Invitation to All Fans of NVC!!! September 13 3- 8 p.m. Saugerties, New York A Party to Celebrate NVC in the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains, featuring the Empathy Labyrinth with creator Marc Weiner http://www.theempathylabyrinth.com/ Walking the Empathy Labyrinth with Marc has given me some of the deepest experiences of self connection and freedom in my NVC and mindful living practices. As a way of saying thank you to all of you who have supported, nourished and walked with me on my ongoing path toward  receiving certification as an NVC trainer, I want to share the Labyrinth with you. First time in the Hudson Valley! for directions, email info@steps2peace.com This is a potluck, with music, relaxing by the srream and the fire, celeb- rating Virgo birthdays and NVC!!! The Basics of Compassionate Communication, as developed by Dr.Marshall Rosenberg, founder, Nonviolent Communication  Sunday  October 18, 2009 10 - 4       Dewey Hall      Sheffield, MA Roberta Wall, trainer Requested contribution: $65  (Some scholarships may be available) To register: Contact Karen Andrews at: 413-232-4027 or email:            karenjandrews@gmail.com                                           Sponsored by BerkshireNVC www.NewEnglandNVC.org   info@steps2peace.com September: Self Empathy 2 Series Wednesdays 7:30-9 pm Register Now!!!! Dear Friends,      If you have identified something that you've done that you are calling yourself "stupid" or "hopeless" or insensitive" etc, about, see if this resonates with you: Why I am excited about the upcoming Self Empathy Series in Woodstock,  September 9, 16,23, 30     7:30 p.m.   I've been noticing more and more that when someone else says or does something that triggers me into a place of anger, blame or shame, it's often because I hear in their words or actions what actually are my worst fears about myself- for example, last week a friend reacted with anger to something I said. I felt so terrible that I retreated into a shell. When I began looking deeply at what was going on for me, what was so painful for me, I saw that I was telling myself that I had been insensitive and disrespectful for speaking to him as I did. I heard in his response to my words the very judgment of myself -that I had been insensitive and disrespectful.  My own worst fears about myself confirmed. That's what triggered me into a darker and darker place.    Using the Self Empathy consciousness and methods I have learned from Center for Nonviolent Communication trainer Robert Gonzales and others, I pulled back from the self  judgments and rested in my feelings (disappointed, scared, embarrassed) and the needs /values of mine that were unmet by how I had spoken (respect, consideration...understanding, being seen and valued for my true heart)........After compassionately embracing  those feeling and needs for a while, I opened to the beautiful reasons why I had spoken as I did- why I had spoken the very words I now regretted. I saw that I had spoken from a deep longing to offer support and openheartedness to my friend. I hadn't done anything "bad" or "wrong"; in the heat of a moment I spoke from my heart in a way that didn't meet my, or his, needs for consideration and respect and understanding.       From this new place of understanding and compassion for myself, I was able to approach him right away and express my regret for speaking to him the way I did. It felt so good to be able to do that, to not have to hide in shame or push him away.         This is the exploration of the next Self Empathy series. I would very much like to create a learning community to explore how NVC can help us understand what triggers, and how to transform, our inner voices of self judgment and doubt. Please register right away if you are interested so I will know there are enough people to make this series a go. September: Self Empathy 2 Series Wednesdays 7:30-9 pm September  9, 16, 23, 30 Woodstock, New York Uncover and give empathy to  the  images in your thoughts about yourself and others that are contributing to your triggered states. Restore youself to a place where you can encounter and embrace the world just as it is. Register now! info@steps2peace.com or call me at 845 246 5935 Financial contribution: option to contribute $80-$150 for entire series Familiarity with the basics of Nonviolent Communication will support your learning in this series More on NVC and Money Are money issues sources of pain, shame, blame, guilt or depression in your life? Are you keeping your money issues hidden?  Or are you communicating about them in ways that aren't succeeding in meeting your needs for support, understanding and connection?   Nonviolent Communication (NVC), as developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, offers training in the skill and consciousness of Empathy. NVC Empathy practice can be an effective and transformative way of approaching money issues. Money issues often trigger us into a place where we can't connect to what is really important to us about money; with what we are yearning for on a deeper level.  With the practice of Empathy we offer a deep listening to ourselves and others that reconnects us to what is deeply important and opens possibilities of completely new strategies to meet our needs. With gratitude for our community and connection, Roberta

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