More than ever, the world needs your aliveness. Join me in learning how to relate with skill, compassion and effectiveness.
We want to know that our collective efforts to bring about needed changes and work toward Just Transition will be fruitful. When we pour ourselves into the things we care about, we want to know it matters. Especially in times such as these, how exhausting to see our hard work melt away as conflict slows down, stalls out, or, worse yet, dissolves our collaborations.
The legacies of a domination paradigm (capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, to name a few) have left us without the skills we need to lean into interdependence. This makes it incredibly hard to collaborate effectively. It makes it harder still to find generativity in conflict.
But it doesn’t have to be this way! Nonviolent or “Compassionate” Communication (NVC) offers us a toolkit to deepen our own embodied self-connection, build our capacity to reach out for support, and relate to ourselves and one another with empathy so that we can show up more fully to our work in the world. And as we begin to unpack the way that domination culture has shaped our very language, we can learn new/old ways of communicating that bring us more deeply into alignment with our values, our purpose, and into connection with one another.
“Nicole's course has been very helpful to me for tuning into and reconnecting with my own body, feelings, and needs. I'm walking away with immediately applicable tools and strategies for dealing with conflict.”
— Guilu M., former student
This course can be tailored to meet the needs of your organization - from a 2 hour intro session to an 8 week deep dive, online or in-person.
During the course we will explore practical strategies for undoing domination in ourselves, our communication, our relationships, and our collaborations. Each session will include interactive content and practices to engage with real-time examples from your life. You will have the opportunity to be paired up with another participant for practice outside of sessions.
This course will support you to:
Identify patterns of domination culture and develop a needs-based orientation that can enable you to undo domination
Explore NVC as an embodied mindfulness practice and grow your capacity to tune into body sensations as valuable feedback from your nervous system pointing you towards what matters to you
Grow your awareness of and vocabulary for resonant language – including “feelings” and “needs” – and your understanding of the brain science behind why this kind of language works
Develop an empathetic listening practice with a buddy outside of sessions as a foundational tool for resourcing yourself to show up better in conflict and collaboration
Interested in bringing in Nicole to work with your team?
Contact Nicole to explore how we can customize a Navigating Conflict training or class series for your group and needs.
“I really enjoyed the sense of presence that we shared, even over Zoom, and appreciated how Nicole built a loving container that helped the group feel very supportive & warm.”
— Claire M., former student