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Neuroscience and NVC for Candidates, Community Teachers and Certified Trainers – First Trimester 2023
April 18, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am PDT
Cost: Sliding ScaleAbout the Event
Do you ever wonder why NVC works so very well? Do you love learning about the brain and making sense of your life, your emotions and your mind? The world of Relational Neuroscience is highly supportive of a deep, connecting, and effective NVC practice. With body-centered awareness and rich food for thought, these classes will take you more deeply into all the healing and communication potential that NVC has. This program is taught and led by NVC Certified Trainers Sarah Peyton and Peggy Smith, and NVC Certified Trainer and Assessor Sylvie Hoerning, all of whom integrate trauma-sensitivity and relational neuroscience into their NVC teaching and practice.
In the upcoming 4-month period, there will be 10 classes, 1 class per month with Sarah and 3 classes each with Sylvie and Peggy, at various time slots to provide possibilities for folks from many parts of the world.
10 classes
- 4 classes with Sarah Peyton – these sessions offer integrative teachings on neuroscience and NVC concepts.
- 3 classes with Peggy Smith – these sessions offer insights into how to structure NVC teaching sessions to optimize learning.
- 3 classes with Sylvie Hörning – these sessions offer a space for sharing questions, mournings, blocks and celebrations around the certification process (portions or entire sessions may not be recorded)
Offered on a sliding scale from $150-675
- This course is set up so that participants can contribute what they can
- Please choose a variation that considers your financial resources as well as the contribution you would like to offer to the trainers.
- If you live in a country where this amount is too much to afford, or if you otherwise need additional financial assistance to attend, please write to [email protected]
- If you do not see the amount you would like to contribute listed, please email us and let us know what amount you’d like to offer and we can arrange an alternative way to pay.
Event Details
Where?
The course will meet online via zoom.
Most sessions are recorded for those in multiple time zones.
What To Expect:
In the upcoming 4-month period, there will be 10 classes, 1 class per month with Sarah and 3 classes each with Sylvie and Peggy, at various time slots to provide possibilities for folks from many parts of the world.
- Sarah’s sessions in this trimester will focus on attachment and NVC. In her sessions participants will explore the neuroscience of why NVC is supportive through short lecture and dyad explorations. In this series, Sarah will explore the neuroscience of feelings, what the brain hemispheres tell us about empathy and connection by exploring the hemispheres of the brain, and the neuroscience of observations
- In Peggy’s sessions, participants are invited to bring their questions and curiosities about how to teach NVC skills and concepts. Peggy will use her 5 decades of teaching experience to help participants explore how they can build interactive and effective learning experiences to support everyone. We will weave resonance into all we do.
- To Sylvie, in her role as an assessor, it is very important that certification candidates have a basic understanding of Sarah’s work in trauma sensitivity and relational neuroscience. Her sessions will offer a safe space to voice and share challenges and celebrations around the certification path.
When?
The schedule will be as follows: 55 minutes each session
(All times are in the Pacific Time zone. To convert to your timezone, please click the times below)
Monday, Jan. 16, 3 pm (session led by Sarah Peyton)
Wednesday, Jan. 18th, 9am (18:00 CET) (session led by Sylvie Hörning)
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 12:30pm (session led by Peggy Smith)
Monday, Feb. 6, 2am (11:00CET) (session led by Sylvie Hörning)
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 8am (session led by Sarah Peyton)
Thursday, Feb. 23, 8am (session led by Peggy Smith)
Monday, March 6, 2am (11:00CET) (session led by Sylvie Hörning)
Monday, March 13, 3pm (session led by Sarah Peyton)
Tuesday, April 11, 8am (session led by Peggy Smith)
Tuesday April 18, 8am (session led by Sarah Peyton)
Prerequisite:
We would love to know about the work you’re doing in the world teaching neuroscience, NVC and/or empathy. Please let us know about your community practice group or other teaching, whether you’re working toward NVC certification (please let us know who your assessor is, or if you’re already a certified trainer. Please email [email protected] to let us know a bit about you prior to signing up.
Who is This Series For?
Those working to integrate the worlds of nonviolent communication, relational neuroscience and resonance into their teaching and work in the world.
- NVC Certification Candidates who are interested in support on their journey toward certification
- Community Teachers (anyone teaching empathy, NVC or neuroscience material) who would love companionship and support in their work with others
- NVC Certified Trainers interested in deeping their understanding of the neuroscience of NVC, being a part of community and having more companionship on their journey and in their work
Cost
$150-$675
- This course is set up so that participants can contribute what they can
- Please choose a variation that considers your financial resources as well as the contribution you would like to offer to the trainers.
- If you live in a country where this amount is too much to afford, or if you otherwise need additional financial assistance to attend, please write to [email protected]
- If you do not see the amount you would like to contribute listed, please email us and let us know what amount you’d like to offer and we can arrange an alternative way to pay.
*PLEASE NOTE:
- Your tuition payment is non-refundable and transferable.
- If you register after the start date, you will receive recordings of previous sessions in the series that were recorded.
Prerequisite
We would love to know about the work you’re doing in the world teaching neuroscience, NVC and/or empathy. Please let us know about your community practice group or other teaching, whether you’re working toward NVC certification (please let us know who your assessor is, or if you’re already a certified trainer. Please email [email protected] to let us know a bit about you prior to signing up.
How to Register
About the Trainers
Sarah Peyton, Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and neuroscience educator, integrates brain science and the use of resonant language to heal personal and collective trauma with exquisite gentleness.
Sarah brings together depth work and self-compassion that integrates relational neuroscience with the transformative potential of Nonviolent Communication’s empathy.
Sarah teaches and lectures internationally and is the author of three books: Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing, the companion Your Resonant Self Workbook: From Self-sabotage to Self-care, and Affirmations for Turbulent Times: Resonant Words to Soothe Body and Mind.
Peggy Smith has studied Nonviolent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg (creator of NVC) and a variety of international trainers. The Center For Nonviolent Communication has certified her as a trainer. Peggy is a co-founder of the Maine NVC Network.
Peggy taught elementary and middle school in Maine for 32 years. She brings her extensive teaching skills, humor, and presence to her work. Peggy has a keen interest in connecting people with their innate compassionate nature. She has a lifelong interest in spiritual traditions and the fostering of compassion. She has studied with Zen teacher and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh since 1991. She is a dharma teacher within his tradition.
Peggy lives in Lincolnville, ME, and greets the day watching the sunrise over Islesboro.
Sylvie Hörning, Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication, lives in Switzerland after having lived in different countries. Communicating with people has always fascinated her and conflicts stressed her.
Discovering Nonviolent Communication in 2006 was a gift for her. By practicing a lot, she has developed skills and integrated tools to connect at the heart level to address what comes up with authenticity. Now conflicts don’t seem quite so scary anymore.
Now as a trainer and assessor of NVC, she enjoys sharing her experience and accompanying individuals and families on their paths to discovering, integrating, living and/or sharing NVC from a space of connection.