{"id":1653,"date":"2026-06-19T10:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:16:32","slug":"starting-sept-15-phx-compassionate-communication-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/?p=1653","title":{"rendered":"Starting Sept 15 Phx Compassionate Communication Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Don\u2019t we all want and need relationships where we are seen and heard accurately, where our feelings and needs are recognized and respected?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, don\u2019t we want to offer that same receptivity and attunement to people who matter to us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NVC process-created by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD-provides a framework that invites us to notice aspects of ourselves we may not be fully aware of and to be with those parts.&nbsp;Usually, this quality of presence helps us become more gentle and less self-critical and judgmental.&nbsp;Most often, we can offer the same kindness to others in our lives when we are ready.&nbsp;The aim is to live in the flow of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This class is designed to encourage self-connection as a foundation for relating to humans, animals, and plants.&nbsp;We will open with a greeting ritual and intention setting.&nbsp;Class activities will include gentle mirroring movement, listening to music, singing, writing, sharing in triads and in the entire group of 15.&nbsp; If you like, there is the possibility to meet with an \u201cempathy buddy\u201d to practice mutually expressing ourselves authentically and listening empathically between classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to prepare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0Read this summer:\u00a0&#8220;Being Genuine: Stop Being Nice and Start Being Real by Thomas\u00a0d\u2019Ansembourg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring paper and pen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow yourself to be curious.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>*Based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, PhD,&nbsp; &#8220;Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This four-session class meets: Sept. 15, 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre-registration is required.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fee:&nbsp;$125 per person.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lora@thecasa.org\">lora@thecasa.org<\/a>&nbsp;for scholarship information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t we all want and need relationships where we are seen and heard accurately, where our feelings and needs are recognized and respected?&nbsp; Further, don\u2019t we want to offer that same receptivity and attunement to people who matter to us?&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/?p=1653\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upcoming-courses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1654,"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1653\/revisions\/1654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvcarizona.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}