The practice group alternates between empathy practice and skill-buildling. Empathy practice includes mainly large group work focusing on empathic listening. Skill building includes working with enemy images, self-violence, translating judgments, fleuncy in need language, receiving and expressing a no, observations vs. evaluations, beauty of the needs, intention, etc.

Facilitated by Bonnie Mioduchoski. Some experience encouraged - for instance, you have attended a day-long workshop on NVC or have taken a foundations class and have heard of the four components (observations, feelings, needs, requests). Please email if you have any questions.

Empathy Practice is by drop in. We request RSVPs for the skill building so we can prepare adequate materials. If you are new to the group please email us prior to attending so we can address any particulars with you.

• Monday, July 19, Skill Building: Working with "No" (RSVP here)
  • We'll practice expressing or receiving a "no," not as a rejection but as an expression of a need seeking to be met.
  • We'll focus on hearing the "yes" behind the "no"
  • We'll practice staying in touch with ourselves and our bodily reactions when asked to do something we don't want to do.
• August: no groups
• September: to be determined
• October: no groups
• December: to be determined

Details:

• Location in private pet-free and smoke-free home in Cambridgeport near Memorial Drive. 17 Whitney Ave, Cambridge MA. 12-minute walk from the Central Square T-stop and a bus stop is just two blocks from the house at Magazine & Putnam.
• Cost: $10 per session in cash or check. Bonnie (unless otherwise specified) will guide groups and prepare materials.
• Permit parking only; park in the Whole Foods or Trader Joe's lot at your own risk if you do not have a Cambridge parking sticker.