Practice Groups
We host NVC Practice Groups for those who wish to continue developing what they have learned in our classes and workshops.
Expand the sections below to learn more about what each practice group offers and specific details. All our Practice Groups are currently ONLINE.
Closed 12 Week Practice Group - ONLINE
Who Can Join? (See details below).
This 12 week Practice Group is an opportunity for those who have recently completed our Foundations Course to integrate in with a group of regulars to our ongoing Practice Group. We’re looking for those who are willing and able to commit to the full 12 weeks to deepen the practice for themselves and other participants.
*”Closed” meaning this 12 week group is not open to drop ins.
Prerequisites: You have participated in the drop-in Practice Group within the last year. Or you have completed our Foundations course in the last 6 months: Fall 2023, Winter or Spring 2024 NVC Foundation Course.
Facilititors: Kay Hanna & Karen Martinson
Duration: 12 weeks
Start date: May 15th
Drop-in Practice Group
Ongoing weekly NVC practice.
We offer this group so those who have taken classes with us have a supportive place to practice giving and receiving empathy, taking the practice deeper via role plays, etc, and to meet and learn from others practicing NVC!
Prerequisite: We ask practice group participants to have taken Rose City NVC’s Foundations Course, or minimally have read the book “Nonviolent Communication; A Language of Life.”
Prerequisites: We ask practice group participants to have minimally taken Rose City NVC’s Foundations Course.
Meeting Schedule: This practice group meets weekly
Where: Online. Complete registration to receive zoom link and other details.
Organizer:
Start Date: TBD
End Date: Ongoing
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost: $10 – $30 sliding scale (per drop-in).
Maximum Class Size: 24
NVC Book Study Practice Group
This group is for anyone regardless of experience level with NVC. In this Practice Group participants will read a new chapter of the book “Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life” each week and come prepared to discuss and practice what they learned from the chapter with exercises chosen by the facilitator (out of Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life workbook).
Prerequisite: None. However we recommend that participants have taken Rose City NVC’s Foundations Course.
Details for this Practice Group are not yet finalized. If you would like to express interest in this Practice Group please
contact us.
Prerequisites: None. However we recommend that participants have taken Rose City NVC’s Foundations Course.
Meeting Schedule: TBD
Where: Online. Complete registration to receive zoom link and other details.
Organizer: Dana Horner
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost: $10 – $30 Sliding scale (per drop-in).
Maximum Class Size: 24
Couples Monthly Practice Group
This group is for couples who have both minimally taken NVC Foundation Course, one of our Couples Workshops, or equivalent. This is a great opportunity to practice the tools you’ve obtained in these trainings. This Group meets monthly for 6 months to build on and deepen previous learning, provide coupleship maintenance, and get direct support with conflicts arising in your partnerships.
Prerequisite: We ask that participants have minimally taken Rose City NVC’s Foundations Course OR one of our Couples Workshops, or equivalent.
Prerequisites: We ask that participants have minimally taken Rose City NVC’s Foundations Course OR one of our Couples Workshops, or equivalent.
Meeting Schedule: This practice group meets on the last Saturday of each month
Where: Online. Complete registration to receive zoom link and other details.
Organizer: Sandra Amiry
Start Date: TBD
End Date: TBD
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Cost: $250 – $450 sliding scale per person for the 6 month group.
Maximum Class Size: 24 (12 Couples)