With Mauro "Mo" Pérez And David Steele
Find out more about the facilitators.
Suggested Donation: $15 - $50 per class
Registration Information and Online Enrollment
“It is not what you look at, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
A comprehensive exploration of the nonviolent communication work
and compassionate consciousness pioneered by Marshall Rosenberg PhD
Details
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a tool for healing and improving relationships. It teaches us how to be present with what is alive in us and focus our messages on our feelings and needs in a way that is likely to create empathic connection in even our most difficult relationships.
In this 6-week online course we will learn the fundamentals of NVC, including: Objects Feelings Needs Requests (OFRN), empathic listening, and role play techniques used to practice having difficult conversations with positive outcomes.
WHEN
The course is scheduled for six consecutive Wednesdays beginning June 3rd.
Each week we will build on the last, so all 6 are required for this training. If you cannot make it to a class you must let the instructor know ahead of time so as to plan how to make up the material.
WHERE
This course will be online via Zoom.
COST
We are requesting donations for this training. Suggested amount is $15 - $50 per class, based on your means the value you receive. No one is turned away for lack of means.
The official textbook for this course is Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. You can find it online or at your local library.
WHAT
You will get a training in the fundamentals of NVC, which gets you access to the Denver NVC Practice Group, where we meet twice a month to heal and train our NVC skills.
WHO
This event is offered through the Rocky Mountain Compassionate Communication Network (RMCCN) as part of its ongoing mission to empower people to prevent or peacefully resolve conflicts and arrive at workable solutions that meet everyone's needs.
Trainer
Mauro "Mo" Pérez https://linktr.ee/mauroaperez
Mauro “Mo” Pérez began studying Nonviolent Communication in 2017 as a means of addressing long-standing family conflicts. Since 2024, he has participated in over 30 NVC trainings and classes, serving as both student and facilitator. He is currently a member of the Rocky Mountain Compassionate Communication Network and leads his own classes and practice groups in Denver. Mo also works with men’s circles, parts work, and creative & grief recovery. His ongoing commitment is to support individual and collective healing through compassionate dialogue and embodied practice.
David Steele https://livelovenow.life
David, poet, writer, and life coach, has studied and taught a wide variety of interpersonal communication skills from many disciplines. He was introduced to NVC in 2000 and has been conducting NVC trainings since 2009. He studied extensively with Robert Gonzales and Sarah Peyton. Prior to his introduction to NVC, he studied with Anthony Robbins, Jean Houston, Deepak Chopra, and Gay Luce.
