connection with the children in your life? You are invited to an 8-week\, online\, weekly course on Heart-Centered Parenting facilitated by Susan Wildin\, MD\, CPC. Susan is a retired developmental behavioral pediatrician and a transformational life coach with 12 years of experience in Nonviolent Communication. \nI believe we can change the current parenting paradigms and improve our relationships and empower our children to make choices based on their needs and the needs of others instead of to gain a reward or avoid a punishment. We shift things by learning self-compassion (understanding what we want from our children and why)\, empathy (listening deeply to what the children want from us and why)\, and honest expression of our own needs. \nHeart Centered Parenting is for parents of children of all ages\, grandparents\, educators\, and anyone else who has contact with children. We will meet online on Saturdays from 1:30-3:30 CDT from May 15- July 10\, 2021\, with no session on July 3. Sessions are designed to build on one another\, and you can still participate if you need to miss one or more sessions. The format will be 1 hour of topical teaching and practice and one hour of role play with real-life issues in each session. \nRegistration is required so you can have handouts and the Zoom invitation prior to the meeting. I request $180 for the 8-week course and any amount will be accepted gratefully. Please contact me at susan@wildins.net if you need to request a dialogue about the fee request or have any other questions. \nTo register click HERE.
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/heart-centered-parenting-susan-wildin-md-certified-professional-coach-9/2021-05-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Susan-Wildin.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210529T210000
DTSTAMP:20210314T203431Z
CREATED:20210314T203431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T203431Z
UID:10000563-1622314800-1622322000@powerofcompassion.org
SUMMARY:NVC & Habits - Karen Starz\, MA\, MAEC\, CNVC Certified Trainer
DESCRIPTION:NVC and Habits\n\n\nJoin us for a 12-week supported journey creating more life-serving habits. Increase self-awareness and explore your habits within the context of Nonviolent Communication. The exploration of habits will take place in a community of trust and includes the opportunity to select a package that offers one on one sessions with Karen Starz\, MA\, CNVC Certified Trainer\, as an additional support outside of the group coursework. \nExpect to work on this for two hours a week outside of the weekly meeting sessions. The “work” however\, will aim to be fun\, relaxing\, playful\, energizing and full of curiosity around your own belief systems and thoughts. The aim is not to change habits although\, that will be a byproduct of the course. The aim is deep self-connection and connection to divine beloved energy. \nThis workshop having 10-20 people meets needs of connection and community while also meeting needs of intimacy and deepening of your process. \nWe will meet together live\, in weekly group sessions beginning April 3rd\, 2021 from 7-9 pm CT (US).\nEarly bird pricing is available through March 15th\, 2021.*see note at end \nWhat you can expect: \n\nA 12-week commitment with a group of 10-20 people\nBi-weekly to weekly 1:1 support sessions\n*For select packages only. If this option is purchased\, you will be contacted separately with details on scheduling sessions.\n\nWeekly Themes\nSession I. Introduction and Overview\nSession II. “Am I powerless?”\nSession III. Support Systems\nSession IV. Roadmap for Self\nSession V. Guilt and Shame\nSession VI. Edges and Strengths (Different forms of Honesty)\nSession VII. How to be Shame-Free\nSession VIII. Pathways to Connection:  Prayer\, Meditation\, Dialogue\nSession IX. Honesty in Practice\nSession X. Cultivating Gratitude \nWith a focus on growing a deep connection with ourselves\, the aim of this program is not to change habits\, but to bring in an element of reflective self-understanding so that we can make conscious choices that make life more beautiful. Some takeaways will be: \n\nBring in reflection and conscious choices around habitual behavior\nLearn to make choices that are life-enriching and serve our deeper longings\nMove towards sustainable\, choiceful changes that bring us meaning\nMeet our own needs\, primarily to matter and of purpose\nExperiencing shift vs. making a compromise\n\nWho is this program for?\nThis is open to anyone who would like to learn and have support while exploring habits and patterns that are no longer serving them.\nThese habits could be internal patterns\, such as thoughts or defense mechanisms\, or external behaviors like substance-related habits (this program could also be a meaningful companion to a 12-step or other recovery program)
URL:https://powerofcompassion.org/event/nvc-habits-karen-starz-ma-maec-cnvc-certified-trainer/2021-05-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://powerofcompassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Karen-Starz-sq.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Karen Starz%2C MA%2C MAEC%2C CNVC Certified Trainer":MAILTO:starz.organizer@gmail.com
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