The Power Of Listening, An NVCNashville Workshop August 6, 2022
The Power Of Listening,
An NVCNashville Workshop
August 6, 2022
“The hearing that is only in the ears is one thing. The hearing of the understanding is another. But the hearing of the spirit is not limited to any one faculty, to the ear, or to the mind. Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is right there before you that can never be heard with the ear or understood with the mind.” Chuang-Tzu
Listening, really listening, is a skill rarely learned in life. Many times when someone is talking, we are thinking about what we want to say rather than “hearing” what is being said. Nonviolent Communication, also known as Compassionate Communication, offers some practice and applicable how to’s whereby we can significantly improve our intention to listen to what is being said. It all begins internally through the skill and practice of awareness. In this upcoming mini workshop, NVCN will offer the internal skills needed to hear ourselves and others.
Here’s what a workshop participant had to say about listening in a workshop with Marshall Rosenberg, founder of NVC:
“When I learned how I can receive (hear), as well as give (express), through using NVC, I went beyond feeling attached and ‘doormattish’ to really listening to words and extracting their underlying feelings. I discovered a very hurting man to whom I had been married for twenty-eight years. I learned to listen for feelings, to express my need, to accept answers that I didn’t always want to hear…..so that we can each be fulfilled.”
Whether you are new to NVC or have been around a while, we invite you to join us as together we remember the importance of hearing one another.
This will be an experiential workshop with the invitation to learn and practice the exercises offered.
We’ll have fun, laugh, and learn together as we create the world we were always meant to enjoy by “hearing” one another!
To Register: Email: Melissa.k.red@gmail.com
We hope to see you there!
Where:
Bellevue Library
720 Baugh Rd
Nashville, TN 37221
When:
August 6, 2022
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Facilitator:
Carlene Maginnis
Certified Trainer with The Center For Nonviolent Communicaiton
Fee:
FREE!