- NVC Level 2 Intermediate Training and Practice GroupElephant and Castle, London£100.00
### Dates
Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr 14, May 19, June 30 (not every 2nd Sunday of the month) 2.30pm-5.30pm GMT
### What’s an on-going and closed group?
People who’ve done at least a Level 1 Foundation Training (approx 13 hours) in NVC or equivalent join for a block of 5 sessions (meeting monthly) with the opportunity to continue after that. The groups are not open to people dropping in for the odd session.
This format allows you to meet with the same people over time, which helps to build trust, safety and community. Each group has up to 9 members, some of whom are new and others who’ve been there for a couple of years or more. So you’ll be joining an established group that shifts and changes over time. We will give you are warm welcome :-)
There's an option, but no commitment, to arrange extra peer-practice meetings in between sessions, with two or more of you.### What are the sessions like?
In each session there is a brief guided meditation to support presence, a check-in round, input on a specific theme and an exercise to practise, in pairs, threes or the whole group. You get to practise and deepen the foundations of NVC and learn new skills and processes. Sometimes you get handouts to read in advance to make more time in the sessions for actual practise. There is an ongoing invitation to suggest topics and ways to practise. We want to support each other to integrate NVC into our everyday lives.
### What kind of topics do you practise?
A wide variety. Here are some examples: gratitude; mourning; meeting our need for love; staying open and curious when you disagree with someone; how not to annoy people with your NVC; street giraffe; expressing appreciation vs compliments and praise; role-playing difficult conversations; fingerprint needs; working with enemy images; self-appreciation. We regularly revisit the three essential modes of NVC: self-compassion; listening with empathy; honest expression.
### Location
We are hosted by one of the participants and meet in her flat in Elephant and Castle. The location of the group shifts from time to time and there may be an opportunity for you to host the group if you’d enjoy that.
### Cost
I have a sliding scale and ask for payment in advance for 5 sessions:
£300-£100I ask you to consider your and my needs for sustainability, giving and receiving when choosing what to give me. I offer a scale in acknowledgment that disposable incomes vary. I’d like NVC to be affordable for everyone so please talk to me if this isn’t. If you are able to afford the high end of the scale, please know you are also supporting others who need to pay less. And if you can give only at the lower end, please trust that you are allowing me and others to support you, so meeting our needs for giving and contributing.
For transparency, NVC is my only source of income and is taxable income; I am paying a mortgage and don’t have dependents.
### Booking
There are two intakes per year for new members, beginning February and September.
If you’re interested in joining this round from Feb 11th 2024 please get in touch via my Contact page### Testimonials
- “I’ve been in an on-going NVC practice group lead by Cath for a while now. I’ve found this an excellent way to keep the practice of NVC alive for me. By meeting regularly with the same group we build trust. Cath provides tasks and exercises which involve us all and help us grow our ability to use NVC. The depth of listening and attention we provide each other is extraordinary. Even if I arrive cut off and unsure I leave feeling moved, connected and heart warmed!! I’m sure all of this is enabled by Cath’s gentle present leadership” Sam
- “Cath warmly and gently holds the space for NVC learning, clearly introducing the topic and then using full group discussion and a variety of smaller group exercises. She demonstrates NVC in action in her organisation of the meetings, balancing the varying needs of individuals in the group.” Katie
- “Cath creates a space where we feel safe, playful, tender and experimental. I like our group which is not a drop-in but closed for five months so we can get to know each other and build support gradually and at a natural pace. I like the way she provides plenty of opportunities for us to explore our everyday (challenging) life experiences, which I found really valuable for learning (the safe atmosphere helps) and also gives us enough time to really get intimate with our feelings.” Asako
- Keep your NVC fit - Empathy ListeningLink visible for attendees
In this month’s daytime session we will focus on the Empathic Listening, which is a practice to give you a difference embodied experience of NVC
Keep your NVC fit is a monthly series to practice 3 core NVC practices.
There is a daytime session 11am – 12pm and an evening session 7-8pm UK time (in each month we practice different skills)
- 4 steps of Self-Empathy
- Empathic Listening
- Role Plays of Difficult Conversations
About Empathic Listening
This is the skill of holding space for someone when they are trying to process and understand something that has happened. It’s the skill of reflecting back and guessing feelings and needs in supportive ways. It’s also a helpful skill for meetings that are getting derailed or stuck.
Before you come, you can watch this short video about Reflecting back with Effectiveness and Ease
And this video which is about effective ways of listening and reflecting back, as per the Listening Hour Structure.
Other months’ practice
About Role Play
Role Play is a practice to give you an embodied experience of NVC inspired dialogue. Before you come to the Role Play session, you can review your input from your Foundation training and read or listen to this short post about the purpose and practice of roleplayYou need to REGISTER HERE to gain access to the session
About self empathy
We will use the 4 steps of empathy practice, which you can recap here.Practical and Logistics
This is a drop in, you can come once or every month or something in between.
If the cost is a barrier to you, please get in touch for a discount code, to pay £0, £2 or £5
These practice sessions aren’t refundable but you can transfer to a future one if you can’t make one you have paid for. - Listening Hour with Coffee and CakeCourtyard Cafe at Jamyang, London
We are happy to announce we are having Listening hour in person, every 3rd Saturday of the month (dates may change) in various places in South London. This is an addition to our online weekly Sunday meeting, where you can connect, have a warm drink and a cake. It is open to participants who are familiar with the format or are at least interested in NVC.
For more information and registration, please see the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-hour-with-coffee-and-cake-tickets-622960340147
- London NVC Community DayNeeds location
### Welcome
Are you wanting to develop empathic and resilient community and friendship?
Are you interested in Nonviolent communication or are you longing for more after reading Marshall Rosenberg's book or your Intro course.
Whether you are curious about NVC, or a beginner or facilitator or somewhere in between. this is a friendly and welcoming space to connect and learn.
This is our 5th iteration of the NVC London Community day.
See Timetable and GET TICKETS HERE
### 2024 Theme - Collaboration
We have always had a theme; in 2016 we integrated the Brexit referendum result, in 2017 and 2018, we explored Community and Belonging. In 2019, we focussed on Play.
For 2024, the theme is Collaboration. How can we collaborate in this dominant, "patriarchal paradigm of powerlessness, separation and scarcity", as Miki Kashtan puts it, drawing on Marshall Rosenberg's exploration of what life is like in domination cultures
### Contributing, Organising and Costs
We need help organising and hosting the event, particularly looking for a photographer, someone to help with signage, to welcome people on the day and to host listening circles and afternoon slots.
Please indicate your willingness to help in this form.The event is organised by volunteers.
Photo credits - Keyu Tan