Festival of Compassionate Communication

Join us for a day to explore compassionate communication with family members, friends, co-workers, community members—and with yourself.

In the morning, we will demonstrate Compassionate Communication with Conflict Improv, where the teachers act out suggestions from the audience. Then we will have workshops on topics such as:

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy!
NVC for Men — and the Women Who Want to Understand Them
Art of Empathy
Parents: Making Requests and Setting Limits
Compassionate Justice
NVC Basics
Texts, Tweets and Posts
Preventing Conversations from Running Amok
Schedule:

9:30: Meet and Greet; Registration, Snacks, and Coffee/Tea

10:00: Opening Circle with Conflict Improv

11:15-12:30 Workshop #1 (choice of 3 workshops)

12:30 – 1:30: Lunch, Please bring your own or we can tell you about local restaurants

1:45-3:00: Workshop #2 (choice of 3 workshops)

3:15-4:30: Workshop #3 (choice of 3 workshops)

4:30-5:00: Closing Circle

Sliding scale tuition: $25-$100 per person.