Nonviolent Communication Foundation Weekend
Tutor: Vajrasara Rankin
Want to learn a language of honesty and kindness? Fed up with misunderstandings, tension, second-guessing, and acting out of guilt? This weekend will help you improve any relationships; tackle tricky conversations with confidence; understand yourself and others; decode unspoken messages; create harmony, and become more alive.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a practical process for communicating with empathy, honesty, strength and compassion. It has a profound effect on all relationships – work, home, political and spiritual. NVC is being taught worldwide and is sometimes called ‘the language of the heart’. It can help you develop emotional intelligence, transform blame and criticism, and handle conflict with skill and confidence.
We recommend you read Marshall Rosenberg’s book Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life (ISBN 1892005026) before attending. Available from: www.life-resources-shop.com or any bookshop. Any queries about the workshop or about NVC, please contact the tutor at vajrasara@gmail.com, or see her website at www.liveconnection.org.uk
About the tutor
Vajrasara is a certified trainer with the Centre for Nonviolent Communication. She has worked in communications for 20 years – as a writer for 10 years in the UK national press, then as Director of Communications for charity. She currently teaches meditation, and leads retreats and trainings on NVC and conflict resolution. She works in an experiential way, drawing on examples from participants’ lives, with a mix of exercises that are supportive, challenging and fun.
Testimonials
The workshop has caused a big, powerful shift in my communication. Alex Mackenzie
Its opened a new door of language and communication. Stewart Boyle
NVC has transformed how I listen to others and helped me speak out with confidence and honesty. Vajrasara's teaching is clear, sensitive and full of humour. Zoe Stephenson