Welcome to the NVC Santa Cruz Community Page!
The community page provides a unique opportunity to make life more wonderful.
We hope that people will use this forum to find practice groups, post events, announcements, requests, NVC stories (Giraffe Tales) or other things they would like to share. We expect that it will grow and evolve over time.
To list your announcement or request, or provide feedback and suggestions, email us.
Please note: the appearance of any posting in this Community Forum does not imply endorsement or agreement by Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz.
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Soquel practice group |
Meets on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm at Soquel Dr. and Park Ave |
Call Maghi Thurlow 425-3109 |
Santa Cruz practice group |
Meets on 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:00 near Emeline Avenue |
contact Cynthia Adams, cynthiapond@cruzio.com, 831-423-3156 |
Santa Cruz/ Felton |
Open to new members: Facilitated practice group that meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 9am to 11am. Meetings are at a house between Santa Cruz and Felton. |
Please contact Kara Bowman at 438-5460 or bowman@got.net for more information. |
Moss Beach |
Meets most every Tuesday from 7-8:30pm at a home near the JV Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. All levels are welcome, no charge, no commitment to a specific number of times. Please feel free to call me with any questions... |
Contact Janine at (650)563-9177 |
Monterey |
WEDNESDAYS, 6:30 to 8:30pm in Seaside THURSDAYS, 6:30 to 8:30pm in Monterey |
Contact Eve Gage, |
Santa Cruz Neighborhood practice groups |
For information about joining a practice group with a consistent membership and meeting schedule, contact Jeremy. |
email Jeremy - Jeremy@nvcsantacruz.org |
San Jose |
meets Thursdays 7-9 PM |
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Redwood City |
meets Tuesdays 7-9:30 PM |
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Sunny and Open Space for Rent at the Center for Compassion |
500 sq. ft. light, open, carpetted room for classes, yoga, meetings. Kitchen and parking. Small counselling room also available. Affordable and Convenient. |
(831) 440-8979 or |
NVC Santa Cruz is looking for housing for folks w/ limited incomes visiting from out of town for upcoming non-residential retreats. Contact Jeremy at the office (831 440-8979) if you would like to start a dialogue about use. |
Career |
Advance your career, business or life with professional development. |
David Thiermann |
Compassionate Legal Divorce |
Compassionate legal help for divorce, including property division and ongoing child support matters. Mediating attorney trained in NVC. Joint mediation sessions to help you compassionately navigate your transition. |
Monica Vantoch, J.D. |
Introducing The Transformation Game |
What is the Transformation Game? |
Process Painting Classes with Maghi Thurlow |
Discover freedom to explore, express, and play! |
Join a Practice Group:
Without a trainer:
See Announcements and Requests at left for listings of current groups
Commitment for new groups with a trainer
Our plan is for a NVC trainer to meet with new groups for 4 weekly meetings. We ask that participants commit to 5-6 weeks total, the last 2 meetings without the trainer. (Cost for the trainer averages $80 per person in a group of 8 people). Our hope is that the groups will decide to continue in some fashion after the 6 weeks. Of course, the group may invite a trainer to spend time with the group at any point.
Format
A format that many people enjoy is one in which group members bring situations from their lives that they would like to get clearer about. Members of the group empathize with the person bringing a situation, guessing at that person’s needs. Sometimes a role-play is helpful. Click here to download “Guidelines for Practice Groups” that will give you an idea how to this type of group works best.
Another possibility is to follow the format in the Nonviolent Communication Workbook, developed by Lucy Leu. This book has exercises that the group can follow and is available in our bookstore.
For further information or to put out a call for a new group, contact Jeremy
If you’d like to list your group on this page, e-mail Jeremy.
“[NVC] provides us with the most effective tools to foster health and relationships." - Deepak Chopra
Learn more about Marshall's book, and read a sample chapter (external link).
Learn more about basic NVC concepts from the international Center for Nonviolent Communication:
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The NVC Model: a diagram
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Feelings Lists: a list of feelings when needs are and are not satisfied
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10 things we can do to contribute to internal, interpersonal, and organizational peace