About Alan Seid Born in New York City, Alan Seid grew up bilingual/bicultural in Mexico City, Mexico. He is a CNVC Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), which he has been studying since 1995. He has trained primarily with the founder of the process, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., while also attending many workshops with other trainers. Alan was Dr. Rosenberg’s Spanish interpreter for 10 days in Colombia, South America, in 1999, immediately following a 10-day intensive in NVC. Alan brings a lively and engaging style to his trainings, combining humor, exercises for practice, a deep understanding of the theory behind the process, and a keen sensitivity to individual and group needs. Alan has a university degree in Sustainability -- the long-term health and vitality of people and communities in economy, ecology, and culture. He also holds a certificate in Permaculture Design, which he practices where he lives with his wife and daughters on 25 acres in the foothills of Washington State’s North Cascade Mountains, USA. Alan offers workshops in Permaculture Design, Financial Integrity (Your Money or Your Life), Integral Sustainability -based on Ken Wilber’s work-, and the 8-Shields Model (also known as the Acorn Model). In addition to his trainings, Alan offers meeting facilitation through Cascadia Workshops.
|  Integral Awareness and Practice for NVC Practitioners: Deepening NVC with Ken Wilber’s Integral Framework 6 monthly sessions, meeting on the third Thursday of each month Every Third Thursday, January 21, 2010 – June 17, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PST/PDT (11:00 PM GMT/10:00 PM GMT) Fee: $180.00 USD Wondering how NVC relates to the Integral Framework? |
In this course, NVC Practitioners will be given a guided tour of Ken Wilber’s work, a meta-theory (theory of theories) that includes as much knowledge and wisdom from as many sources as possible. We will explore how NVC and Integral Framework mesh, overlap, complement each other and differ in theory and practice. Wilber is known as the “Einstein of consciousness” because his work provides space for every field of knowledge and every world philosophy to fit together in a unifying framework. How NVC “integrates” into this larger framework is a topic for much fun, discussion, and illumination. Alan Seid is a seasoned NVC Trainer who has been studying NVC for 15 years. He has been a student of Integral Theory for about 10 years, and has offered more workshops on each topic than he has any record of or can recollect. For more about Alan, see his web site: www.alanseid.com. |
Take this course and you will:
- Participate in a guided tour of Integral Theory from someone who understands it and NVC clearly, and can articulate it in a way that is very accessible
- Understand why “levels of consciousness” is a concept that reduces our frustration in trying to connect with some people, and makes us more skillful in our ability to be empathic
- Learn how the Integral framework can help eliminate enemy images by providing a deeper understanding of other people’s perspectives
- Acquire a conceptual framework that puts the incredible variety of disciplines and perspectives into an integrated larger whole
- Multiply your options for creating positive social change by expanding the areas in which you apply NVC
- Provides an exciting new way to meet your need for meaning
Course Schedule:
Every Third Thursday, January 21, 2010 – June 17, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PST/PDT (11:00 PM GMT/10:00 PM GMT)
January 21, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PST (11:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
February 18, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PST (11:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
March 18, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
April 15, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
May 20, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
June 17, 2010 • 3:00 - 5:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM GMT)—My Time Zone?
Prerequisites: For people who consider themselves to be at least at an “intermediate” NVC level (subjective self-selection). The basics of NVC will not be covered.
Fee: $180.00 USD
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