When you or anyone is upset, what could underneath it all?  There may be more than is immediately visible.  This article invites us to explore what it looks like to inquire deeper, take self-responsibility, examine our assumptions, attachments, interpretations, and "certainties" that could be hidden behind the needs that are aching to be attended to...

Habits, patterns, and judgments: automatic reactions like these can easily get in the way of opening to the aliveness of each present moment. During this course, you’ll explore ways in which integrating a blend of NVC and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction can help you deepen your connection to your whole self — feelings, needs, body, and mind — and enable you to bring a far deeper focus to intention, acceptance, empathy, compassion, and gratitude. Weekly home practices included!

Human suffering and challenges often have their source in the social systems in which we live… We’ve known this since the 1960s. The question is: how might we use this knowledge in ways that support healing ourselves — and others? Join Miki for this powerful three-day intensive and find out. You’ll be delving into ways of overcoming modern patriarchal socialization, reclaiming humanity’s interdependence, and exploring how to move beyond the impact of social location and step into healing.

Listen in as Roxy Manning and Mary Mackenzie introduce NVC… share information on the dynamics of identity in social change movements… and demonstrate through role playing how NVC grows connection.

You may wonder how much difficult times influenced your current life choices. How different would you be if you weren’t under the influence of past shame, loss, disappointment, betrayal and abandonment?

Do you ever feel worried or uncomfortable about conversations around domination and power, or feel afraid of saying the wrong thing? Are you a trainer, facilitator, teacher, or a leader who wants tools for inviting greater diversity and inclusion in your work? Sign up for Roxy and Martha’s richly transformative course and learn how to: 1) cultivate behaviors that foster inclusion and partner-based relationships; 2) develop ease when connecting across differences; 3) expand your capacity for recognizing micro-aggressions, fragility, historical patterns — and so much more.

Whether you’re an “official” leader or not, you can be part of making life work for everyone, because leadership isn’t always about the position you hold. If you’re a homemaker, CEO, spiritual leader, board member, parent, manager, volunteer, etc. – YOU are in a position of leadership. And whatever your challenges may be, this program will give you the opportunity to approach life from the driver’s seat, able to respond to what life presents with heartfelt care for all.

How does the magic of NVC work? And how can YOU become an Empathy Wizard with anyone and in any situation — even situations that are deeply challenging? Come find out in this course with Dian! Along the way you’ll not only add more Empathy Magic to YOUR life, you’ll also gain greater naturalness, flow, and ease in your NVC practice — as well as new ways of seeing and practicing NVC!

In the throes of a career or relationship change? Perhaps you or someone you love are experiencing health challenges, or navigating through the challenge of moving house and home? Or maybe recent events have added distress to your life? Whatever the cause, transition times can be so confusing and scary! This nurturing, experiential course is designed to help you more easily navigate those change-filled times of transition.

Learn about the three stages of transition, and how staying connected to needs can help you remain oriented and grounded even through the most challenging transitions.