Being present with ourselves and for another

-> This session is part of a free week-long online conference organised by Empathic Way Europe, staring 1st March)
Visit their website to register for the zoom-links:

Session description:
We welcome you to pause and experience different qualities of presence. The session gently moves from meeting yourself to being with others.

The practice of Nonviolent Communication supports us to connect with ourselves, so that we can respond from awareness, choice, and care, rather than from habit or reactivity. From this self-connection, we can then offer a similar quality of presence to another human being—for example through empathic listening.

What to expect from this session:

• We offer time and space to explore our ways of “being present”, and the needs that support us in entering that state in a fulfilling way.
• We will also invite compassion for what makes presence difficult, and curiosity about how we relate to our current capacities and limits in staying present.

In this session, there will be space for self-reflection, practice in pairs, and group sharing. Through writing and dialogue, you may deepen your ability to stay present and integrate what you experience.
Everyone is welcome.

Familiarity with NVC might be helpful, but is not required.