New Tele Class & Practice Schedule

Tele classes begin the week of March 12. In order to register for the current tele class, you must have attended a weekend retreat. (Click on the “Register Now” button under the location of your retreat. E.g., Austin retreat attendees use the link under Austin.) You may attend either the Wednesday class or the Sunday class within a given week.

Tele class trainers will include Lisa Montana and Newt Bailey.

Tele Classes: 
7 Wednesdays: Eastern: 8-10 pm; Central: 7-9 pm; Pacific: 5-7 pm
March 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25
OR
7 Sundays: Eastern: 4-6 pm: Central:  3-5 pm; Pacific: 1-3 pm
March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Optional Skills Integration and Practice Sessions: 
4 Saturdays: Eastern: 11 am-1 pm; Central: 10 am-noon; Pacific: 8-10 am
March 17, March 31, April 14, April 28

 

Tele Class Content

WEEK 1: Wed. 3/14 (Newt Bailey) and Sun. 3/18 (Newt Bailey)

Class begins with Self-Connection Practice (SCP) and review of Elements of Empathy, Intensity Exercise, Enemy Image Process and Mourn/Celebrate/Learn. Triad practice with the steps 1 & 3 (empathy) of the Mediation Model.

WEEK 2: Wed. 3/21 (Lisa Montana/Newt Bailey) and Sun. 3/25 (Newt Bailey)

Class begins with SCP and dyad practice with Intensity Exercise. Triad practice skills 1-4 of the Mediation Model, the Understanding & Connection phase.

WEEK 3: Wed. 3/28 (Lisa Montana/Newt Bailey) and Sun. 4/1 (Newt Bailey)

Class begins with SCP and dyad practice with Enemy Image Process. Mediation skills #3, 4, 5 (pulling by the ears, emergency empathy, and tracking) dry practice. Group discussion.

WEEK 4: Wed. 4/4 (Newt Bailey) and Sun. 4/8 (Lisa Montana)

Class begins with SCP and dyad practice with Mourn/Celebrate/Learn. Mediation skills #3, 4, 5 (pulling by the ears, emergency empathy, tracking), full practice.

WEEK 5: Wed. 4/11 (Newt Bailey) and Sun. 4/15 (Lisa Montana)

Class begins with Self-Connection Practice and dyad practice with each person choosing one of these three dyad practices: Intensity Exercise, Enemy Image Process or Mourn/Celebrate/Learn. Mediation skill #9 (Solution Requests, step 5 of Mediation Model/Emergent Solutions phase), includes dry practices with compassionate giving, getting specific and the Need-Behind-the-No process.

WEEK 6: Wed. 4/18 (Lisa Montana) and Sun. 4/22 (Lisa Montana)

Mediation skill #9 (Solution Requests) and full practice. Quick run-through through of Mediation Model’s steps 1-4 and then focus on solution requests.

WEEK 7: Wed. 4/25 (Lisa Montana) and Sun. 4/29 (Trainer TBD)

Review of mediation skills: #1-5 & 9. Q&A. Breakout groups choose what they want to practice. Vision of NVC Mediation program and next steps.

Tuition for the 14-hour tele class is just $225, with an additional $275 for the four structured practice sessions with a team of NVC Mediation trainers and coaches.

Fit a giant change into the small corners of your free time.

The weekend retreat lets you sample the NVC Mediation experience before committing to the fuller training programs. It also may offer you an alternative entry point into the yearlong immersion program.

The three components of the flexible training option (weekend retreat + tele class + skills integration) deliver all of the content of NVC Mediation’s introductory intensive, but in smaller bites.

Will you join us on a weekend retreat?

The first round of weekend retreats happened in Boston, MA, Austin, TX, Mount Shasta, CA and San Mateo, CA. All of the retreats began on a Friday night and ended Sunday at mid-day. Additional weekend retreats and locations are now in the works. Please contact  info@nvcmediation.com with your questions and feedback.

Weekend Retreat Schedule

Friday night: 7pm – 9pm
Saturday:
Session 1:  9:00am – 12:00pm
Lunch/Break: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Session 2:  2:00pm –  5:30pm
Dinner/Break:  5:30pm –  7:30pm
Session 3:  7:30pm –  9:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am – approx. 12:00pm

Weekend Retreat Content

Friday evening

• Self-Connection Practice (strengthen your capacity for calm and ease during conflict)
• Fight/Flight/Freeze (learn to work through these human instincts)
• Intro to Elements of Empathy (learn to give empathy during conflict, using observations, feelings, needs, and requests)

Saturday 

• Self-Connection Practice
• In-Depth Elements of Empathy
• Intensity Practice (learn to deal with intense feelings that can arise during conflict)
• Mediation Practice (practice giving empathy to others in conflict; work in small groups)
• Enemy Image Process (when you see someone as an enemy, learn to identify your needs and theirs, so you can look for mutually beneficial solutions)

Sunday:

• Intensity Exercise
• Mourn/Celebrate/Learn process (instead of assigning blame, learn to mourn needs that were not met, celebrate needs that were met, learn from the experience and plan for the future)
• Review the weekend; practice making requests; discuss the vision for the yearlong program; plan next steps.

Register today

To enroll in a weekend retreat and to learn more about the tele class and practice options: Please email us at connect@nvcmediation.com or call 415-659-9744. We will reserve your place once your payment has been made or arranged.

Tuition for the nonresidential weekend retreat is $250. Tuition for the 14-hour tele class is just $225, with an additional $275 for the four structured practice sessions with a team of NVC Mediation trainers and coaches.

If money is the only thing limiting your attendance, please e-mail connect@nvcmediation.com. In your message, please answer the five questions listed here.