Authentic+ Compassionate Living (NVC intermediate) LEVEL 2

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Weekend of 2nd + 3rd November 2024

10:00 - 5:30 both days (Non Residential)

Near Bounds Green (Piccadilly Line) London

Max 18 pple

Sliding Scale : £250-400  / Deposit £90 + pay the rest at the end

This is an intermediate level 2 course: You need to have completed a foundations, level 1 course OR attended one of my personal training and practice groups in order to sign up. Please message me if you are unsure.

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IF you have been exploring the beauty and power of NVC at a foundation level and can see the difference in your relationships, your communication and your understanding of the inner dialogue that affects the way that you connect with the world. Perhaps you are at a point where yes you see the changes and you love them, yet you come across comments from friends and family such as “don’t do that NVC thing on me” OR maybe you judge yourself to sound “robotic” not yet having found that integrated flow of communicating naturally?

OR perhaps you love the quality of aliveness and growth that comes with community learning, the way that we can dive deeper into the changes we want to see in this world, when we come into practice together?

If so, the Intermediate course may be an opportunity for you to unpeel more layers of your inner onion, so that the raw and honest center of yourself can feel safer to be met in connection with others.

Over the past 9 years of learning and teaching NVC and other modalities, the one thing I keep coming back to is that wish for more intimacy, closeness and a deeper connection beyond words.

This is what I hope to offer us in the Intermediate Course, a chance to deeply connect beyond words.

What will I learn?

The practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers simple but extremely powerful tools , to better understand ourselves and each other and to find solutions that work for everyone through observation, compassion and honesty.

In this intermediate course, we will examine:

❀ Embracing Discomfort as my Dear Friend: Where there is discomfort and resistance, there is a sweet opportunity to meet our inner protectors and listen deeply to the message of support that they are holding onto. Transforming protective parts of ourselves comes first with accepting and loving their life affirming mission.

❀ Touching the essence of life: Deepening into Dyad meditation practices as a form of inner enquiry and an opportunity to meet your life force energy through speaking practices.

❀ Authentic Circle Practices: Group processing can be powerful, in these circles we will allow life to emerge in the space between us, using the skills of empathy and authentic expression to dive into connection together

❀ The beauty of Anger (The Dilemma of Honesty:

peeling the onion toward layers of authenticity/vulnerability) How to love it when I am triggered and seeing the purpose of anger (≠ trying to NOT be angry or triggered). Going down the layers of vulnerability, peeling myself like an onion. How to enlarge the chances that our honest expression will be received as a gift, rather than as a threat, blame, demand or criticism.

❀ Street Giraffe: Deepening Empathic Skills

How to make ‘Empathic listening’ be more fluent, natural sounding and accessible to all people? ❀ Liberating from Guilt As an under current, Guilt is running our life- it runs as a deep motivation behind many of our choices and behavior. Liberating from guilt is to get clear about the mechanism behind guilt, and free us into a choice that includes all our needs.

❀ Going beyond (under) opinions How not to get stuck when our opinions differ?

How to create connection and cooperation even when we think very differently

❀ Juicing the Needs (The Beauty of the Needs)

Changing our own relation to our (and others) needs- connecting to the power within us to create the life we want to live. How to see the beauty of the need in me and in the other, instead of seeing needs as a burden or as a threat? 1 Intermediate Course_Course content

❀ Expressing NO with an open heart Diving into the most meaningful moment in a dialogue- the ‘NO’.

Understanding the dynamics, and practice skills in transforming conflict into connection and cooperation that supports both of us to be fully ourselves.

❀ The Art of Celebration & Mourning:

What ‘Mourning’ really is? And how to do it? What ‘Celebration’ Really is? And how to do it?

❀ And More...

HOW?

In a  beautiful and relaxing venue in North London, we will gather and create a safe environment, to practice the NVC method and language if life, together through demonstrations, role-plays and exercises. You will be invited to work with real-life examples from your life for an interactive experience and a real integration of NVC philosophy and skills into everyday life.

What participants say:

Nicky Moran - Intermediate Course

"I studied intermediate NVC with Emma and found it so fulfilling and useful. Emma teaches in such a way that the training becomes deep and brings insights immediately. I found the NVC tools so helpful for understanding unhelpful patterns that were holding me back and giving me clear and practical ways of communicating my needs to other people in a way that builds connections, rather than causing conflict. It helped me understand old relationship dynamics and patterns and to learn how to approach them more skillfully.

Emma is such a skilled facilitator and she was able to teach and hold space with sensitivity and helped to create clarity."

Andrew: Intermediate Course -

"Emma is a wonderful facilitator. When attending her events I always feel safe, included, respected and connected to her and the other participants - and I always leave feeling expanded and with a warm glow in my heart. I know of no one better suited to sharing the wonderful gifts of empathetic communication. 100% recommended!"

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Weekend of 2nd + 3rd November 2024

10:00 - 5:30 both days

Near Bounds Green (Piccadilly Line) London

Max 18 pple

Sliding Scale : £250-400  / Deposit £90 + pay the rest at the end

WHO IS THIS COURSE SUITABLE FOR?

For anyone who wants to get to know themselves and others better and discover practical tools to deepen relationships, resolve both personal and business conflicts in a balanced way, communicate with less hiding or manipulation, and increase the chances of finding ways to enrich your life.

You can attend this course IF you have attended a previous basics course in NVC OR if you came to Part 1 of this workshop

WHO IS TEACHING THE COURSE?

Emma Buggy: Has been working as a Compassionate and Authentic Relating Coach since 2016. With over 1,000 hours of training in Nonviolent Communication, she facilitates workshops at Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced levels and has established a community of compassionate communicators in London. She was a part of the organising team of the NVC Global Online Festival, has run workshops and organised welfare teams at festivals such as "Moving Connection" + "Connections with Intimacy" and other NVC Summer Camps and spaces both online and in person in the UK. Emma also works with couples, communities and individuals to support intimacy to flourish and flow between people. Her aim is to bring love and compassion into the center of all relationships, inviting us to connect and welcome our humanity and authenticity into our everyday lives.

WHERE?

Healing House N22 8 DH: (Near Bounds Green Tube / Piccadilly Line)  - a beautiful and relaxing venue with multiple quiet and private spaces for us to practice in as a group or in pairs. The venue has a kitchen and garden space for us to use and we will provide free tea, coffee and refreshments throughout the evening. This space is truly magical and I feel blessed to be holding this set of workshops in such a wonderful environment which creates the atmosphere of being on a retreat in the middle of London! “I don’t want to leave” is what many participants say at the end of an evening together.

What to bring:

• Please bring your own LUNCH (we will provide tea coffee and light snacks)
• A notebook
• Comfy indoor shoes / slippers or warm socks (no shoes in venue)
• anything else that supports you to feel comfortable on the day (we will have cushions and yoga mats available at the venue)

Investment: (Payment in installments is possible via paypal)

• £400 – Supporter Rate: If you have financial assets, or identify as middle or upper/owning class, then this is the rate for you. Paying at this rate supports the discount and scholarship fund, making this course accessible to more people including people of the global majority.
• £300 – Standard: This is the true cost of the course. If you are able to pay this amount and still meet your basic needs, then this is the price for you to choose.
• £250 – Low income : The Discounted option is reserved for those who sometimes struggle with limited financial resources and would benefit from supported access to this learning experience.
• £90 –Deposit + Pay the rest in installments:  Choose this option to pay a deposit now and the rest via installments or the end of the training.

If money is a barrier to you joining this course, we would love to find a way to support you to join us. We have the opportunity to offer two partially subsidised spaces based on application. Please send Emma an email to: emma.empathart@gmail.com to discuss the possibility of a partially subsidised place.

The course will run with a minimum of 10 participants, if this number is not reached you will be refunded or the course will be postponed.

REFUNDS POLICY: Please note, we do not arrange refunds. On some occasions you may transfer the cost of your ticket to another course with Emma in the future, or re-sell your ticket to another person. Please ask before doing so: Please send Emma an email to: emma.empathart@gmail.com

ACCESS: We strive to ensure that everyone can participate in our events, regardless of health, financial, or other circumstances. The venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any additional access requirements, including specific needs, concerns, or wishes that would help you feel more included and able to fully engage in this training, please contact Emma. For example, if you would like to discuss accessibility or support related to your learning needs, social and economic inclusion, or ensuring a sense of safety and ease concerning your racial, gender, or religious identity, please let us know. Creating an inclusive and welcoming space is very important to us, and we welcome any requests or feedback to help us improve our inclusivity.

Inspired by Yoram Mosenzon's Connecting2Life Courses