Keep your NVC fit - Self Empathy

About this event

Register here (https://dandelion.events/e/t4cw2) About this session's practice - self empathy We will use the 4 steps of empathy practice, which you can recap here (https://substack.com/@ceridwenbuckmaster/note/p-210457970?r=8m2cj&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web). Here is also a walk through of the practice (https://youtu.be/6xx6w_3Quig?si=2UKL1V1U6Y4AEqKO) if you want to witness me moving through it. Please come with a situation of trigger which is around 1-5 on the scale from 1-10 that you want to focus on in breakout spaces. It can be very helpful to practice this with a low intensity trigger. There is often huge amounts of learning there. You will not need to describe the trigger beyond a one sentence description, you will instead explore your judgements of the other, of yourself, your body sensations and guess feelings and needs. It's actually a useful skill to step out of the narratives about the situation and into embodied processing of it. The purpose of the one sentence description is to signal to yourself what you are talking about without getting flooded in your interpretations around it. Here are some examples of one sentence descriptions • When (person) spoke to me in that tone of voice, • When I received the email criticising my work • When (person) blamed me for not speaking up to defend her From this one sentence description, you move onto unpack your responses to the whole situation. If you get stuck in the process, it can be helpful to come back to the one sentence description. Register here (https://dandelion.events/e/i6so3) There will be more Joining Instructions when you register. This is a monthly series to practice 3 core NVC practices • 4 steps of Self-Empathy • Empathic Listening • Role Plays of Difficult Conversations We meet once a month at 11am and 7pm UK time. I hope these times work for you. Practical and Logistics This is open to people who have done a Foundation training or Intro to NVC. This is not a complete beginners class, although relative beginners (post foundation) are welcome. This practice is low-cost and there's a £0 option if money is an obstacle to you come. Disclaimer / Self Check Nonviolent Communication is not therapy and is not a substitute for therapy. This practice session may not be for you: • If you have a sense that what you want to explore might be challenging for others, • if it would be triggering to listen to others speaking about difficult events, • if other people’s beginner-intermediate level learning of NVC might land awkwardly for you. If you have any questions, please ask.