🌳 Hike + "NVC in Nature"🦒mini workshop in Topanga! 🦋🍃

Hello, LA Hiking friends!

Hello, Compassionate Communication friends!

This Meetup will meet from 2 PM till 4:30/5:00 PM beginning at the Viewridge Trailhead in Topanga and will consist of a 15-20min beginner-level hike on a single-file trail, then a 2-hour mini Compassionate Communication workshop/circle ⭕️ under an ancient California Live Oak 🌳, followed by a hike back to the trailhead. The hike back is a mild incline.

Note that this Meetup is not a traditional practice group meeting; it is a facilitated mini-workshop.

For Whom?

• People who'd like more heart-centered ❤️ connection with Nature, themselves and others.
• People curious about learning conscious communication, whether you are a beginner or an experienced Nonviolent Communication practitioner.
• If you haven't yet heard of Nonviolent Communication you can learn a little bit about it here:
  http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/aboutnvc/aboutnvc.htm

Why?

• To deepen your understanding and embodiment of compassionate communication.
• To learn and practice NVC in a supportive space
• To create community with people who care about conscious communication.
• To make life more wonderful for yourself and others
• To feel less stress and more sanity within yourself and with other living beings.

At the Workshop portion of the event, we will:
1. Do an opening circle where everyone will have an opportunity to introduce themselves and request to work with me on a particular concern of importance.
2. I will then work with individuals using Nonviolent Communication principles, distinctions, and practices. This will often include role-playing scenarios.
3. After working with each individual I will invite sharing from others in the group about what they got from listening to and watching the work.
4. We will complete the meeting by doing a closing circle where everyone will have an opportunity to share what they got out of being at the session.

What to bring:
An open mind, curiosity, water, snacks, comfy clothes, closed-toe shoes suitable for walking on dirt trails, something to write on and with (eg. journal).

Where we'll meet:
At the Viewridge Road Trailhead in Topanga.

Parking:
There is ample free street parking on Viewridge Road.

You are welcome to invite your friends! Just ask them to join this Meetup group and to RSVP so I know to expect them also. Or you can enter in how many people are coming with you with your RSVP.

Please come prepared with some real life scenarios in mind that you are currently dealing with. My request is that these scenarios be:
1. Ones that you are willing to look at from principles of Nonviolent Communication that I will share with you.
2. Ones that you are wanting/willing to role-play.

Please RSVP here so I know how many people will be attending and can plan accordingly.

We will start promptly at 2:00 PM. You are welcome to arrive early for socializing and getting settled in.

***IMPORTANT; PLEASE READ!***
There is a history on Meetup of people RSVP'ing as "yes" and then not showing up. However, for this group, I want to foster a culture of integrity in attendance.

I take each and every "yes" RSVP seriously. So, the following are requests related to my intention to foster a culture of integrity in attendance. Please carefully read the following requests.

If you RSVP as "yes," then my request is for you to arrive on time (or early).

If your plans change, please change your RSVP to "no" so that I know not to expect you. It makes a difference for me to know this, plus space is limited so by changing your RSVP to "no" you will free up space for someone else to RSVP as "yes".

If you know that you're going to be late ahead of time, or if you find yourself running late, please send me a private message here on Meetup to let me know that you will be late (click the "Contact" link under my name on this page where it shows the Organizer for this Meetup group).

If driving, please arrive to the Meetup early enough to find parking. (I think about 15 minutes to find parking should suffice).

Again, to send me a private message here on Meetup, click the "Contact" link under my name on this page where it shows the Organizer for this Meetup group.

Thanks!

I look forward to seeing you there!

Sage
Nonviolent Communication Trainer
Group Organizer

P.S. The maximum capacity for this Meetup is 12 people, but I announce it through additional platforms, so the number of attendees here may not be accurate.