Teachers Jim Lovell-Smith and Valerie Wycoff
*based on the model of Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, Founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication
We’re passionate about life-long learning, creating respectful and loving relationships, and fostering care and justice in the world. Are you?
In our Communicate 4 Connection workshops, you will learn and practice tools that can improve relationships with yourself, your co-workers, and your friends and family.
- Identify common ways of speaking that disconnect
- Practice self-awareness and self-compassion
- Learn to express honestly so that others can hear
- Learn to listen with empathy
- Move from blame and judgment to connection
- Make clear actionable requests
If you are drawn to attend any of our workshops listed below, and finances are a barrier, please phone Jim or Valerie at (+64) 3 351 7432 or email jim@bodyvoicealive.nz
We (Valerie and Jim) have been studying and practicing NVC since 2008 and have immense gratitude for how it has supported our marriage, strengthened our connections with friends and increased our self-compassion. We are candidates for Certification with the Center for Nonviolent Communication. To read more about us, click here. To learn more about NVC in Aotearoa/NZ, visit www.nvc.org.nz
Upcoming Workshops
Communicate 4 Connection – 7 weekly online sessions
7pm to 9.15 pm – 7 Thursdays – 13 Aug – 24 Sep
We cover the same material as in our in-person courses, at your place through Zoom video link.
Financial Contribution Requested $140 to $280. We invite you to consider your personal circumstances and contribute as generously as you are comfortable. With agreement, we can provide an invoice for employers who sponsor professional development.
Please read our Terms and Conditions at the bottom of this page.
To register for the 7 Thursdays Aug/Sept sessions, complete the
ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
Free Taster 2h In Person – Communicate 4 Connection
Join us at 3pm on Sunday the 27th of September for a free 2 hour “taster” in Christchurch to learn more about our upcoming one day workshops which introduce the skills and principles of nonviolent communication. This is a space for a new experience, for your questions and checking us out. If you have any queries, please phone Jim or Valerie at (+64) 3 351 7432. To register interest for the “taster” please click this link so you can receive our email invitation to the taster event.
One Day Workshops in Christchurch
Communicate 4 Connection Day 1 – Expressing Honestly, Listening & Empathy
Day 1 workshop will run from 9:30 am till 5:00 pm on Saturday 10 October.
Communicate 4 Connection Day 2 – Self Empathy, Feedback (incl Expressing Gratitude)
Day 2 workshop will run from 9:30 am till 5:00 pm on Saturday 17 October.
The venue for both workshops is BodyVoice Alive Ltd, 23 Joyce Cres, Ilam, Christchurch.
Workshops costs are $90 – $150 for one day or $180 – $300 for 2 days.
Please read our Terms and Conditions below prior to registering.
To register please click this REGISTRATION LINK
TERMS & CONDITIONS
To book your place we ask a non-refundable deposit. The rest of the payment, you are asked to pay within a week after the very end of the course (we like people to pay when they know what they pay for, so that payment is more connected to gratitude and less to being a duty). If you prefer paying it earlier, this is welcome as well.
‘The regret period’: If you change your mind within 7 days after sending the deposit and before the course has actually begun, you will receive your deposit back. The deposit becomes non-refundable 7 days after you register
CANCELLATION POLICY –
In case there are less than: 8 participants for a course, BodyVoice Alive Ltd reserves the right to cancel the course no later than 5 days before the course is due to start. In such case we will send you back the pre-payment within 2 weeks from the cancellation announcement.
This is to care for the balance of our trainers’ efforts in providing the course.
If you decide to leave the training at anytime before the end time of the course, we ask you to contribute as if you had been present for the whole course. This is to care for our energy in organising a course, as well as acknowledging that this place could have been offered to someone else.