Nonviolent Communication : Practice Days

Time to reflect and build skills in Nonviolent Communication

10 am- 430pm

27th May, 25th July, 30th Sept and 25th Nov 2023

Want to achieve your goal of learning Nonviolent Communication?

It requires practice!

Join others from my online community of Nonviolent Communication practitioners:

Structure:

(All times UK – plus 1 hour for CET)

10 am First Round of Check-in with Shona-What do you want to practise? Do you need Shona’s support?

From here: Form groups or work on your own

or Deeper coaching from Shona to help you get clear on what you want to practise- if required

Otherwise- go and get on with practising: on your own or form groups,

11 am Second round of coaching with Shona (if needed)
12-1 Your time- take a break/ have a walk etc

1 pm Midway Check in with Shona, more coaching as needed

2 pm- 4pm Practise- on your own or with others work on exercises, share ideas, journal or watch videos- you chose.

4 pm- Harvesting (Check out) Share what you’ve been up to and next steps.

430 pm Close

These days are part of the membership of Words are Windows. This is a way of getting input very regularly, to build your practice. With coaching support from Shona.

More details here

FAQ

1. Can I come and go?

Sure!

2. I want support with a particular piece of Nonviolent Communication when do i come?

Be sure to come at 11 to get coaching support from Shona and others.

3. I don’t know what I want to do??

Come at 10 am for support to work out this first part.

4. I want people to practise with can I bring a friend

Come at 10 am to meet others who may be working on something – you can do it together- if your friend is not a member of Words are Windows remind them that the first month is free!

5. I just want to do my own thing, can I come?

Yes! Absolutely, the zoom room will be there for you if you need anything but you can drop in and say hi and get on with your practice for the day.

6. I want to share something I learnt with another trainer or in another class, can I do that?

Yes- just let Shona know 48 hours before and the tech things can be sorted for you to do that if needed and we will find people in the first hour.

7. How do I join?

Follow the link to the Mighty Network where these days PLUS Empathy Breakfast, Journaling Space, Regular Meet the Trainer Events and more happen.

Deepening Your Empathic Listening Skills

Two-Day Training: Saturday 3rd + Sunday 4th December, 2022

Deepening Your Empathic Listening Skills

with Nonviolent Communication Trainer and Assessor Shona Cameron

Montessori children’s centre “Montijn” Koningstraat 5-k 6641 KS Beuningen, The Netherlands

Practising and integrating Nonviolent Communication to keep empathy and compassion in mind and empower authentic communication.

Increasing our skills of empathy and authenticity
Grow our skills: everyone can get better at listening- even those of us who have been exploring and learning how to do it for years
What Empathy is and isn’t
How it cements relationships and builds trust

These two days will be experiential, fun and deep.

This training is being hosted and organised by Leon who is a candidate of Shona’s on the path to Certification in Nonviolent Communication. More Details on Certification Here

Joining information via Leon’s website

Come and join other Nonviolent Communication enthusiasts and candidates to explore Empathy

Shona learnt my watching Marshall Rosenberg listen over many hours and days in his presence. This skill is especially precious to her and she is always eager to pass what she has learnt on.

Take your time to understand. Don’t just do something, be there. M Rosenberday

When to Express or When to Listen?

When to Express and When to Listen?

Free online Workshop

My friend and colleague died on the 30th of August. To honour him and his love for NVC. This online offer is an activity I learnt from him.

We will explore shifting the decision-making in communication away from the brain: to discern, and listen closely to what the intelligence in our bodies is telling us- Listen or Express?

Some experience in NVC is required.

Questions? ask me shona@shonacameron.com

Saturday 17th September

3pm UK time/ 4pm CET

90 mins

Zoom Link sent on registration

To learn more about Robert and his work and to buy a course he had just released visit Robert’s website.

Looking forward to seeing you,

and learning with you on Saturday.

Shona

Foundation Training in NVC for Coaches, Psychologists and Therapists

Empathic Presence

A Foundation Training in Nonviolent Communication for Coaches, Psychologists and Therapists

A 5 session programme: an introduction to Nonviolent Communication specifically designed for those of us who choose to listen for a living.

You might have heard of NVC and are intrigued how it could be used with other methods you’ve been taught.
You may want a refresher in NVC or you may be new to it.

Everyone can get better at listening- even those of us who have been exploring and learning how to do it for years.

About the Foundation in NVC Training

Explore the practice of NVC and see how it can bring depth, aliveness and movement in the most stuck places. NVC is a holistic approach with compassion at its heart. Rooted in humanistic psychology you will learn how some subtle changes to your approach can benefit you and your client.

Online Foundation Training in NVC for:

Coaches
Psychologists
Therapists
Counselors

About your trainer: Shona is a psychologist with first hand experience of using NVC in her practice. She has been trained in many other methodologies, looked at the overlaps and differences. She sees the benefits of having a foundation in NVC in all her conversations, whether they be therapeutic ones or in coaching conversations. Looking after herself is now her main practice of NVC- making sure she doesn’t leave herself out.

'Thanks Shona - I learned so much from you and from the other participants. The diversity of backgrounds made it very special and I felt nourished and restored by the experience. I continue to use NVC in my personal and professional life and look forward to doing more training with you.’

Nuala O'Connor.

Leadership and wellbeing coach

TRAINING FORMAT

2 hours each week online via Zoom

1400 UK / 1500 CET / 0900 EST

every Monday – your time here

An experiential training with break out spaces for small group work, a chance to learn by doing- we work on your own examples.

(No recordings are made, you are asked to come live.)

DATES FOR TRAINING SESSIONS

Draft Plan- which will be adapted to meet group needs

14th November

Session 1

An overview of the NVC model
What gets in the way of presence and connection with clients and why it matters

21st November

Session 2

What Empathy is and isn’t and how it cements relationships and builds trust
What happens in this space that the client does their own work?

28th November
Session 3

Practice session
Q and A- bring your queries, what’s not working and what is!

12th December
Session 4

Looking after ourselves in the relationship, what are our needs? and the value of knowing
How to set boundaries and say no

19th December
Session 5

Bringing it all together
Honest expression for balance and your health!

Booking Details

Cost
£250
Concessions £180: you choose what you can pay.

This includes handouts and worksheets- not only to use for the training but to use going forward.

Plus: 3 months free membership of Words are Windows: an online community of people learning and integrating NVC into their lives. Most people find they want to meet others practicing NVC so we meet often. In our community you will find: Empathy Breakfast, Journaling Space. Q and A with Shona and Meet the Trainer: inspiring interviews with NVC Trainers from around the world. Plus articles and videos on NVC, all included in an ongoing membership of £12/ €15 a month.

'I’ve been inspired the depth of experience Shona can share in a short space of time. The authenticity and living of NVC consciousness is alive in her teaching. I enjoyed her aliveness, fun and openness is sharing her journey with us all. ’

AC

'Shona’s presence and facilitation throughout the weekend made a huge impact on me. Her depth of understanding, compassion, skill, care moved me and inspired me. I am taking home tools that I know will improve my connection and communication with myself and others and contribute greatly to the quality of my relationships. ’

Rachel Santos

'I truly appreciated Shona’s calm approach. Her inner peace and confidence in NVC radiated throughout every aspect of the retreat. ’

Jen C

NVC Dance Floors

Shall we dance?

NVC Dance Floor Programme (Poland)

A Deepening Training in Nonviolent Communication

The NVC Dance Floors offer a way to understand, integrate and share the teachings of Dr Marshall Rosenberg. They are spatial maps made up of large cards that place NVC processes on the floor in various layouts called ‘dances’.

No experience of dancing is required!

30 November – 3 December 2023

13 Step Dance Floor
Jackal Cafe & Self-Empathy Dance
Integration and Connection Dance

1 – 4 February 2024

Fluency Dances
Anger/Shame Dance

4 – 7 April 2024

Educator/Chooser Dance
Yes/No Dance

6-9 June 2024

Transforming the Pain of Unmet Needs to the Beauty of Needs
Connect with Respect (For working with Teenagers)

This program is for you to learn coaching skills and how to use the dances in your trainings.

Explore some of the lesser-known dances. Work with others to build a network of practitioners.

About Shona: Known for her clarity, humour and depth of knowledge of Nonviolent Communication, Shona has been a Certified Trainer since 2006 and an assessor with the English Speaking European Assessor Team since 2016.

Place: Warsaw, Poland

Leaflet: http://shorturl.at/dfil3

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It is about learning how to dance in the rain "

– V Green

Starts November 2023

There are 9 Dance Floors

created by Gina Lawrie and Bridget Belgrave.

More info: http://NVCDanceFloors.com/

Booking Details

We will be supported by a special venue near Warsaw, Poland, the ECCC. This is close to transport links and we will support you to arrive with ease.

If you have a question, please contact me for more information.

Booking and info on Costs, please email Ania

2023/24: Explore all 9 NVC Dance Floors with us:

We want you to bring your trainings to life.

To grow in fluency and depth in your practice of NVC and to be able to coach others to grow too.

What you will get out of each weekend:

1. Exploring dialogue where everyone’s needs matter

13 Steps Dance Floor
Integration and Connection
Self Empathy Dance Floor

2. Find our inner balance and self-compassion

Integration and Connection
Deepening Self empathy to include Anger, Guilt Shame and Depression

3. Learning with compassion and making decisions from our needs

Educator/Chooser Dance Floor
Yes/No Dance Floor

4. Radical self-acceptance

Transforming the Pain of Unmet Needs to the Beauty of Needs Dance Floor

AND

Using the Dance floor with Teenagers and Children

Working alongside Shona these last few years has given me the opportunity to observe her support people on different Dance Floors. Each time she coaches with so much care, sensitivity and depth. Each one really seemed like it was the only one- so full of care for the individual. I saw profound impacts on many different participants. Hearing from them afterwards that it had changed their lives, they hadn't expected such a deep shift in such a short amount of time.

Donal Gannon

CNVC Certified Trainer, Ireland/ Portugal