Celia and Joe’s Best Ever Series
| Celia & Joe’s “Best Ever” Nonviolent Communication Trainings (open to anyone who would like to expand their compassionate nature) MONDAYS, OCT 4 – NOV 22 4:30-6:00 pm PDT [other time zones] FREE Joe Houska & Celia Landman Each Monday we will explore some aspect of Nonviolent Communication (“NVC”). NVC, also known as Compassionate Communication, was created by Marshall Rosenberg as a technique to communicate more effectively both within ourselves and with others that leads to more connection, understanding, authenticity, peace and ultimately more joyful receiving and giving. New to NVC? That’s awesome! We work with what we call “Needs,” what we are really wanting/valuing/yearning for, and “Feelings” that let us know what we need. Visit when you can and feel free to invite anyone. |
| CELIA LANDMAN, MA (Mindfulness Studies) is a dedicated practitioner offering mindfulness support to teens and adults. In 2016 she was ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh as a member of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. She has worked with hundreds of teens and folks impacted by trauma, addiction, and anxiety creating customized meditation, visualizations, and trainings to reconnect with wholeness. Her greatest aspiration is to help others recognize their true nature of love and ability. JOE HOUSKA’s yearning for a deeper understanding and connection led to his passion for Nonviolent Communication (“NVC”). His greatest desire is to share these teachings and the resulting increase in self-empowerment with others. Joe has been a practicing attorney for 30 years and holds a JD from Loyola Law School and an MBA from Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. As a mediator, Joe helps others find more satisfying resolution to conflict, and offers interactive trainings in nonviolent power (the power of love) and NVC. |
November 22, 2021 Exploration
Love the one you’re with: Yourself!
Are you working to love others but find it hard to love the one you’re with…Yourself? In this last of the “Best Ever,” series, we will explore techniques that enable us to open our hearts to ourselves, exactly as we are right now. When we are able to love ourselves, we have something to share with others.
“Until we are able to love and take care of ourselves, we cannot be much help to others.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
November 15, 2021 Exploration
Don’t get burned by the Dirty Hot Potato of Blame:
It’s Your fault- It’s my fault and something different
Do you know your four options when you experience conflict? Two (the HOT POTATOES) lead to disconnection and misunderstanding. Two lead to clarity, connection and understanding. Come empower yourself with awareness of your four choices by exploring and practicing how to take back your power to choose how to react.
November 8, 2021 Exploration
Do You Hear That?
This Monday we practice and strengthen your super-power to identify and connect with what others really want. Experience powerful listening and mindful presence. Practice powerful listening techniques that build trust and relationships, while reducing misunderstandings and conflict.
November 1, 2021 Exploration
What the “F?” I’m Talking about Feelings
Do you understand the super-important messages that your feelings convey?Has anyone told you you’re too emotional? Do you wish you could protect yourself from other people’s feelings? The good news is that feelings can become our partners and help us get clear about what we are needing. Come explore with us and find how we can use feelings to understand ourselves and others. This Monday we’ll explore feelings and how they tell us what’s important.
October 25, 2021 Exploration
NVC’s Secret Sauce: Want others to understand you better?
Want better relationships?
This Monday I’ll explain what NVC calls “Needs,” those universal desires that are needed to survive and thrive. Learn and practice techniques that reduce conflict while being authentic.
October 18, 2021 Exploration
Self-Empathy
Do you have trouble knowing what it is that you want, but easily see what others are doing “wrong?” Then this Monday’s exploration is for you, where we explore self empathy, learning specific techniques for self-empathy focusing on how to hear our needs behind our judgments of others.
October 11, 2021 Exploration
Saying and Hearing “NO!”
Monday, Oct 11, 2021, the second in Celia and Joe’s Best Ever Series explored How to say “NO” and hear a “NO.”
Empower yourself to better meet your needs. Learn how to compassionately say “no” to others and stay connected. And learn how to stay connect when you ask for what you want and they say “no.”
October 4, 2021 Exploration
I Am Not Needy!
Do you have trouble knowing what you want, or feel uncomfortable, imagining that you’re “needy” if you focus on your needs? In our first training, entitled “I Am Not Needy!” we look at conditioning that causes us to deny our needs and give ourselves permission to love what we truly need instead of judging ourselves as being needy.