How to Have Difficult Conversations: A 4-part Series

*This is a 4-part workshop meeting * 

How do we speak truth with love? How can we communicate authentically, in alignment with our heart's values, even in the midst of conflict and triggers? 

With Nonviolent Communication (NVC) we learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening—to ourselves as well as others—NVC helps us discover the depth of our own compassion. This language reveals the awareness that all human beings are only trying to honor universal values and needs, every minute, every day.

Through the practice of NVC, we can learn to clarify what we are observing, what emotions we are feeling, what values we want to live by, and what we want to ask of ourselves and others. We will no longer need to use the language of blame, judgment or domination. We can experience the deep pleasure of contributing to each others' well being.

NVC creates a path for healing and reconciliation in its many applications, ranging from intimate relationships, work settings, health care, social services, police, prison staff and inmates, to governments, schools and social change organizations.

Join Shea Riester for this Olio series to learn and practice the art of Embodied Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Weaving ancient techniques of mindful awareness with evidence-based Somatic practices and the transformative power of Nonviolent Communication, this workshop supports you to listen and speak with authenticity, compassion and wisdom.

This 4-part workshop includes small group & one-on-one dialogue practices, guided meditation, journaling and role-playing to practice integrating and embodying Nonviolent Communication in our own lives and in the world.