Wild NVC Bay Area - Monthly Sessions Sat Sep 10 @10am PDT (Sunol Regional Wilderness)
Join us for “Wild NVC” - an opportunity to deepen, expand and cultivate NVC self-connection with Wild Mind* practices in the natural world 🌍.
Each month, we will meet at a different SF Bay Area park to focus on a different NVC component, mapping it to the 4 directions of the Wild Mind Map* - you will be invited to deepen your resourcefulness of each through natural metaphors, archetypes of wholeness, windows of knowing and nature-based practices.
Please select the largest tuition possible to support other participants. You may attend the first session without commitment. Discounts and scholarships available based on your ability to pay.
Would you like to be more grounded in yourself, and learn practices for nature-based self-connection?
Join us for “Wild NVC” - an opportunity to deepen, expand and cultivate NVC self-connection with Wild Mind* practices in the natural world 🌍.
*** Register here for Wild NVC email reminders for series ***
Dates: Series meets each second Saturday of the month: Sep 10, Oct 8, Nov 12
Time: from 10am to 2pm (4 hours).
Location: This in-person offering takes place in various parks in the SF Bay Area/Silicon Valley California.
- Sept 10 - Sunol Regional Wilderness (East Bay)
- TBA Oct 8
- TBA Nov 12
Each month, we will meet at a Bay Area park to focus on a different NVC component (Observations, Feelings, Needs, Requests) mapping it to the 4 directions of the Wild Mind Map* - you will be invited to deepen your resourcefulness of each through natural metaphors, archetypes of wholeness, windows of knowing and nature-based practices.
I have found that merging the modalities of NVC with Wild Mind in an integral fashion grounds me in my life experience by connecting to life through full-present sensing, embodied feeling, deep imagination and heart-centered thinking. This in-person offering is complementary to the online 10-week series Wholistic NVC.
References:
* “Wild Mind - A Field Guide to the Human Psyche” by Bill Plotkin, PhD - a nature based depth psychology inspired by experiences in guiding the descent to soul since 1980, following in the lineage of Carl Jung, James Hillman, while being inspired by indigenous cultures. James Prieto is apprenticing to guiding Wild Mind through Animas Valley’s Wild Mind Training Program (see animas.org).
** "Nonviolent Communication - A Language of Life" by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. For more information, go to the Center for Nonviolent Communication.
Bring:
- A chair to sit close to the ground
- A time piece that is not your cell phone (phones requested off)
- A notebook/journal for personal notes
- Your own personal lunch (optional: items to share)
- Reusable water bottle (no single use bottles please)
- Sun Protection: Shade hat, sunscreen, lips
- Clothing layers to match the weather
Agenda: We’ll follow this general structure:
- Introduction, Check-in Dyads (15 mins)
- Classic NVC Component (30 minutes)
- Deepening of NVC Component Through Wild Mind (45 minutes)
- Solo Wander in Nature for Cultivating Wholeness (1 hour)
- Lunch (30 minutes-combined with #3)
- Council Debrief on Wandering Experiences (1 hour)
Cost:
You can attend the first session without payment or commitment. Standard Tuition request is $149 for series. Discounts and scholarships available based on your ability to pay -- send request here.
If not registered for series but dropping in, I'm requesting $50 per person, per session.
About the facilitator:
James is a nature enthusiast, author and Certified NVC Trainer. He’s been involved in personal growth programs since the mid-1980’s, participated in many workshops, retreats and 12-step recovery. He began his journey into nature based spirituality in the late 1990’s. After publishing his book “The Joy of Compassionate Connecting - The Way of Christ Through Nonviolent Communication” in 2010, he participated in a Franciscan-inspired men’s rites of passage in 2011. He continued his growth journey through Mankind Project New-Warrior training and integration groups. He started his soul journey with Bill Plotkin's Nature and the Human Soul in 2012; he’s currently an Animas Valley apprentice in the Wild Mind Training Program (WMTP). He’s passionate about the intersection of Animas Valley inspired work with Nonviolent Communication as a way to contribute to “The Great Turning” ► a thriving compassionate world. Click here for extended bio.
Table of Contents 1. Services Provided 2. Prices And Payment 3. Shipping And Delivery 4. Guarantees And Warranties 5. Returns, Refunds And Complaints 6. Limitation Of Liability 7. Intellectual Property Rights 8. Future Changes 9. Governing Law 1. Services Provided Consulting, Coaching, Training, Facilitation services are provided. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is not therapy -- not a clinical service. Nonviolent Communication is a "language of life" -- reference the book with that title by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. The purpose of coaching and training is to provide information about NVC related practices. While you may be invited to bring real life situations for practice, we will only work with feelings of intensity 5 or less out of 10 (being the most intense) -- i.e. not working with trauma. Consulting clients, coaching clients and workshop participants are responsible for their own personal emotional safety. 2. Prices And Payment Prices for workshops or events are listed in the website; promotional coupon codes may provide discounts to stated prices. Coupon use is required at the time of registration and may not be applied retroactively. Hourly service prices are negotiated and agreed by all parties and confirmed via email. Payment is expected before the scheduled session begins. Services scheduled may be rescheduled without penalty if done with a 24 hour notice; "no shows" forfeit payment. Hourly 1:1 sessions are not refundable. 3. Shipping And Delivery Not applicable at this time. 4. Guarantees And Warranties No guarantees or warranties are provided. 5. Refunds And Complaints Requests for refunds are handled on a case-by-case basis, in a good-faith effort to acknowledge everyone's needs. The refund period for multi-week services extends to the first two sessions; no refunds are given the day after the second session. Refunds for services purchased online incur a 6% service charge to cover transaction and administration fees. Some trainings require changes to be notified some time before the event and are listed in the event description. Complaints should be directed through the Contact form on the home page; the consultant providing the service will communicate in integrity with the values of nonviolent communication (NVC). If an impasse is reached, and the stakes warrant, another NVC mediator will be used to facilitate a dialogue in addressing the complaint. Hourly 1:1 sessions are not refundable. 6. Limitation Of Liability Liability is limited to the cost of the services provided. Not liable for any indirect damages that may occur. 7. Intellectual Property Rights All materials provided in trainings, workshops or coaching sessions are for personal use only, and are copyrighted by Jaime "James" Prieto at Compassionate Connecting, with all rights reserved. 8. Future Changes From time to time we may change the Terms & Conditions either because of changes in our business, or due to changes in governing law. If you opt-in to the mailing list, any changes will be included at the bottom of the next newsletter. 9. Governing Law These Terms & Conditions follow applicable laws of the City of San Jose, the County of Santa Clara, the State of California, and the United States of America.
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