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.  

 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