**\*\*\*\*\* Email Cecilia to get Zoom link: kremer.cecilia@gmail.com \*\*\*\*\***

In each session, with Cecilia Kremer's guidance, we practice Compassionate (Nonviolent) Communication through a combination of teaching, journaling, experiential activities, role playing, group discussions and Q & A.

You will have the choice to engage in meaningful conversations on **how to create deep connections, express authentically, understand fully, navigate conflict and power struggles with creativity and compassion, establish boundaries and much more**.

Your learning is boosted through the experiences of others, and the collective wisdom that is built together. You will leave each session with the concrete experience that a real compassionate world is possible. And my hope is that you will carry that over & out into your work & life, creating a ripple effect.

**Join us and embrace Empathy as the foundational skill for emotional & relational intelligence, and** **visionary leadership.**

To become skillful is not just about knowing, but also incorporating knowledge into new behaviors. And the best way to achieve that is through practice in community.

Bay Area Compassionate Communication Community

Cecilia Kremer

The Empathy Empowered Practice

Online event

Join us for Humboldt County's 18th NVC Gathering - Sept 13/14 - End of Summer 2025

**Saturday and Sunday**
Sessions will be
**10am-12:00pm and 1:15pm-3:15pm on each day**
Each session will include these elements: NVC Instruction, Small Group, and Large Group Discussion. May include Journaling, Movement, and Meditation.

Please RSVP and invite your friends?

Topics will be updated 3 weeks before the event

**Tentative Schedule for Saturday**
**9:45am** \- Arrive / Mingle / Setup \- Connect early\!
**10am -** **Session 1**:
Topic: One of 13 NVC Processes

**12:15pm -** **Setup and Break for Lunch** (bring fruit, snacks, or a side to share? We'll provide a make-your-own sandwich bar. All welcome to join!)
**1:00pm -** Arrive for Session 2 - Connection Time
**1:15pm -** **Session 2**:
Topic: One of 28 of the Skills of Pathways to Nonviolent Communication or One of 25 Key Differentiations

**3:15pm -** End/Cleanup

**Tentative Schedule for Sunday**
**9:45am** \- Arrive / Mingle / Setup \- Connect early\!
**10am -** **Session 1**:
Topic: One of 13 NVC Processes

**12:15pm -** **Setup and Break for Lunch** (bring fruit, snacks, or a side to share? We'll provide a make-your-own sandwich bar. All welcome to join!)
**1:00pm -** Arrive for Session 2 - Connection Time
**1:15pm -** **Session 2**:
Topic: One of 28 of the Skills of Pathways to Nonviolent Communication or One of 25 Key Differentiations

**3:15pm -** End & Opportunities for Cleanup

**What to Bring:**
An cushion for your chair or to sit on the floor
A snack or item to share for lunch
An extra blanket or jacket, if it's cool day

**Financial Accessibility** is important to us. We offer this training as a gift. (You can attend for free AND) We request $25-$75 per session to support our **Sustainability**. This covers our expenses for food, our time, training materials, travel, and accommodation.

Accepted payment methods:
Venmo - 408-359-7997 or @Eric-Huang-2100
Paypal - @EricH988
Cash - on-site

Please RSVP and invite your friends --or better yet, your enemies 😅

**Physical accessibility:** The space we use has a wheelchair ramp and a wheelchair-accessible restroom. All activities will be do-able from a wheelchair or with limited mobility. We may be able to offer accommodations for those with vision difficulties upon advance request.

**Have questions?** Please email us at humboldtcompassion@gmail.com to make sure we see your message. or 408-359-7997 - WhatsApp, text or voice messages welcome...

Topics may include

* **Practicing NVC Feedback to build skills and create connection with self and others**
* **Self-Empathy - Practices for Centering**
* **Saying "No" as the start to Connection**
* **Hearing "No" as the start of Connection**
* **Dissolving Enemy Images**
* **Interrupting with Empathy to bring Life back to Conversation**
* **Befriending your Inner Critic - Moving from Self-Judgment to Self-Compassion**
* **Moving from FOMO to JOMO - Moving from Fear of Missing Out to the Joy of Missing Out**
* **Transforming Shame to Life-Serving Needs**
* **Transforming Others Judgments into Life Serving Needs and Strategies**
* **Building Resilience through Community and Empathy Exchange**
* **Compassionate Communication (NVC) Fundamentals - Needs, Feelings, Body Sensations** With Conflict Improv Theater
* **Empowering Yourself with Specific, Doable Requests**
**\- Transforming Others Judgments into Life Serving Needs and Strategies**
**\- Building Resilience with Self and Community and Coaching\, Parenting\, Leading and Community Building with the 5:1 Ratio**
* **Finding your Voice and Reclaiming your Truth: Identifying your Needs and Practicing Expression**
* **28 Topics from the Pathway to Nonviolent Communication including**
* Discernment
* Awareness of Feelings
* Presence
* Request Consciousness
* Cultivating Vitality
* Awareness of Response-Ability
* Transcending Roles

Humboldt Compassionate Communication Community

Eric Huang

Erik Alfkin

In Planning - 18th NVC Gathering Sept 27/28 End of Summer in Humboldt

Blue Lake Community Resource Center

This is a weekly, in-person event offering the opportunity to gather and connect within a sacred container of Presence with the intention to learn and practice the skills and principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) developed by Marshall Rosenberg. No experience is required to attend but familiarity with NVC theory is very helpful to participate. Reading "Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life" by Marshall Rosenberg is highly recommended.

An offering basket is placed out to recognize and compensate the leaders for their time and skill. $20-$30 is the requested amount. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

We begin with a short meditation (approximately 7 minutes) followed by opportunities for everyone to check in and then participate in deeper work. Somatic exercises, role plays, and creative activities may be a part of the group on any night. At times we stay together as one large group and at other times we reconfigure into smaller groups.

NVC is about authenticity and sometimes authenticity is scary. Being uncomfortable is frequently a component of this work. Be prepared for this. NVC is not all rainbows and gumdrops.

We are co-facilitated by three leaders:
**Katy Dawson**
I have been incorporating NVC into my life as a classroom teacher and practice group leader (Including for children and parents) for 25 years. It has been a privilege and a joy to connect and contribute in ways beyond my wildest dreams. NVC is the most life-enriching process I have ever found.

**Aaron DeNardo**
I have over 20 years of experience playing with NVC including 10 years leading practice groups. I am a regular meditator and believe that cultivating Presence is the foundation for living a fully human life. I am actively studying the Enneagram and practicing the Diamond Approach. As I lead this group, I may dip into practices that fall outside of the what some may consider to be the traditional scope of NVC. Katy and Tam are both dear friends of mine and have some of the largest, most attuned hearts of anyone I know. Katy happens to be my primary NVC mentor. I am honored to co-lead this group with them. I enter with vigilance, curiosity, and compassion. Nosce te ipsum. The way is through.

**Tamarah Kanewske**
Tam here! I am feeling so excited to be facilitating an in-person practice group with my beloved Katy and Aaron. I met Katy in a vegetable garden, 23 years ago, started taking classes with her shortly after, met Aaron through her practice groups, then attended years of Aaron-led groups. I regularly practice Neuro-art and Zen-Tangling, have taken deep dives into Sarah Peyton's work, taken some classes with David Weinstock, and attended a couple IITs, one in Birmingham, Britain and one online in 2022. I have also practiced and learned from years of offerings from Santa Cruz NVC and Kristen Masters. The way we hold and store our feelings in our bodies is of particular interest to me. Presence, curiosity, and grace are some of my favorite values and a continuing practice and commitment that I work hard to show up with in life. Humor, kindness, and warmth come with much more ease.

**Eric Huang**

Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication through the Center for Nonviolent Communication

For more about Eric go here

https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/eric-huang

Aaron DeNardo

Katy Dawson

Tamarah Kanewske

South Bay NVC Practice Group

Laughing Giraffe Therapy

Growing Strong Teams and Cultures Workshops
Unlock your team's potential with the "Next Economy Leadership" workshop series led by Phoenix Soleil certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), featuring four impactful 90-minute online sessions (each with an optional 30-minute Q&A) designed to enhance communication, feedback, conflict resolution, and inclusivity in the workplace. Although each of these trainings are valuable individually, and can be taken separately, we believe they're more transformative when taken as a series — allowing more opportunities to build skills over time and in community. The series includes:

Nonviolent Communication
Friday\, October 3rd 2025 \| 12pm\-1:30pm PST

Offering Feedback
Friday\, October 17th 2025 \| 12pm\-1:30pm PST

Navigating Conflict
Friday\, November 7th 2025 \| 12pm\-1:30pm PST

Creating Inclusive Culture
Friday\, November 14th 2025 \| 12pm\-1:30pm PST

These workshops are offered twice a year to accommodate busy schedules. In addition, we offer periodic NVC Practice Groups for those who want to go deeper in skill building and cultivating insights in community. Join us to transform your communication style, foster a more supportive and inclusive workplace, and create stronger, more collaborative teams. Embrace the art of communication and lead your organization into the Next Economy with confidence and empathy[. Find out more or Register today ](https://go.lifteconomy.com/leadership#growing-strong-teams-and-cultures)and take the first step toward building a thriving workplace culture. Whether you are new to NVC or have extensive experience, participants at all levels have found profound value in this approach.

**Bio**
Phoenix Soleil helps people bring their values and passions to their connections and conversations so they can make a difference and have more fun making that difference. She is a certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), NVC is a powerful modality that helps us connect with others and our own emotions and values for more effective and healing interactions. She also teaches and practices Insight Meditation Nonviolent Communication is a form of mindful communication. She has a deep background in the intersections of community, emotional intelligence, and intergenerational trauma. She’s led workshops on communication, racial justice, and meditation for various organizations, including Google, the Kellogg Foundation, UC Berkeley, the Insight Meditation Society, and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. She also facilitates mediations and restorative practice circles. To make learning experiences more engaging and fun, she incorporates art and play.

Since 2018, she has served as a partner and co-owner at LIFT Economy, a worker-owned cooperative consulting firm dedicated to creating, modeling, and sharing a racially just, regenerative, and locally self-reliant economy that benefits all life. As a worker cooperative, all co-owners practice Nonviolent Communication (NVC), which is essential to their business DNA and theory of change. They integrate NVC into their conflict resolution policies and utilize these skills to ensure effective and empathetic communication throughout their organization. Their extensive consulting experience with thousands of businesses has reinforced that communication and collaborative skills are essential for sustainability. Phoenix Soleil leads their Nonviolent Communication public workshops: [Next Economy Leadership Series. ](https://go.lifteconomy.com/leadership)See her in action by checking out her webpage with videos of her workshops and interviews: [https://www.phoenixsoleil.com/](https://www.phoenixsoleil.com/).

[Find out more or Register today](https://go.lifteconomy.com/leadership#growing-strong-teams-and-cultures).

Phoenix S

Linu Alex

Jean-Christophe Deprez

Online: Next Economy Leadership Series

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