[IN-PERSON] Practice to speak and receive from the heart and picnic

[In-person participation only – Practice and picnic]
Two-hour outdoor practice session in the park, followed by a picnic together.
May be cancelled in case of bad weather.

This practice session is facilitated by Jay Last and the theme is "Expressing our feelings" related to chapter 4 "Identifying and Expressing Feelings" from Marshall Rosenberg's book "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life". Participants are encouraged to read at least those chapters before the session,.

General introduction:
We will study and apply together Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in English. This is a revolutionary way of relating authentically with yourself and others through building consciousness around: Empathy and Self-Empathy, Compassion, Emotional Freedom, Self-Expression among others essential elements!
The goal is to grow our capacity to communicate and exist in Truth from the Heart.

Practical information:
Each person is welcome for the practice, the picnic, or both. No prior knowledge of NVC is necessary for the practice.
An agreement of care, respect and confidentiality is requested from participants.
If you are brand-new to NVC, please read or watch an introduction so you can come with questions and the first ideas about it: https://www.meetup.com/Geneva-NVC-Practice/messages/boards/thread/49971513 .
Suggested donation is 5+ CHF for the expenses of Meetup, website and NVC Geneva, you may find details here: http://NVCGeneva.ch/giving
Subtitles: closed captioning is available to all participants, please request us to activate the automatic speech recognition feature if needed.
Useful things you might like to bring:
• Mat or blanket to sit on
• Picnic
• Items to take care of yourself in the sun (e.g.: hat, beverage)

The schedule is:
• 17:00 Welcome and Check-in
• 17:15 Start of the practice
• 19:00 Start of the picnic