Personal Growth and Social Change (Pt. 5)
For anyone who accepts the radical notion of creating a world based on
the principle of meeting needs as the core organizing principle, this
means putting energy into envisioning in detail how different systems
would work. At one and the same time this act of visioning supports us
in knowing what we work for as well as in transforming our
consciousness. Specifically, this activity frees us from the paralyzing
belief that what is happening is the only possible way that life could
be, and opens us in very practical and daily terms to the desire and
subsequently the capacity to act differently and become daily agents of
change.
Read more at Miki's blog, The Fearless Heart
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In-Person Events and Workshops
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Everyone Matters: Interdependence in Action
A presentation at the Bioneers Conference
Saturday, October 16th, 2010
More and more people talk about
interdependence, and yet for most of us it remains a concept rather than a
lived reality. This workshop will engage participants in exploring the
cultural conditioning that leaves us isolated and invisible, and introduce concrete
tools for embodying interdependence as a practice of peace: transcending
self-sufficiency, opening our hearts to others, risking our own significance,
and connecting across differences.
Register for Everyone Matters: Interdependence in Action
More about Bioneers: The annual
Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum where social and scientific
innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human
ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating the healthy, diverse,
equitable and beautiful world we want to live in-our legacy for future
generations and the web of life on which our lives depend.
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Collaborating For Change
A workshop at Hub SoMa with Miki Kashtan
Thursday, December 9, 2010
12:00-1:30 pm
Working towards sustainability on a global scale
requires balancing entrepreneurship with collaboration; personal power and
power with others; working with like-minded people and interacting with people
whose opinions are different from our own; being open to the world and
attempting to influence people with decision-making power.
This workshop provides a framework and a practice
for making grounded choices in challenging moments; bringing empathic presence
to all aspects of our work; and learning how to speak and listen in ways that
foster trust, mutual respect, and understanding even in the midst of intense
disagreements.
To register contact Hub SoMa at (415) 624-5881 or sanfrancisco.hosts@the-hub.net
Hub SoMa is located at The S.F. Chronicle Building - one
block south of the Powell Street BART station. 901 Mission Street, Suite 105, San Francisco, CA 94103
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Training of Trainers
We are inviting you to join an advanced residential
retreat for people teaching NVC - certified trainers and others with
extensive training experience (such as the BayNVC Leadership Program)
Sample Topics - teaching skills for interdependence
- teaching about power and power relations
- advanced empathy skills and teaching empathy skills
- body-based NVC practices, especially for inner work and self-connection
- feedback giving and receiving about materials, activities, presentations, etc. we anticipate that everyone will have opportunity to share at least once
- increasing capacity for living in full authenticity and interdependence
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Empathy in the Workplace
Friday, October 1, 2010 · 12 - 2 pm
First Congregational Church of Oakland
Cost: Donations Accepted
Would you like to increase effectiveness
and connection in your organization?
In this workshop we plan on exploring
some basic principles related to empathic communication in the workplace. We
are particularly hopeful that groups and organizations that may not have a
training budget will send some key individuals to this event.
Learn more about Empathy in the Workplace and register here
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Personal Growth and Social Change: A live call with Miki
 Join Miki for an in-depth discussion on Personal Growth and Social Change
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
9:30 am PT
Many of us who practice nonviolence carry a vision of a world that works
for all, where everyone's needs matter and people and the planet are
cared for. None of us know what will or could bring about our vision.
Will it be a miracle of a single leader transforming the cultural
assumptions and practices?
Will it be a world collapse which will create
a void and an opportunity to restructure society?
Will it be a critical
mass of people who inhabit different forms of human relationship?
Will
it be a nonviolent revolution?
Will it be alternative structures that
gradually attract more and more resources and people to them?
Or will it
be something else none of us can imagine?
We invite you to join us as Miki leads us through an exploration of the relationship between personal growth and social change.
Register for the Personal Growth and Social Change call with Miki
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Feedback Without Criticism
Learn to Give the Gift of Your Truth
This 5-session telecourse with Miki Kashtan is designed to support you in learning
what makes giving and receiving feedback challenging and how you can
turn these experiences into opportunities for learning, connection, and
effective functioning. Work with examples from your own circumstances to make
the learning practical and immediately applicable. You will learn how to: Overcome dread about writing performance evaluations Trust your capacity to meet challenges when offering feedback Become excited about creating a learning culture in your organization Receive feedback without defending yourself
Series Begins: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
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NVC Integration and Mentoring Program
with Miki Kashtan
Are you eager to integrate NVC into all areas of your life? Do you want to immerse yourself in serious study of NVC principles and practice? Do you thrive on having a structure of support to ground your learning and integration?
This online program is designed for people who
don't have easy access to local trainer support, and who are eager to
embark on a serious study of NVC. It can be taken at many different
levels of experience, but is not designed for people who are just
beginning their journey of NVC.
Here is what course participant, Ronnie Hausheer, is saying about the Integration Program:
"This course is blowing my socks off! Miki has structured the material
in a way that supports my exploring important topics within NVC.
Participating in class and doing the exercises between classes is making
me conscious of when and how I apply NVC consciousness in my daily
life."
More information about registration and topics this quarter here
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Consciousness Transformation Community
Next Open Call: Thursday, October 21st, 2010
5-6:30 PM PT
 In February, 2010, I announced
the Consciousness Transformation Community (CTC), which
was a wild dream at that time, and
since then over 50 people have joined. CTC revolves around
17 core commitments, and is based on a dream I have had of
working with and supporting people who are committed to
consciousness transformation. I am overjoyed by the
results so far, and am hopeful that over time more people
will find out about this community. Anyone who is ready to
commit to whatever it takes to live an interdependent,
conscious, responsible, compassionate and
caring life is invited to join. My goal is to create a
web of support for all of us who aim in
this direction so that we are not alone in creating the
monumental change we are longing for within and around us,
and so that we have fun along the way.
New members are invited to join CTC at any time. The next open CTC call is on Thursday, October 21, 2010, from 5:00pm - 6:30pm Pacific Time. Contact ctc@baynvc.org for
information about CTC and to register for an open call.
You can also listen to the recording of some calls by
clicking here.
How CTC Works
CTC is NOT a training program,
and is not interchangeable with any other training offered by BayNVC (such as
Foundation series or the Leadership Program) or any other NVC trainer. My
intention is for involvement with CTC to be a separate commitment taken on in
addition to any other learning of NVC. CTC is intended for those whose
commitment to living fully the NVC consciousness in all they do is high, and
for whom consciousness transformation is a top priority in their life,
including a commitment to pass it on to others in some capacity. More info here on how CTC works
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Making Collaboration Real: Empowering the Workplace with Nonviolent Communication
A 5-day retreat
and an optional Year-Long Program
Dates:
* May 9-13, 2011* September 20-24, 2011* January 9-13, 2012
 Join us for this international program were we intend to immerse participants in ongoing
study and mutual support to become change agents within their
organizations. This approach can be
particularly powerful for teams of people working together inside organizations
whether they are all in one location or spread around the world.
You
can expect to acquire tools for:
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Fostering a workplace environment of trust, shared vision, and strength to face
obstacles
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Transforming conflict by co-creating strategies based on the needs of all parties
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Bringing authenticity and presence to your work without appearing
"touchy-feely"
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Taking full responsibility for your impact on others
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Mobilizing internal resources to achieve goals
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Supporting groups in making quick collaborative decisions
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Changing the dynamics of employee reviews to inspire professional development
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Turning your customers, especially unhappy ones, into fans
For Registration and more information about the program and trainers
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Exciting New Format for the Leadership Program
 I am so excited about the new face of the
program that I would almost want to participate! We have asked Kit
Miller, Arnina Kashtan, and Jorge Rubio, longstanding members of
the global NVC training community, to join Roxy Manning and
Francois Beausoleil for one each of the three retreats. I can't
wait to see what new insights, experiences, and learning they will
bring to the rich tradition we have created over the many years
the program has been offered.
If you have done the program already, I invite
you to consider coming back. You will get the same comprehensive
coverage of materials with entirely new angles given the different
styles, experiences, and gifts that each of the guest trainers
brings with them.
Join us for the BayNVC Leadership Program. Click here to for more details and to apply.
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Guest Lecturer at Starr King School
 We are pleased to announce that Miki has been asked to be a guest lecturer at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley. In her capacity as guest lecturer, she will be guiding aspiring religious and cultural leaders of different faiths to practice empathy while
exploring the horizon of global difficulties we now face.
The intent of her participation is to give students core processes for dealing with their own
encounter with the depths of difficulty while also assisting others to navigate troublesome situations generated by a complex world.
Starr King school educates Unitarian Universalist ministers and
progressive religious leaders for society using an educational approach
rooted in Unitarian Universalist values.
More information about the Starr King School for the Ministry
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Conflict Hotline: A Live, Monthly Call-In TV Show
Berkeley Community Media - Channel 28
Online worldwide streaming BETV.ORG 1st Thursday of every month 7:30pm Pacific time
On the show, Miki Kashtan, co-founder of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication, works with a cast to demonstrate how we can transform difficult situations and support the creation of a world that works for all. Miki and the cast work with real life situations, either from callers or from their collective experience as Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practitioners and trainers.
We are currently seeking volunteers who are willing to help promote and publicize this show and Miki's new blog. Contact the BayNVC office if you are interested. 510-433-0700 or nvc@baynvc.org
CONFLICT HOTLINE
Thursday, October 7th
7:30 pm
A DVD of Conflict Hotline Highlights is also available from BayNVC.
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Excerpts from the
Conflict Hotline
Workplace Communication (part 1 of 6)
Watch on YouTube!
You can also search YouTube for Miki Kashtan for many other videos.
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