Community Practice Groups & Training Tools

Regular journaling with a compassionate mindset keeps you connected and gives you opportunities to shift habitual responses, and this is how habits transform (without you losing your sense of self respect and dignity). You will have a chance to:

• Break down internal stories that are painful and generate resentment so you can bridge disconnections and heal
  
• Get clarity about what’s on your mind or what might be going on for someone in your life
• Be accompanied and witnessed without judgment, to support your growth and transformation
• Feel more calm and grounded so you are less tense and more focused on what you can do to enrich your life and connections
  

We have witnessed journaling in community save marriages, facilitate peaceful divorce, support nurturing parenting, and stave off unhealthy workplace stress.  NVC journaling in community tends to be, in our experience, even more powerful because being received with compassion helps our internal tension to lessen, helps us gain clarity, and helps us to accept ourselves.  If you wish, to help you shift your focus from your story to what’s important to you, you can use one of Elke’s journaling tables to help get you started.

We meet each Wednesday from 10:45 am to 11:45 am MT (Edmonton). Typically, we self connect for 1-2 minutes, do a round of check-ins to witness what is capturing our attention in the moment, journal independently (if you wish, you can receive support from the facilitator), and close with a round of voluntary sharing (this often supports further insights).

Prerequisite to support group safety: Our greatest growth comes, we believe, when we are not judged, but are self-motivated by new awareness. To support creating a non-judgmental environment, we request that all participants meet with Elke before signing up to this series. Together, you can explore what it means to create this non-judgmental environment and what experience you have with NVC. Prior experience is requested. Click on Book Now on the website header and pick a time for your free 20 minute discovery meeting.

Facilitator: Elke Haggerty

After you try a session (or a few individual sessions), you can switch to calendar monthly booking through Stripe. The Stripe option simplifies registration and lets you choose your price more. You will find the Stripe link in the payment notes after your first session purchase.