RMCCN Presents: Living Compassion, Building Community 2017

Friday June 16, 6:00 pm through Saturday June 24, 12:00 pm
Sunrise Ranch: 100 Sunrise Ranch Road, Loveland, CO 80538

Investment: $960.00; $1,100.00 after April 27th.
(Cost does not include lodging at Sunrise Ranch.)
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"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
- Dalai Lama

Walking The Talk

We learn about community by being in community. There is nothing like an immersion to allow insight to penetrate our being and soak into our bones. Being together for 9 days will provide abundant opportunity to explore, practice, and deepen. Just as a community is diverse, the week will be diverse:

  • Structured program time enables us to delve into well developed practices.
  • Open Space Technology (OST) provides opportunity to work with energies that emerge during the program.
  • Practice time with home groups supports processing and integration throughout the week.
  • Daily reflection time allows insights to settle.
  • Elective space gives participants a chance to try out or share their own program ideas.

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Explore
  • What nourishes the courage it takes to let go of outcome.
  • Supporting people while staying grounded and present without the urge to fix or to avoid.
  • Welcoming what is alive, even when it brings discomfort.
  • Authenticity, ease, and life deepening feedback.
  • Movement from discussion to action.
  • The power of celebration and gratitude.
  • Staying connected to what is precious in the midst of conflict.
  • Practice groups, shared trainings, and community events.
  • A quality of engagement that creates “an amazing sense of support”.
  • How leadership and accountability flow in a power-with structure.
  • Collaboration: accepting as well as offering.
  • Welcoming and trusting the group wisdom.

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This Program Is For You If You Are . . .
  • A member of an existing community, one whose "rich history" may include some resentments, one or two ruptured relationships or a stuck decision-making process.
  • A leader or member of a community that's under stress or in conflict.
  • A wellness practitioner, therapist, etc. exposed to direct and vicarious stress and woundings, who wants to explore new ways of listening.
  • An activist working on the front lines of social justice and social change, and you want to be more effective and less easily hijacked by your anger, or stopped by anger expressed by "the other".
  • Working to increase your influence in the world, to act with constructive power and empathy.
  • Longing to find a way to practice compassionate communication in your life, your relationships, your workplace, and your community.

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What Participants Tell Us

When we asked, "what is unique that RMCCN can contribute in a week long immersion?",  the answer came swiftly from many different directions:

"We don't know how you do it, but somehow you manage to welcome people in and let them know they matter. "

"You manage to hold everyone in the container, balancing the needs of each individual and the whole group."

"You are able to meet people where they are."
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Payment And Cancellation Policy

Payment Information:

Cancellation Policy:

  • If we cancel the training you will receive a full refund.
  • If you cancel on or before June 2nd, 2017, your fees will be refunded minus the $125 administrative fee.
  • If you cancel after June 2nd, 2017, your fees will be refunded (minus the $125 administrative fee) only if there is someone on our waiting list to take your place. If no one is available to take your place, you may apply your payments (minus the $125 administrative fee) to a future RMCCN training within 36 months. If you do not attend a training within 36 months, your money will be forfeited to RMCCN.

 

Room And Board:

  • Room and board arrangements are made directly with Sunrise Ranch and are subject to Sunrise Ranch payment policies.

 

Questions?

  • For logistical questions about registration, accommodation, meals, transportation, etc., please contact:

Sunrise Ranch Accommodations:

Founded in 1945, Sunrise Ranch has devoted itself to exploring holistic, sustainable living. Whether it is the spiritual and personal growth programs it hosts, the nurturing environment it provides its guests, or the organic farming practices that supply the kitchen, Sunrise Ranch celebrates and elevates the human spirit. We are delighted and honored to have Sunrise Ranch host the Living Compassion - Building Community training.

View From Sunrise Ranch

Nearest airports:

  • Denver International (DEN): 69 miles (111 km)
  • Ft. Collins-Loveland Airport (FNL): 19 miles (31 km)

Sunrise Accommodations

Please contact Sunrise Ranch directly to reserve your accommodations.
Accommodations include dinner on the first day through lunch on the last day.
The kitchen serves organic food; every meal will have vegan and gluten free selections.
Web Site: 
sunriseranch.org        E-mail:  guestservices@sunriseranch.org
Phone:  1-877-786-0078 : 1-970-679-4200        Map:  Click here.

Accommodation
Cost
Commuter (includes all meals and snacks)
$360.00
Camper (stay in your own tent)
$576.00
Dorm occupancy (share with multiple people)
$728.00
Triple occupancy (share with 2 people)
$792.00
Double occupancy (share with 1 person)
$888.00
Single occupancy (private room)
$1,096.00

Facilitators

Gregory is a CNVC Certified Trainer who envisions a world where people live, work and play in nurturing communities, moving together with connection and inclusion to achieve effective outcomes. He is co-founder and current Director of Family HEART Camp, a non-profit offering a unique experience of compassionate community grounded in the principles and practices of NVC. Gregory also offers a shared ministry of Compassionate Communication for Unitarian Universalists through the Seven Principles Project. He lives with his family in a cohousing community near Boulder and is a Master of Divinity graduate of Naropa University

KathyZiola, MA, CNVC Certified Trainer, has presented workshops and retreats in communication, relationships, personal growth, and stress management over the past 35 years. She has been teaching NVC since 2005. Through her business, Communication Works, Kathy provides NVC training, Empathic Life Coaching and psychotherapy to a wide variety of individuals, couples, and businesses. She is delighted to be facilitating her 8 month NVC Immersion and Trainer Development program for the sixth year. It is her passion to support others in having the quality of relationships they truly desire, relationships based on honesty and compassion, and true presence.

Susan Jennings

Susan Jennings is a co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Compassionate Communication Network. She holds a dual Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology and Audiology, a Master’s Degree in Management–Human Relations and Organizational Behavior, and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Alternative Dispute Resolution. She has spent her entire adult life embracing the worlds of language, communication and spirituality. Since her first training with Marshall Rosenberg in 2001 she has maintained a steady dedication to her journey of learning, living and sharing compassionate communication.

Ken Rosevear

Ken, retired counselor and Colorado Department of Human Services administrator, has studied with Dr. Rosenberg and other trainers. He has taught NVC classes since 2003.

As a social worker, Courage & Renewal Facilitator, Storyteller & Story Listener and Yoga Teacher, Susan brings a unique flavor to Compassionate Communication work. Through a variety of training, coaching and contemplative options, she offers support for living a more authentic, compassionate & engaged life where everyone’s needs matter. She focuses on nonprofit professional & leadership development, relationship support, schools (students, parent, family & teacher education), congregations, continuing education for professionals, and private individual & family sessions.

David, poet, writer, and life coach, has studied and taught a wide variety of interpersonal communication skills over the last thirty years. He was introduced to NVC in 2000 and has been conducting trainings since 2009. Prior to his introduction to NVC, he studied with Anthony Robbins, Jean Houston, Deepak Chopra, and Gay Luce.