"I just attended a weekend workshop with about 15 others. I am so grateful to have been a part of it. It met my need for community and contribution. I feel like my connection to myself and others really allows me to be more of who I am, as does expressing from a place of awareness and being honest with myself and others about my values. What a great gift. Thank you Eric!!" ~ Danielle Westlake


compassionate communication
workshops and courses we offer

We enjoy custom designing workshops to meet the needs of particular groups and below are some of the workshops we have to offer


introduction to compassionate communication

Exploring a practical way to shift consciousness and bring compassion to life

  • Illuminate judgmental thinking and language that disconnects us from life and then connect to our universal human needs
  • The basics of the NVC process: making an observation without judgement or evaluation, expressing the feelings present in the body, identifying the need from which the feelings originate, and making a request to meet these needs and enrich life
  • The dance between connecting with ourselves, expressing ourselves honestly and empathizing with others


the inner world of compassionate communication / deepening awareness of needs

Cultivating compassion for ourselves through a deeper understanding of needs 

  • deepen fluency in the dance of connecting with ourselves, expressing honestly and receiving others empathically 
  • inner process work for transforming old pain of unmet needs and related limiting beliefs
  • bringing our connection with the living energy of our needs into interactions vs. reacting out of fear and pain
  • illuminating reactive trigger patterns so as to respond in life from choice
  • moving from obligation thinking to a conscious choice to meet needs


compassionate communication for couples - a transformative process for a mutually enriching relationship

Partnership as a practice of heartfelt presence

  • Transforming patterns of blame, criticism, defense, obligation and the beliefs that impede connection
  • Bringing your relationship intentions to life
  • Supporting each other's authenticity and creativity
  • Transparency and Responsibility in Relationship
  • Inspiring mutual giving from the heart
  • Balancing Freedom with Closeness
  • The art of empathy
  • Focusing our creative energy on consciously meeting all needs in creating a thriving relationship

 

working with children

Fostering relationships based on an awareness of needs and loving connection

  • family/classroom decision making, peace making and conflict resolution amongst family members
  • supporting children to connect with and value their own feelings and needs
  • expressing your needs as a parent/caretaker so you can work together with your child to create the kind of relationship you both enjoy
  • practicing dialogue in the situations that are hardest to stay connected in

 

youth~ relationships of respect & power

Creative empowerment in relationships and the world

  • Respond in hard situations in a way that will create satisfying outcomes
  • Be aware of limiting thoughts and beliefs and how they influence your life
  • Know your needs in relationships and make choices that meet these needs
  • Express yourself honestly and hear others with empathy
  • Transform anger and blame and ideas of "have to" and "should" that limit our freedom
  • Maintain your center amongst the emotional storms of life

 

compassionate communication in the workplace

Building or strengthening collaborative teams with heart

    * Working effectively with immediate or long-term challenges/conflicts
    * Honest, meaningful feedback without judgment
    * Empathy - connecting more deeply with ourselves and with others
    * The power of meaningful appreciation.
    * Finding compassion when hearing criticism, judgement, blame
    * Effective, collaborative group decision making


power, creativity and the body~ an exploration for women

For this workshop please go to www.luminoussource.com or email melody@luminoussource.com

Listening to the wisdom of the heart~ deepening connection with our needs 

  • Listening to the wisdom of the heart   
  • Transforming the pain of unmet needs   
  • Working with Reactive triggers   
  • Illuminating core beliefs/ "jackals" stored in the body-mind   
  • The art of empathy~ starting with ourselves  
  • Allowing emotional energy as a gateway to our needs   
  • Trusting our authentic voice as we express ourselves in the world   
  • Sourcing the vital energy of our needs within our bodies