[IN-PERSON] Practice to speak and receive from the heart xGVa Mental Health Week

[In-person only | en partenariat avec la semaine de la santementale.ge.ch - personnes francophones non anglophones, aussi bienvenues !]

This practice session is facilitated by Andrea Barbero and the theme is chapter 9 "Connecting compassionately with ourselves" from Marshall Rosenberg's book "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life". Participants are encouraged to read at least that chapter before the session, for best learning and practice benefits.

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:
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.youtube.com/watch?v=l7TONauJGfc
At 17:00 we will be there to welcome participants, offer a general introduction and answer questions for newcomers before the actual practice session starts at 17:15.
Wear comfy clothes, as we sit on cushions and mats.
Suggested donation is 5+ CHF for the expenses of the room, Meetup, website and NVC Geneva, you may find details here: http://NVCGeneva.ch/giving
Subtitles: closed captioning is available to all participants (both in presence and online), please request us to activate the automatic speech recognition feature if needed.

The schedule is:
• 17:00 All participants welcome & Introduction to NVC, Q&A (useful if this is your first contact)
• 17:15 Opening rounds
• 17:30 NVC practice on the theme of the session
• 19:15 Closing rounds
• 19:30 Finished