Power of Compassion

The Skills Of Facilitated Conversation–Karen Starz and Michael Dillo
2021-03-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-03-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-02-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-02-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
For six sessions over 12 weeks, we will explore mediation in community from the perspective of a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Guiding us through this journey are two CNVC Certified Trainers, Karen Starz and Michael Dillo, who have a passion to connect people in a human way so that they can enjoy contributing to each other’s wellbeing.
In this process, when connection is valued rather than details, solutions tend to come easily. Learn how to connect using observations, feelings, needs, and (doable) requests. Walk away with the confidence that connection is always available and accessible with patience.
This is not your typical legal mediation style. Come with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play. Tools will be offered in presentations from Karen, Michael & video-clips from Marshall B. Rosenberg. Participants will be able to practice individually in smaller groups in break out rooms.
For graduates of this mediation course, we have a 6-week Mediation Practice Group starting April 30th, 2021, also 10 AM – 12 PM Central Time.
When: Every other Friday from February 5th through April 16th, from 10 am – 12 pm CT
Where: Online
Cost: The requested amount is $240 for the six-week series. We are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request tuition support, email Karen Starz.
To Register: click here

NVC Mediation Practice Group - Karen Starz and Michael Dillo
2021-03-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-02-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-02-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
You’ve got the skills, you’ve taken the courses, and have loads of information – it’s time to practice.

We 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.
Facilitated by 2 CNVC Certified Trainers in a trusting environment, everyone will get their turn to practice NVC-style guided conversation and mediation.
You’re eligible for the practice group if any of the following apply:

If you’ve taken our Mediation course OR
If you have at least 10 hours of NVC Mediation OR
If 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

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For 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.
In 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.
Come with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play.

Michael Dillo, Assessor and CNVC Certified Trainer

Michael 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…
In 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.
In 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.
See more at www.frei-raeume.ch

Karen Starz MA, MAEC, and CNVC Certified Trainer
Karen 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.
See more at www.karenstarz.com

We will be meeting every other Friday starting February 12th through April 23rd from 10 am – 12 pm Central Time (US)/ 5-7 pm Central European Time.
Note: on March 26th the meeting time will be 4-6pm Central European Time because of Daylight Savings Time in the Central (US) Time zone. Subsequent meetings return to the 5-7 pm CET time.
We are offering a sliding scale for this series.

$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.
$180 – The middle price is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little-to-no expendable income. Paying for this class may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship.
$120 – The bottom price is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this class would be a hardship.
$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.

Please use this graphic if you need help to determine your scale.

We are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request a payment plan or support, email Karen Starz.

NVC and the Religious Experience–Karen Starz & Jamil Popatia
2021-03-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-03-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-02-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-02-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-02-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-02-02 19:00 - 21:00
The founder and author of Nonviolent Communication, the late Marshall Rosenberg, was deeply interested in the common thread found in the world’s great religions and wisdom traditions. Drawing from some of them, Rosenberg was able to language some of the core beliefs and values as universal human needs; the heart of Nonviolent Communication. Despite this, the topic of religion and its potentiality within the framework and paradigm of NVC remains largely unexplored in circles of learning and teaching of Nonviolent Communication.
HoustonNVC invites you to explore the intersection of religion with Nonviolent Communication in this unique course offered online this winter. The content and structure will build upon the Religion and NVC course offered in the fall of 2020, although having attended the first course is not a prerequisite. Sessions will be led by 2 seasoned Facilitators/Trainers who have spent much of their adult lives in search of beauty and meaning aligning their unique religious beliefs with the practice and spirit of Nonviolent Communication.
All belief systems are welcome whether they are religious, secular, or atheistic. You’re invited to bring tough questions and have courageous dialogue.
Dates: Tuesdays from February 2nd through March 9th, from 7-9 pm CT
Cost: $290
Payment plans available upon request.
Registration

NVC and Habits
2021-02-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-02-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-01-30 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-01-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-01-16 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-01-09 17:00 - 19:00, 2021-01-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2020-12-19 17:00 - 19:00 and 1 more date | Zoom
NVC and Habits

Join 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. Expect 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.
We will meet together live, in weekly group sessions beginning December 5th, 2020 from 5-7 pm CT.
What you can expect:

A 12-week commitment
10 weeks of active workshop attendance 12/5/20-2/13/21 (skipping 12/26/20)
Two weeks of follow-up support via email to check-in and adjust your personal plan.
Bi-weekly to weekly 1:1 support sessions*

*For select packages only. If this option is purchased, you will be contacted separately with details on scheduling sessions.

See more and register here

Weekly Donation-Based NVC Practice Group – Karen Starz
2021-01-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-01-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-01-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-01-04 19:00 - 21:00
CNVC Certified Trainer Karen Starz leads an online group for people all over the world, every Monday Night from 7-9 pm (CST). There are occasional guest facilitators.
Karen requests that new prospects have a basic understanding of NVC, have taken a course with Karen or another CNVC certified trainer, or have spoken with Karen prior to joining.
Contact Karen Starz for the Zoom link and further information, or go to karenstarz.com.

Weekly Donation-Based NVC Practice Group - Karen Starz
2020-12-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-12-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-12-14 19:00 - 21:00

The Skills of Facilitated Conversation: Mediation the Nonviolent Communication Way
2020-12-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Are you ready for a new way of mediating? Are you longing for solutions to come easily? Do you find it exhausting dredging up the same details over and over?
“All it takes is a lot of patience, the willingness to establish a human connection, the intention to follow NVC principles until you reach a resolution, and trust that the process will work.” -Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
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For six weeks we will explore mediation in community from the perspective of a Nonviolent Communication consciousness. Guiding us through this journey are two CNVC Certified Trainers, Karen Starz and Michael Dillo, who have a passion to connect people in a human way so that they can enjoy contributing to each other’s wellbeing.

In this process, when connection is valued rather than details, solutions tend to come easily. Learn how to connect using observations, feelings, needs, and (doable) requests. Walk away with the confidence that connection is always available and accessible with patience.
This is not your typical legal mediation style. Come with an open mind and a willingness to share and practice. We will be using real-life experiences as role-play. Tools will be offered in presentations from Karen, Michael & video-clips from Marshall B. Rosenberg. Participants will be able to practice individually in smaller groups in break out rooms.

Karen Starz MA, MAEC, and CNVC Certified Trainer
Karen 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.
See more at www.karenstarz.com

Michael Dillo, Assessor and CNVC Certified Trainer

Michael 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…
In 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.
In 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.
See more at www.frei-raeume.ch
We will be meeting Fridays from November 6th through December 11th from 11 am – 1 pm CT/ 6 pm – 8 pm CET. Please note that the first session will be 2.5 hours with the same start time, and all subsequent sessions will be 2 hours. We ask that you plan accordingly.
The requested amount is $240 for the six-week series. We are committed to making our workshops accessible to all. To request tuition support, email Karen Starz.
To register: click here
