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Past Events

  • The Yoga of NVC:  Embodied Empathy
    The Yoga of NVC:  Embodied Empathy
    Sun, Sep 17
    Columbia and online!
    Sep 17, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Columbia and online!, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    NVC invites us to the present moment with body awareness. We are able to start to stretch, loosen up, and relax into the world, like yoga! Quentin and Barbra invite you to this hybrid event- live in Columbia or on Zoom. Every participant registered will get a copy of the recording.
  • The Illusion of Conflicting Needs
    The Illusion of Conflicting Needs
    Sun, Aug 20
    Columbia
    Aug 20, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Should I stay or should I go? Join us In Person or Zoom! Session recorded for attendees.
  • Nonviolent Communications Practice at UUCF
    Nonviolent Communications Practice at UUCF
    Sun, Jul 30
    UU Church of Frederick
    Jul 30, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    UU Church of Frederick, 4880 Elmer Derr Rd, Frederick, MD 21703, USA
    Nonviolent Communication (NVC/compassionate communications) is a set of principles that invites us to reframe how we interact with others by observing without judgment, revealing our feelings and values, and requesting an action that would help meet everyone's needs.
  • Heart to Heart Parenting
    Heart to Heart Parenting
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jul 27
    Zoom link sent upon registration.
    Jul 27, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Zoom link sent upon registration.
    9 consecutive weeks on Thursdays, June 1 – July 27, 2023 7pm – 8:30pm US Eastern Time
  • Interrupting: Moving from Boredom to Bliss and Connection!
    Interrupting: Moving from Boredom to Bliss and Connection!
    Sun, Jul 16
    Columbia
    Jul 16, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Join us In Person or on zoom! Do you ever listen to more than you want to and start to space out? Are you being kind? Or something else?
  • Mindfulness, Social Change, and NVC: Whole Hearted Social Action
    Mindfulness, Social Change, and NVC: Whole Hearted Social Action
    Sun, Jun 25
    Columbia
    Jun 25, 1:00 PM EDT – Jun 26, 3:00 PM EDT
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Join us In Person! Use NVC and Mindfulness to bring your full self to engaging in effective Social Action and Change
  • Peace Practice
    Peace Practice
    Sun, May 28
    UUCF Room 113
    May 28, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    UUCF Room 113, 4880 Elmer Derr Rd, Frederick, MD 21703, USA
    New in-person group forming! Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Frederick, MD
  • Exploring the Violence of Silence with NVC
    Exploring the Violence of Silence with NVC
    Sun, May 21
    Columbia
    May 21, 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Join us In Person! What keeps you from speaking up? Do you have a need for peace at the cost of your own internal peace?
  • Navigating Power and Choice with NVC
    Navigating Power and Choice with NVC
    Sun, Apr 16
    Columbia
    Apr 16, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    In Person! Claiming our power and choice when we are taught we have neither
  • Reinventing the Wheel with your Inner Child
    Reinventing the Wheel with your Inner Child
    Sun, Mar 19
    Columbia
    Mar 19, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Are you stuck in a reactivity rut? If your inner landscape needs a little reinventing please join us for this workshop.
  • Expressing Yourself when You are In The Fire
    Expressing Yourself when You are In The Fire
    Sun, Feb 19
    Columbia
    Feb 19, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    This is the 3rd session in the anger series. All are welcome to attend.
  • The Role of Empathy for Oneself in Connection with Hard-to-Hear Persons
    The Role of Empathy for Oneself in Connection with Hard-to-Hear Persons
    Sun, Jan 15
    Columbia
    Jan 15, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Most of us have one or more individuals in our life with whom we have great challenges in listening and connecting. In this session, we will have a demonstration and practice of how empathy for oneself is a crucial part of being able to relate to such persons meaningfully.
  • Practice, Practice, Practice
    Practice, Practice, Practice
    Sun, Dec 18
    Columbia
    Dec 18, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    December's meeting will be a practice group only. We will check in together and then break out in dyads or triads for reflection, empathy and role-plays. We'll have a break midway and then check out together. Bring snacks. What a gift!
  • Re-perceiving with Gratitude and Abundance
    Re-perceiving with Gratitude and Abundance
    Sun, Nov 20
    Columbia
    Nov 20, 2022, 1:00 PM EST – Nov 21, 2022, 3:00 PM EST
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Marshall Rosenberg taught us that instead of hearing an opinion, we can re-perceive whatever someone says by seeing and hearing their needs.
  • Back to the Basics with Robert Gonzales: The Embodied Spirituality Tapes
    Back to the Basics with Robert Gonzales: The Embodied Spirituality Tapes
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Nov 06
    Zoom
    Nov 06, 2022, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Zoom
    Many years ago, Robert produced a DVD set: "Embodied Spirituality". We will review these DVDs together - to go back to Robert's basics and practice together. These talks represent a fresh glimpse of a period when Robert was newly exploring these concepts.
  • Listening to Two Voices Screaming (when one is yours)
    Listening to Two Voices Screaming (when one is yours)
    Sun, Oct 16
    Columbia
    Oct 16, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Columbia, 9650 Basket Ring Rd, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
    Presented by Barbra Esher and assisted by Crystal Talley in person. Please register in advance as we may cancel if not sustainable! Note: This is the second of a series of three. You may join us if you missed the first one. We are going to attempt to make this a hybrid event so we will record to be
  • Intimacy and Nonviolent Communication
    Intimacy and Nonviolent Communication
    Sun, Sep 18
    Private Home and Online!
    Sep 18, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Private Home and Online!
    How does SELF CARE relate to Intimacy with our beloveds? Explore what the power of our relationship with ourselves has to do with others.
  • The Inner/Outer Dance of NVC Dance Floors
    The Inner/Outer Dance of NVC Dance Floors
    Sun, Aug 21
    Washington
    Aug 21, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Washington, 6801 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20012, USA
    Join us for this In-person event in DC near Takoma . We will slow down and practice embodying NVC using cards for each step on the ground.
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