This is a 12-week practice group designed to help each person increase their capacity for self-empathy, speaking authentically, and responding compassionately to others. It includes a combination of weekly group meetings and homework assignments done individually and in pairs. To guide the process, we will use Catherine Cadden's and Jesse Wien's The Ongo Book: Everyday Nonviolence, which contains "daily practice in Mindfulness, Nonviolent Communication, and more." Both Catherine and Jesse are certified trainers with the Center for Nonviolent Communiction (CNVC).
There will be an information session on September 24th.
The 12-week curriculum will begin on October 1st.
Josh has been offering Nonviolent Communication practice groups, classes, and workshops in Eugene since 2017. In 2021, he has also hosted practice groups online.
Josh first read 'Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life' in 2005. Three years later, he attended an International Intensive Training in New Mexico with Marshall Rosenberg and CNVC Trainers Rodger Sorrows and John Kinyon. Josh has also participated in classes and workshops with several other CNVC Trainers, including Jesse Wiens Chu, Catherine Cadden, LaShelle Lowe-Charde, Robert Gonzales, and Sandra Amiry.
Josh has a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and Policy from Portland State University and a Bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Oregon. Some of Josh's other interests include Buddhist meditation and mindfulness practices and healthy masculinity.