MINDFULNESS-BASED RELATING:

A Non-Violent Communication Workshop with Linda Kantor

20th August 2011

“Most of us have been educated from birth to compete, judge, demand, diagnose - to think and communicate in terms of what is right and wrong with people.  At best, the habitual ways we think and speak hinder communication, and create misunderstanding and frustration in others and in ourselves. Still worse, they cause anger and pain and may lead to violence. Without wanting to, even people with the best of intentions generate needless conflict”. Marshall Rosenberg.

Using Marshall Rosenberg’s non-violent communication, and mindfulness meditation, we will discover how when we move deeper inside of ourselves we can discover what is alive and vital within us, and learn better to communicate our needs. This allows for more fulfilling relationships and deeper connection with others and ourselves.

It is not always easy to free ourselves from the effects of our histories, and cultural conditioning. However with more awareness is it possible to work more skilfully with patterns of thought that can lead to conflict, anger and depression. By learning to communicate more effectively, we can create relationships that are based on cooperation and compassion as opposed to competition and aggression.

In this workshop, we will learn how to:

Observe without evaluating

Identify and express feelings

Take responsibility for our feelings

Request that would enrich life

Utilize the power of empathy

Connect compassionately with ourselves

Express anger safely

Date: Saturday 20th August 2011

Time: 10h00 – 16h30

Venue: Constellation House, 5 Oakvale Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town

Cost: R980 (including tea and materials)

A 10% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your booking & full payment is to be made 1 week prior to the workshop.

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* Running of this workshop is dependent on numbers

(Please bring your own lunch, to share if you wish)

Linda Kantor is a registered Health Psychologist, Yoga and Meditation Teacher. She is also the co-director of the Cape Town Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic.

Her unique approach blends creative techniques and mindfulness, ensuring participants receive a fresh opportunity to deepen self-awareness, and creatively explore new ways of being.

What is Non-Violent Communication?

Simply put, Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a way of relating to ourselves and others, moment to moment, free of past reactions. By learning to identify your needs and express them powerfully, as well as to bring understanding to the needs of others, you can stay connected to what is alive in you and create a life that is more fulfilling.

The intention in NVC is to:

Create human connections that empower compassionate giving and receiving.

Create governmental and corporate structures that support compassionate giving and receiving.

NVC involves both communication skills that foster compassionate relating and consciousness of the interdependence of our well-being and using power with others to work together to meet the needs of all concerned.