NVC (Deepening) Retreat with Hiking and Relaxation - Manage Anger and Practice Empathy - 2 days

Total price: € 325 - 2 nights and 2 days (full board)

(one of the principles of NonViolent Communication is to take care of the needs of everyone. If you want to attend and this price is an impediment for you, please contact me)

This retreat is geared towards those with previous NVC experience (for example participants who attended our introductory NVC retreat or have taken a course with another centre. Please feel free to contact us directly if you have any questions about this. If you are new to NVC and would like to participate in our introductory retreat, send us a WhatsApp to +34 622782335 (Moshe).

Why this retreat?

Do you like getting angry or being in front of someone angry?

Would you like to learn to set limits and manage emotions carefully and assertively?

What would it be like to get angry without enraging and clearly expressing what you need? And knowing what to do when someone gets angry in front of you.

 

You know the theory of empathic listening and yet you find it difficult sometimes to put it into practice in certain situations?

 

In this retreat, we will delve into the state of presence of empathic listening, deep listening to anger and automatic reactions in response to anger.

 

You will learn to connect with the feelings behind the anger, to listen to your own needs and those of the other person, with compassion, and to express yourselves from another perspective.

 

You will also see how to use the energy of anger to empower yourself with respect. And we will go deeper into empathy to integrate it into our lives in a more natural and organic way.

Difficulty of the hikes: easy

About the hosts: Annabel, NonViolent Communication trainer, coach, certified yoga and meditation teacher. Read more on Happy Daystress. 

Moshe, certified mountain guide (TD2) and C.E.O. (Crazy Enthusiastic Organizer) of Yepalo.

We will stay 2 nights in a country house in the middle of Montseny Natural Park. It is a rustic country house that has been restored. It’s a self-sufficient and sustainable farmhouse that is part of an agroecological project. It has 3 bedrooms: one with 5 beds and two with 4 beds.

All meals (from dinner on arrival to lunch on the last day, are prepared on site by 2 local cooks. They make vegetarian meals with seasonal and mostly organic products. For snack times there will be fruit, cookies, coffee and herbal teas.

Language: all NVC sessions will be given in Spanish. It’s important to have a high level of Spanish comprehension, however, all team members speak English and will be able to help if you need clarification.

How do we get there? Sharing private cars from Barcelona. During the booking process, we'll ask you if you have a car, and how many people can join you. Each passenger will pay €10 the driver to cover gas and costs. You can also meet us directly at the destination between 6 and 8 PM

Bring 

Raincoat/waterproof hiking clothing

Hiking shoes

Appropriate clothing for the season of the year

Towel

Sleeping bag and / or sheets (there is a bed linen service for an additional €10pp if you prefer)

Cloth napkin for meals (to take care of the environment and not use paper napkins)

House sleepers

The printed list of feelings and needs (we will send it to you by WhatsApp)

Total price of activity €325 

Advance payment: €150 (the remaining amount is to be paid in cash upon arrival)

+ The price includes: 

• 2 nights accommodation in a privatized country house / hostel
• 2 days of NVC and hiking workshops (with an official mountain guide and 1 NVC professional)
• A Kundalini Yoga session
• All meals from dinner on arrival to lunch on the last day (including fruit and cookies between meals)
• Insurance in case of accident + CL
• Official mountain guide

- It does not include: transport (passengers will pay €10 to the drivers to cover gas and costs)

Maximum participants: 14

EVENT SCHEDULE (COMING SOON)

Friday

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Arrivals

8:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Welcome activity

8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Dinner

 

Saturday

8h30-9h30: Breakfast

9:30-10:30: Review and integration of the 4 steps of Nonviolent Communication

10:30-11:30: Detect my anger and understand the purpose of anger

11:30-12: Break

12:00-2:00 p.m.: Conscious and practical walk to take anger out

14h00-17h00: Lunch and siesta/free time

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Anger: facades, detecting the feelings behind the anger, conscious anger and setting limits

6:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m.: Break

7:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m.: Practice of full presence to welcome and express anger

7:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.: Mourning and celebrations, harvesting and closing of day 1

8:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.: Dinner

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Sunday

08h00 - 09h00 Kundalini yoga session

09h00 - 9h45: Breakfast

09h45 - 10h15: Deep empathy: awareness and silences, calibrate the reflection and express anger with NVC

10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.: Walk with Nonviolent Communication practices and free walk

1:15 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.: Closing activity

13h50-15h30: Lunch and free time

 

Keep in mind that the schedules and the order of the activities may change.

MORE INFO ABOUT NVC

What is Non Violent Communication (NVC)?

It is a technique that allows you to understand what happens to you, what happens to the other, how to talk about what’s within to take care of yourself and of your relationships with others. Created by Marshall Rosenberg, an American psychologist and mediator, Nonviolent Communication consists of 4 stages (observation, feelings, needs and request) with practical and at the same time “magical” elements to avoid or clarify misunderstandings, tensions and conflicts.

What will you get with the NVC?

Improve your communication with others, your confidence in yourself and your self-esteem, learning to take into account your feelings, your needs, those of others, get closer to the people around you and enjoy life more.

Cancellation policy:

COVID19: in case of cancellation due to restrictions related to Covid-19, we will send you a promotional code for the amount you've paid that you can use to book another activity in the future (without deadline).

For cancellation until 7 days before the beginning of the activity, 50% of the total amount will be charged. If you cancel less than 7days before, full payment will be requested.