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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Introduction to Compassionate Communication, February
8<BR>Compassionate Communication Class beginning February 15
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN> </SPAN>A13-week Compassionate
Communication Class will be held Tuesday nights, 7-9pm, in the Yellow House
basement (next to the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse corner of
Second and Van Buren, Moscow) starting February 15. The class is based on
Marshall Rosenberg’s book: <U>Nonviolent Communication, a Language of
Life</U>, and uses the exercises in the <U>NVC Companion Workbook</U> by Lucy
Leu. Reading the first chapter before the class is
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The basic model of Compassionate Communication is
simple, but life changing. The practice, particularly helped by studying with
a group, illuminates our habitual, often unhelpful, patterns of thinking and
communicating so that we are able to consciously choose ways of interacting
that connect us deeply and compassionately with ourselves and each other. We
learn to observe without evaluating, identify, express and take responsibility
for our feelings and needs, and make clear requests. We learn that the power
of empathy is what makes violence not only unnecessary, but a poor strategy
for getting our needs met. “...every relationship in your life—with family or
friends, co-workers, students, teachers, even with yourself—has the potential
for positive, permanent transformation” (L.Leu). Compassionate Communication
is not about being nice; it is about directly and fully engaging in life.
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you are interested,
please attend the Introduction Feb 8, 7-8pm, on the main floor of the Yellow
House. Both the Introduction and the Class are free and open to the public.
For more information, or to enroll, please call Veronica Lassen at 882-2562.
Also see <A href="http://www.palousecc.org/">www.PalouseCC.org</A> and <A
href="http://www.cnvc.org/">www.cnvc.org</A> for
information.<BR><BR>Bio:<BR>Veronica Lassen has been teaching Compassionate
Communication for three years, and attended a nine-day intensive workshop with
Marshall Rosenberg. She is a local counselor and
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