It all connects - come and find out how! Jayaraja
(of Buddhafield Festival fame), drawing on his experience in
Gestalt Therapy, Non-Violent Communication, play and Buddhism, will facilitate
this day. A great way to get to know yourself and explore going out of your comfort
zone in a safe way.
It will
be an experiential day exploring the skills and principles of Non-violent
communication, through dialogue, reflection, group work and play. Suitable for
complete beginners and experienced practitioners.
The kind
of areas likely to be included are:
The Heart of Non-Violent
Communication.
The basic model; observation,
feelings, needs and requests.
The difference between the
essence and the form.
Different learning styles and
the needs that may lie within our preferences.
The beauty of needs, learning
how to live in a way where everyone matters.
The Jackals within and their
beauty, the Jackals without and their beauty.
Empathy, what I believe it is
and what it is not, and why it matters.
Self-empathy as a path to
greater self-knowledge, self-appreciation and effectiveness.
Hearing others deeply - what
stops us hearing others and ourselves?
Observation: differentiating
between the stimulus and the cause of our experience.
Expressing our experience in
a way that takes full responsibility for it and makes it easier for others
to hear.
How to receive criticism
creatively and stay connected to self and other.
Being honest with others and
ourselves.
Exploring how to express our
needs.
The beauty behind NO!
Seeing the value and beauty
of anger. Learning how to express the important values and needs that
underlie our anger.
The transformative power of
gratitude.
Jayaraja
a member of theWestern Buddhist Order
for 17 years has been learning and sharing NVC for 9 years and is also trained
in Gestalt psychotherapy and group work.
Participants in his
workshops have said:
“I
appreciated the personal warmth and transparency you brought to your teaching.”
Jnanaketu
“You
remain alert to what is going on for others and ever-ready to engage with their
issues – a brilliant quality in a teacher.” Samacitta
Cost: £53 (just you) £44 each (you + 1 friend), £35
each (you + 2 friends)Booking required.
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Meditation Day with visiting teacher Vajradaka
Keeping the initiative &entering into the spirit of meditation
Saturday 30 Oct 10 am – 5pm
During the day we will explore
·How to
keep your meditation fresh
·Skills
for going deeper
·How to
optimise your strengths in meditation.
·A
practical framework for approaching meditation
The
workshop will include
·Meditation
sessions
·practical
input on how to work in meditation
·examples
and similes
·Opportunities
to discuss and and ask questions
This workshop is led by the very experienced
meditation teacher Vajradaka who lived at Vajraloka for 21 years. He is known
for being able to communicate the spirit and working ground of meditation
in way which is helpful, engaging and enjoyable.
Cost
£30 (£20 conc).Booking required.
All
our other forthcoming events are listed under the relevant pages:
For meditation
classes & courses see 'Meditation'
Page.
