Intro to Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication

Using a trauma-informed lens and the principles of Non-Violent Communication, this series will explore how we hold ourselves and others with empathy and compassion during times of conflict. During conflict, our bodies may go into a variety of triggered responses, impacting the quality of our communication, and setting off a reactive and disconnected pattern of communication during which no one’s needs get.

  • practices to deepen somatic awareness and understand trauma responses

  • practices to deepen self-empathy and self-compassion

  • practices to strengthen authentic and reflective listening

  • practices to increase play and humor while navigating conflict and repair

Series content includes:

Investment: $350

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Course Curriculum:

  • Week 1: Intro to DNVC Framework Part 1

  • Week 2: Somatic Empathy and Verbal Empathy

  • Week 3: Understanding the Empathy Guess

  • Week 4: Four Ways of Listening

  • Week 5: Strategies versus Needs

  • Week 6: Intro to DNVC Framework Part 2

  • Week 7: Observations and Interpretations

  • Week 8: Self-Compassion and Capacity

  • Week 9: Interrupting Enemy Image

  • Week 10: Harvesting, Reflection, and Debrief

Class recordings include 10 weeks of instructional content, group discussions, implementation activities, and self-reflective/integrative worksheets.

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