Compassionate Communication

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Compassionate Communication

with Rev. Simon Shadowlight

How often do you read or hear something and feel an emotional trigger?

When was the last time you found yourself in an escalating conversation with someone you care about?

Our words are very powerful. The words we use and the ways in which we use them can either add to life, encouraging compassion, understanding and collaboration, or they can foster anger, depression and shame. This is equally true whether our conversation is with another or with our self.

Compassionate Communication is based on the Nonviolent Communication method of Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. More than a communication method, it is an approach to nonviolent living which has a wide range of applications as a spiritual practice, a way of parenting, a tool for social change, a mediation tool, an educational approach and a worldview.

This course is about connection. It’s about connecting with others and our self, not out of fear of punishment or hope for reward; not out of guilt or shame; not out of trying to prove wrong or right, but of the desire to add to life both for ourselves and others.

During this five-week course, you will have the opportunity to learn about and practice the following:

• The difference between seeing the world as it is and seeing the world as we are. 
• The ways in which your thinking—your interpretations, judgments and stories—shapes your perceptions and experience of life.
• An effective language for expressing your needs and feelings.
• How to distinguish between what you need versus your strategy for meeting those needs.
• A process for expressing your needs and making requests in ways that don’t sound demanding or critical.
• Listening with empathy—both to yourself and others. 
• The tools and skills required to live in our natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the mind or in the heart.

Details

Thrus., Aug 6 - Sept 3, 6:30 – 9 p.m.,  Online Class using Zoom,   $125

USD 125.0000

Embracing The Shadow

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Embracing the Shadow
with Rev. Simon Shadowlight

If you are someone who has been challenged in attempting to reconcile the idea that God is all there is while observing situations and people that seem anything but; if you struggle with the ideas of limitation in an abundant Universe, suffering in a compassionate Universe, and evil in a Universe of Good, this workshop is for you.

In this course, we are going to engage with that “which appears imperfect.” We’ll look at how it shows up in the world and the manner in which the world serves as a mirror of that which we have yet to acknowledge within ourself. We will peek into the darkness… into the shadow.

In having the courage to acknowledge, integrate, and even embrace the shadow, we will find gold; we will find gifts; and we will deepen in our understanding—and experience—of what it means to be whole.

$125

USD 125.0000

Living Through Change - Grief Support Workshop

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Living Through Change

Grief Support Workshop

Attain reconciliation of grief in a heartfelt and supportive environment. This workshop is for anyone at least four months past the physical death of a loved one.

Eight-Week Workshop
Sat., March 7 – May 9
10 a.m. – 12 p.m., $75
Must be pre-registered at least 3 days prior to start date.

Please Note: No tickets are issued for Living Through Change. Please bring your online registration receipt on the first day. The workshop facilitator will be contacting you to discuss the workshop.

USD 75.0000

Beyond Divorce

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Beyond Divorce

An empowering workshop for anyone adjusting to the end of an intimate relationship. Learn how to cope with strong feelings and to reframe experiences in ways that highlight the gifts of difficult relationships. Participants come away ready to embark on a new life experience.

Eight-Week Workshop
Mon., Feb. 3 – March 23
6:30 – 9:30 p.m., $75

Must be pre-registered at least 3 days prior to start date.

Please Note: No tickets are issued for Beyond Divorce. Please bring your online registration receipt on the first day. The workshop facilitator will be contacting you to discuss the workshop.

USD 75.0000

The Mourning After Workshop: Healing Through Grieving From Recent Loss

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The Mourning After:

Healing through grieving from recent loss

A two-day facilitated grief support group which is structured to support an individual in the immediate stages of grief or those who have come to the awareness that a previous loss is in some way holding them hostage. Participants will come away feeling heard and with an understanding of how grief touches us at our deepest level.