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Overview of NVCSantaCruz.org:

Meet the NVCSC Trainers

Jean Morrison, Kelly Bryson, Christine King, Rick Longinotti, and Kristin Masters share their diversity of experience and interests to offer NVC services, adaptable to your needs.

Events Calendar - Get a complete rundown on upcoming workshops and event series

Services - We also offer mediation and counseling services to individuals and families and tailor-made trainings for community groups and businesses.

Resources on Nonviolent Communication - Links to Trainer's websites and online NVC sources.

Community Page - Has announcements from our network concerning NVC practice groups, related events, community living and more...

Support NVC Santa Cruz - Make a donation - whether it be an old automobile or money, you can support our mission.

Location - The Center For Compassion is our home in Santa Cruz - look inside for detailed directions.

Upcoming Events Newsletter Sign up for our free monthly email newsletter and also select topics of interest to receive special class announcements.

• Stepping into our Power: A Bi-Coastal, NVC Queer (LGBT) Retreat February 26-March 2 • Summer Retreat and FUNfest! June 20-25 • Teach for Life! NVC Educators Institute July 6-11 • Inner Work Weekend Retreat & NVC Couples Weekend Retreat August 6-8

Upcoming events preview:

NVC Santa Cruz

Creating peace,
one conversation at a time

Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz provides opportunities to learn lifelong skills for communicating with compassion, fostering mutual respect, and resolving conflicts peacefully.

We support the mission of the international Center for Nonviolent Communication by offering a variety of services for individuals, couples, and groups to learn and practice Nonviolent Communication in the Monterey Bay and surrounding areas.

Why Nonviolent Communication?

We have all been in situations where misunderstanding occurred. Either we have felt misunderstood or the other person got the wrong impression. What went wrong?

We often leave these situations feeling mystified as to what happened. How were we so misunderstood? Why was the other person so stubborn? Why couldn’t they understand what I was trying to say? Learn more...

What's New - February

There is no instinct like that of the heart.
~Lord Byron

In this month of love, we invite you to follow your heart, open your mind, and connect through empathy. To that end, we have offerings this month for many aspects of loving with greater compassion:
• Are you feeling the loss of a loved one, a job, or something else? Check out Good Grief - Mourning our Losses and Embracing the Process.
• Are you new or returning to Nonviolent Communication? Bring your friends and family and come to our monthly Intro.
• Are you wanting a better basis for using NVC? Join Jean's Mindful Communication book study of Nonviolent Communication - The Language of Life or come to Kelly Bryson's Foundation Training in NVC.
• Are you seeking greater ease and empathy with parenting? Come to Kristin Masters' Circle of Life - Parenting with NVC.
• Are you a therapist, social worker, nurse, teacher, or other care-giving professional? Join Jean this month for NVC for the Helping Professions with Can You GROK It?!
• Do you want more love and compassion with your partner? Come to Rick and Aviva's NVC for Couples.
• Do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer? Check out Kristin's Stepping into Our Power - NVC Retreat preview for local queer community, and sign up for the full retreat at the end of this month!
• Are you ready to look ahead to plan for a great summer NVC retreat? Click here to find out more about: 5th Annual NVC Retreat and FUNfest - this year at Jikoji (means compassionate light!) off of Summit Rd., near Saratoga, CA.

wishing you and yours love and compassion!
<3, Laurie Brooks
NVCSC Director

p.s. Kudos to Jean and Christine for the release of their iPhone application, iGrok, available thru the iTunes App Store.