Upcoming Events
Events for Feb. 11, 2012
THE PURPOSE OF SHAME AND THE POWER OF EMPATHY, Feb 11 & 12
A 2-Day Workshop with Sarah Peyton, CNVC trainer-candidate.
Assisted by Eric Bowers and Mika Maniwa.
LOCATION: Downtown, Vancouver, BC
TO REGISTER: Please contact Mika Maniwa at 778-840-7902 or e-mail ehmehm13@hotmail.com Tuition by donation: There is no mandatory charge for the workshop. We do request a donation to cover Sarah's transportation costs and expenses as she will be driving from Portland, Oregon, as well as to contribute to her and her family's well-being. A donation between $20 - $100 per day would be very welcome.
DATES: Part I: Saturday, February 11th 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.* Part II: Sunday, February 12th 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
*If you can only make it one day, please come on Saturday - Part 1. We will be exploring themes in Part 2 on Sunday that were introduced in Part 1.
Pre-requisite: Familiarity with Nonviolent Communication, either from having attended an Intro Workshop, read Marshall's book or watched an NVC video.
Shame is a rarely discussed but very commonly felt emotion, and the intensity of the shame experience can be confusing and overwhelming. There are good reasons for this, and in this 2-day workshop we will be exploring why shame is so hard and how to hold ourselves with compassion when we feel it, and how to move out of it.
By understanding the early roots of shame and how it impacts our bodies and our souls, we will create solid ground to stand on to see ourselves with generosity and care. Using empathy and Interpersonal Neurobiology, we will leave this workshop able to identify and transform states of shame, and to sustain ourselves even when we find ourselves in a world of shame.
Posted in Compassionate Communication by eric
Events for Feb. 13, 2012
SingledIn Launch Feb 13 & 15
Free Live Presentation and Teleseminar
LIVE PRESENTATION:
LOCATION: Obasan 2005 West 4th Ave. Vancouver, BC
DATE/TIME: Feb. 13, 7:30 - 9pm
REGISTRATION: Please email eric@roadtocompassion.com to let me know you're coming so I can hold a spot for you.
TELESEMINAR:
DATE/TIME: Feb. 15, 5:30 - 6:30 PST
Come
to this free talk or teleseminar to hear about how singles can learn from their past,
make the most of being single and prepare for a relationship they can be
confident and excited about should they want another relationship.
I love falling in love. Doesn't everyone? Falling in love is one of the most
powerful experiences I've had in life: everything seems brighter and
more hopeful; my creative juices start flowing; I feel more alive and
need less sleep; I become much more kind, generous, and funny; magic
and synchronicity dance through my days.
So, why do the magic and aliveness get replaced with arguments and struggles?
After my last relationship ended, I decided to take a a break from relationships
and use my training in Commpassionate Communication (NVC), Attachment
Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), Restorative Systems, and
Empathic Life Coaching to explore what I could do as a single person in
order to come alive and feel confident and excited about my next
relationship.
I'm feeling entirely inspired about how it's
going (I wish I'd done this 15 years ago!) and have come up with an
approach to being single that I'm excited to share with others. I call
it SingledIn.
Events for Aug. 19, 2012
RESTORING THE SOUL: 5-Day Residential Retreat on Bowen Island, BC
Sarah, Eric, and Mika are inspired to support you to unlock your painful
stories about yourself and others, and walk through the door to embrace your full self and your meaning in the world. If you are tired
of feeling numb or frozen, getting stuck and reactive, or feeling unsure about
how to counsel others while staying present and compassionate with yourself and
your own challenges, then join us for our RESTORING
THE SOUL RETREAT.
RESTORING THE SOUL: 5-Day Residential Retreat on Bowen Island, BC
(A 20 minute ferry ride from Vancouver,
BC, Canada)
August 19-24, 2012
with Sarah Peyton and Eric Bowers
Walk away from a five-day retreat with
your cells rejuvenated, passion reclaimed, and more hope and possibility about
community and your agency and empowerment in the world.
- Discover what blocks your vitality and keeps you frozen
- Reclaim moments of trauma that cut you off from life
- Receive compassionate, empathic support to explore the places of disconnection from your soul
- Come into full aliveness, so that painful and joyful emotions and experiences are all part of the dance of your life
- Learn integrative approaches/processes for self-connection
- Experience new levels of connection with self and others
- Take away specific integrative processes that will deepen your empathy with yourself & others
- Rejuvenate your counseling or empathy experience
- Depth processes that support trans-generational healing and integration
- Reclaim lost parts of your soul.
Our 5 days at Rivendell on Bowen
Island will flow through
large group sessions, smaller break-out group sessions, partner empathy and
practice, meals, and contemplative time--meditation, labyrinth walking,
connection with nature, self-empathy, rest, writing.
PREREQUISITE:
We welcome people with varying levels of experience with NVC, and
we'd also like to offer support and opportunities for learning empathy
before the retreat to those wishing to gain more confidence in giving
and receiving empathy.
We'd love for each soul to be held with
care and receive empathic support from the group as a whole so that
everyone can feel safe to do the healing work she or he wants to do.
If you are unsure whether your NVC experience is sufficient for you
to enjoy this residential retreat, please email Eric Bowers at eric@roadtocompassion.com or Mika Maniwa ehmehm13@hotmail.com to arrange a time to discuss your concerns over the phone.
LOGISTICS:
Arrive in the afternoon on Sunday,
August 19th and depart at noon on Friday, August 24th.
Limited to 25 people maximum.
Cost: Sliding scale $950 - $1250. And we also invite you to consider
the higher end to support our sustainability and our ability to include those
with less financial resources.
Includes tuition, food and shared
accommodation. A few single rooms are available. Bowen Island
residents need only pay for tuition and food.
TO REGISTER:
Please e-mail Mika Maniwa for a registration form: ehmehm13@hotmail.com
and send a non-refundable $100 deposit with a completed registration form to hold your place. Remainder
due July 15th.
Canadian residents: send a cheque
for $100 by mail to the organizer:
Mika Maniwa
#303-1885 East Pender St,
Vancouver, BC V5L 1W6
US residents: send $100 deposit by
PayPal to Sarah Peyton peytwood@isomedia.com
Posted in Compassionate Communication by eric