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, your friends and your 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 the cost is a barrier to you, 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
Free Taster in Christchurch
Join us for a free taster on Monday 18 October at 7:30 pm to introduce our upcoming workshop – Communicate 4 Connection Day 1. We’ll give a brief intro to Marshall Rosenberg and nonviolent communication, offer an activity so you can experience working with us, and answer any questions you might have. To register please click this LINK to our registration form and we will email you details.
One Day Workshops in Christchurch
Communicate 4 Connection Day 1
Communicate 4 Connection Day 1 – the basics – 1 day workshop 9:30 am till 5 pm on Saturday 30 October 2021 (subject to Covid lockdown levels). This workshop introduces the basic skills of NVC in an experiential and engaging manner. Click this LINK for our online registration form
The venue for the workshops is our home teaching space – BodyVoice Alive Ltd, 23 Joyce Cres, ILAM, Christchurch. We’ll open at 9.15am so you can settle in & maybe grab a “cuppa” before we start.
Workshop costs: Earlybird special $115 if paid more than 10 days in advance. Full price $145
Please read our Terms and Conditions below prior to registering.
Communicate 4 Connection Day 2
Communicate 4 Connection Day 2 – deepening – 1 day workshop 9:30 am till 5 pm on Saturday 20 November 2021 (subject to Covid lockdown levels). This workshop introduces further skills of NVC including self empathy, four ways to respond to difficult messages, feedback and acknowledgement. Click this LINK for our online registration form
The venue for the workshops is our home teaching space – BodyVoice Alive Ltd, 23 Joyce Cres, ILAM, Christchurch. We’ll open at 9.15am so you can settle in & maybe grab a “cuppa” before we start.
Workshop costs: Earlybird special $115 if paid more than 10 days in advance. Full price $145
Please read our Terms and Conditions below prior to registering.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
To book your place we ask you to pay in advance.
To qualify for early bird pricing we ask for payment more than 10 days in advance of the workshop.
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 your 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.