Time for empathy events

 

Below you can see the list of events that will happen (and happened) during Time for Empathy.

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List of the events – Time for Empathy 2026

2026 March

Needs Meditation 07

Needs Meditation – Joachim Berggren

Start every day during Time for Empathy with a meditation on needs. Joachim Berggren will guide you through a 20-minute meditation with the awareness of needs. By observing both fulfilled and unfulfilled needs, you will be more able to sense and regulate your emotions. Part of a meaningful and joyful life is to be more […]
02 Mar
07:00 - 07:25
Online (on Zoom)
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Gratitude Walk 09

Gratitude Walk – Joachim Berggren

Welcome to join a daily practice of gratitude walk. The session will begin with a short introduction and then we do an individual guided gratitude practice in the big group. There will be time for sharing in the session for some participants. During this session, Joachim will be walking and depending on the weather and […]
02 Mar
09:00 - 09:25
Online (on Zoom)
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Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Magdalena Malinowska-Berggren and Paulina Orbitowska-Fernandez

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Magdalena Malinowska-Berggren and Paulina Orbitowska-Fernandez

Are you new to Nonviolent Communication (NVC)? Maybe you have just heard about this concept or you have read some books/articles but everything is still not so clear? Welcome to our introductory workshop during which we will present the basics of Nonviolent Communication created by Marshall B. Rosenberg.  By participating in this workshop your journey […]
02 Mar
09:45 - 11:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Introduction to Gratitude Walk and Needs Meditation – Joachim Berggren

Our experience is shaped by our physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual needs. Attending to these needs supports personal growth, which in turn fosters positive change in our communities. Yet awareness alone isn’t enough. Without practice, information quickly leads to stagnation. Research shows that consistent, guided practice is key to forming new habits and sustaining […]
02 Mar
11:30 - 13:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Relationships are Strategies: a needs mapping session – Meenadchi

Relationships are not just bonds of affection; they are strategies we use to meet our needs. When a single relationship becomes the only place we turn for safety, intimacy, regulation, or meaning, it begins to carry more weight than it was ever meant to hold. Over time, that pressure can create strain, resentment, or collapse. We are […]
02 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Empathy & Beyond! Resonance for Social Change

Empathy & Beyond! Resonance for Social Change – Jane Zawadowski and Matjaz Kovse

In an era of climate crisis, deep polarization, and the relentless noise of fake news, many of us find ourselves reaching a point of exhaustion, isolation, and heartbreak. This workshop offers a warm and resonant sanctuary and a practical toolkit to help you transform feelings of shock and hopelessness into grounded resilience, allowing you to […]
02 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Attunement, Body Sensations and Living Needs Guesses – Sarah Peyton

Do you ever long for your needs guesses to be embodied, rather than cognitive? Would you enjoy learning the neuroscience foundation of NVC Needs guesses, and experiencing a step-by-step invitation into a delightfully embodied and relational experience of NVC? Join Sarah Peyton to explore the contribution of your body to your NVC practice. When: 2 […]
02 Mar
18:15 - 19:45
Online (on Zoom)
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Time for Empathy 2025

Time for Empathy 2025 - Opening Session 2025

Time for Empathy – Opening session

Are you waiting for Time for Empathy 2025 to start? We are as well! And we are eager to meet you even before. So, on Sunday, just before the first day of workshops, join the Opening Session! Meet the organisers, some of the trainers and other participants. We will take care of integration and getting […]
02 Mar
19:00 - 20:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Needs Meditation – Joachim Berggren

Start every day during Time for Empathy with a meditation on needs. Joachim Berggren will guide you through a 20-minute meditation with the awareness of needs. By observing both fulfilled and unfulfilled needs, you will be more able to sense and regulate your emotions. Part of a meaningful and joyful life is to be more […]
03 Mar
06:45 - 07:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Gratitude Walk

Gratitude Walk – Joachim Berggren

Welcome to join a daily practice of gratitude walk. The session will begin with a short introduction and then we do an individual guided gratitude practice in the big group. There will be time for sharing in the session for some participants. During this session, Joachim will be walking and depending on the weather and […]
03 Mar
09:00 - 09:25
Online (on Zoom)
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Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Cori Liebhart and Paulina Orbitowska-Fernandez

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Cori Liebhart and Paulina Orbitowska-Fernandez

Are you new to Nonviolent Communication (NVC)? Maybe you have just heard about this concept or you have read some books/articles but everything is still not so clear? Welcome to our introductory workshop during which we will present the basics of Nonviolent Communication created by Marshall B. Rosenberg.  By participating in this workshop your journey […]
03 Mar
09:45 - 11:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Bold Requests

Bold Request – Ondine Delavelle

Have you ever wished for something very strongly? And didn’t dare to ask for it? Is there currently something you really would like, and you are unsure whether to ask? Of course, there are needs behind the wish, as well as behind the hesitation! During the workshop, we will look at both sides. We will connect with the feelings and needs behind both, and get clarity regarding […]
03 Mar
11:30 - 13:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Drowning in Guilt? Move Beyond Self-Judgments with Empathy – Aleksandra Dobrzańska

Drowning in Guilt? Move Beyond Self-Judgments with Empathy – Aleksandra Dobrzańska

Do you sometimes struggle with guilt, feeling trapped in self-judgment or weighed down by expectations of what you should or shouldn’t have done? In this interactive 1.5-hour workshop, we will explore guilt as a mechanism for avoiding shame and examine how cultural norms — especially those surrounding anger — shape our experience of these emotions. […]
03 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Online (on Zoom)
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The Self-Empathic Work – María Marta Suárez & Violaine Felten de Arredondo

When someone says or does something that is stimulating for you, intense emotions arise. Your “defence” or “attack” mode may be activated. Deep down, you know that reacting from this energy won’t help to resolve anything. What will participants learn: We invite you to come and discover a different way to manage conflicts by embarking […]
03 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Exploring Connected Anger (w/ F/N Cards)

Exploring Connected Anger (w/ F/N Cards) – Mary Goyer

Many people experience anger as destructive energy: explosive, spewing out in sideways comments or jokes, or collapsed altogether. Yet anger is powerfully supportive when anchored open-heartedly and expressed skillfully. It offers essential information about our values, passions, judgements, limits and needs. Join us in exploring three practices designed to help you tap more easily into […]
03 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Time for Empathy 2024

Time for Empathy 2024 - Opening Session 2024

Time for Empathy – Opening session

Are you waiting for Time for Empathy 2024 to start? We are as well! And we are eager to meet you even before. So, on Sunday, just before the first day of workshops, join the Opening Session! Meet the organisers, some of the trainers and other participants. We will take care of integration and getting […]
03 Mar
19:00 - 20:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Cori Liebhart and Magdalena Malinowska-Berggren

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Cori Liebhart and Magdalena Malinowska-Berggren

Are you new to Nonviolent Communication (NVC)? Maybe you have just heard about this concept or you have read some books/articles but everything is still not so clear? Welcome to our introductory workshop during which we will present the basics of Nonviolent Communication created by Marshall B. Rosenberg.  By participating in this workshop your journey […]
04 Mar
09:45 - 11:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Trusting our disappointment to know our delight – Julia Wight

The feeling of disappointment can often be judged as ugly, disgusting, shrouded with “expectations” on others, and brings all sorts of relational discord. Expressing disappointment is so often taken personally by others, and could even generate anger, with no space for this emotion to be expressed or heard. Sadly, instead of experiencing authenticity in wanting to share our […]
04 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Embodied Self Empathy: Building Resilience and Transforming Reactivity Through NVC and Somatics

Embodied Self Empathy: Building Resilience and Transforming Reactivity Through NVC and Somatics

This workshop will focus on applied skills, looking at the steps of the self-empathy process as well as some body-based practices that can support experiencing a “shift” toward a true intention of connection and state of centeredness. [Workshop organised in the frame of Time for Empathy 2024] When: 4 March 2024, 16:30-18:00 CET (Berlin time) How: ONLINE […]
04 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Joachim Berggren and Paulina Orbitowska-Fernandez

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication – Joachim Berggren and Paulina Orbitowska-Fernandez

Are you new to Nonviolent Communication (NVC)? Maybe you have just heard about this concept or you have read some books/articles but everything is still not so clear? Welcome to our introductory workshop during which we will present the basics of Nonviolent Communication created by Marshall B. Rosenberg.  By participating in this workshop your journey […]
04 Mar
20:00 - 21:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Dyad Meditation – Cori Liebhart

Dyad Meditation – Cori Liebhart

The deep inquiry in how our needs live in us may open doors to the whole experience of being here in this world. During our sessions of Dyad Meditation we would like to make a safe space for you to connect to your needs, savour them and let your aliveness be seen and held. Simone Anliker, […]
05 Mar
07:30 - 09:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Modes of Listening – Mustafa Tülü

Modes of Listening – Mustafa Tülü

How do we actually listen to each other? In this experiential session, we will talk about where our attention is focused during listening and how conscious intention may help us to hold the space for expression. Empathy is the basic building block of NVC and being able to consciously attend to the speaker is the […]
05 Mar
11:30 - 13:00
Online (on Zoom)
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From Enmity to Empathy: How NVC can help us lose weight – Reethah Desai

From Enmity to Empathy: How NVC can help us lose weight – Reethah Desai

“Why can’t they just… “ “It’s their fault… they shouldn’t have…” What they did was wrong… the way they are treating me is…” “If it weren’t for them, then everything would be fine… “ “The problem with them is…  the problem is with them… ” “Something is wrong with them… they are… ” “If they […]
05 Mar
11:30 - 13:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Artificial Empathy? – Gabriel Stille

Artificial Empathy? – Gabriel Stille

Right now we live through a breakthrough of Artificial Intelligence. New applications are popping up all the time, and chatbots are increasingly performing the roles of buddies, coaches, therapists or romantic partners. Applications trained on previous input can react to human emotional expressions, and in turn, express a response – a kind of artificial empathy. […]
05 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Time for Empathy 2023

Time for Empathy – Opening event

Time for Empathy – Opening event

Are you waiting for Time for Empathy 2023 to start? We are as well! And we are eager to meet you even before. So, on Sunday, just before the first day of workshops, join the Opening Event! Meet the organisers, some of the trainers and other participants. We will take care of integration and getting […]
05 Mar
19:00 - 20:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Kevin SL Wong – NVC at Work: Getting aligned on needs

Kevin SL Wong – NVC at Work: Getting aligned on needs

How do we handle different interests and potential conflicts at workplaces? There are many crossovers between NVC and recent trends in design thinking and product management practices. In this workshop, we will explore these connections and go through a few techniques on how to discover needs among colleagues. [Workshop organised in the frame of Time […]
06 Mar
11:30 - 13:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Ivana Horakova and Rhonda Mills – Sensing the We Space

Ivana Horakova and Rhonda Mills – Sensing the We Space

Creating Empathic Connection and Spaciousness within us, relationally, and in we’spaces. Deepen Self-Connection and Empathic Inner Listening by presencing in and through our bodies, connecting with the subtle inner movements which include a somatic, emotional and mental components. Being with ourselves this way allows us to unfold deeper layers of our experience, opening more space […]
06 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Julia Wight Reimagining Resilience

Julia Wight – Reimagining Resilience

Do you long for gentleness in the face of your fatigue? Do you so desire hearing a sweet yes to your requests for help? This workshop will focus on discovering and connecting to the sweet spot of resilience, by bringing our need for self-advocacy and self-compassion closer together. Through an NVC lens, we will look at […]
06 Mar
18:15 - 19:45
Online (on Zoom)
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Benson Hoi Anne Hsu Emotional Health Essentials

Benson Hoi and Anne Hsu – Emotional Health Essentials

Emotional health is a key component of mental health and well-being. It allows us to be resilient in the face of challenge. The workshop is an interactive session where we apply science-based techniques for processing difficult emotions and increasing our ability to respond to challenging situations with calm, clarity, and collaboration. – Helpful vs. unhelpful […]
06 Mar
20:00 - 21:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Oliver Borgmann The Power of Humor

Oliver Borgmann – The Power of Humor

Humor and Empathy? How does that fit together? “For real empathy and deep insights you need to be serious.” That’s what I thought for a long time. Until I found out there’s actually a way not only with humor but through humor and lightness to deep insight and change. We will explore how humor and […]
07 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Time for empathy 2022

Time for Empathy – Opening event

Time for Empathy – Opening event

Are you waiting for Time for Empathy 2022 to start? We are as well! And we are eager to meet you even before. So, on Sunday, just before the first day of workshops, join the Opening Event! Meet the organisers, some of the trainers and other participants. We will take care of integration and getting […]
06 Mar
19:00 - 20:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Dyad Meditation Time for Empathy 2022

Dyad Meditation

The deep inquiry in how our needs live in us may open doors to the whole experience of being here in this world. During our sessions of Dyad Meditation we would like to make a safe space for you to connect to your needs, savour them and let your aliveness be seen and held. Simone Anliker, […]
07 Mar
07:30 - 08:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Community Compassion Call Cori Liebhart

Community Compassion Call

A space for connection, (self-)care, self-reflection and deep listening to what arises in every moment. Come as you are and enjoy the transformative quality of presence and connection. How does it work: There will be a short Welcoming and then you get guiding questions to exchange in pairs. Every person gets the presence of another […]
07 Mar
09:45 - 11:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Against empathy? Gabriel Stille

Against empathy?

Why do some people argue against empathy? Do they mean something different by the word, than those engaged in empathy circles? What other reasons could there be? If you have ever been met with resistance when advocating empathy – or if you indeed object to some uses of empathy yourself – this is a space for learning […]
07 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Empathy Practice

Empathy Practice

Come and practice giving and receiving empathy in a group setting. Here each person will get a chance to communicate a short low-intensity message, and another participant will have the opportunity to empathically reflect what they heard. Optionally, you can ask the facilitator for feedback or guidance. All questions about empathy or Nonviolent Communication are […]
07 Mar
17:00 - 21:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Dyad Meditation Time for Empathy 2022

Dyad Meditation

The deep inquiry in how our needs live in us may open doors to the whole experience of being here in this world. During our sessions of Dyad Meditation we would like to make a safe space for you to connect to your needs, savour them and let your aliveness be seen and held. Simone Anliker, […]
08 Mar
07:30 - 08:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Radical Responsibility Joachim Berggren

Radical Responsibility

One of the first things we learn when being introduced to NVC is to take responsibility for our feelings by connecting them to our needs. During my years as an NVC practitioner, I have noticed that this is easier said than done.  Both me, and the NVC practitioners I have been in contact with, are […]
08 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Empathy Practice

Empathy Practice

Come and practice giving and receiving empathy in a group setting. Here each person will get a chance to communicate a short low-intensity message, and another participant will have the opportunity to empathically reflect what they heard. Optionally, you can ask the facilitator for feedback or guidance. All questions about empathy or Nonviolent Communication are […]
08 Mar
17:00 - 21:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Pettiness and Mattering Sarah Peyton Time for Empathy 2022

Pettiness and Mattering – Sarah Peyton

Join Sarah Peyton to discover self-compassion and self-warmth for some of the feelings we find hardest to love in ourselves. What happens when we find the gifts that relational neuroscience reveals in the emotions we most often try to ignore, push down or pretend we don’t have? What happens when we understand the impact of […]
08 Mar
18:15 - 19:45
Online (on Zoom)
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Dyad Meditation Time for Empathy 2022

Dyad Meditation

The deep inquiry in how our needs live in us may open doors to the whole experience of being here in this world. During our sessions of Dyad Meditation we would like to make a safe space for you to connect to your needs, savour them and let your aliveness be seen and held. Simone Anliker, […]
09 Mar
07:30 - 08:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Time for empathy 2021

Time for Empathy – Opening event

Time for Empathy – Opening event

Are you waiting for Time for Empathy project to start? We are as well! And we are eager to meet you even before. So, on Sunday, just before the first day of workshops, join the Opening Event! Meet the organisers, some of the trainers and other participants. We will take care of integration and getting […]
07 Mar
18:15 - 19:45
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-07
Time: 12:15 - 13:45
Online (on Zoom)
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Dyad Meditations

Dyad Meditations

The deep inquiry in how our needs live in us may open doors to the whole experience of being here in this world. During our sessions of Dyad Meditations we would like to make a safe space for you to connect to your needs, savour them and let your aliveness be seen and held. Simone […]
08 Mar
07:30 - 08:30
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 01:30 - 02:30
Online (on Zoom)
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Encounters with Privilege

Encounters with Privilege

In this short workshop we will draw on tools from applied theatre and Nonviolent Communication to make sense of participants’ experiences of encounters with privilege. – Introduction & Warm-up to get the group connected and the creative juices pumping; – A short improvised play which is based on an interpretation of a participant’s experience with […]
08 Mar
11:30 - 13:00
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 05:30 - 07:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Basics of NVC

Basics of NVC

Welcome to an introduction to Nonviolent Communication! We will go through the basics of NVC and you will get the opportunity to try out how it can contribute to increased connection and understanding in your relationships. [Workshop organised in frame of Time for Empathy 2021]   When: 8 March 2021, 11:30-13:00 CET (Berlin time) How: ONLINE on […]
08 Mar
11:30 - 13:00
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 05:30 - 07:00
Online (on Zoom)
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What is empathic listening?

What is empathic listening?

Why bother about learning a new language? Couldn’t we just be nice to one another? In this participatory workshop, Pernille Plantener offers you a way to communicate from the heart and is inviting you to co-create the foundation of empathic communication. [Workshop organised in frame of Time for Empathy 2021] When: 8 March 2021, 14:45-16:15 CET […]
08 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 08:45 - 10:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Love as a feeling, a need or an action

Love as a feeling, a need or an action

NVC is full of key differentiations: NVC as an attitude and NVC as a method, giraffe and jackal, observation and interpretation or judgement, pain and suffering, need and strategy – just to name a few. Discovering them, absorbing, incorporating into life was life changing. Love as a need and love as a feeling belongs to those […]
08 Mar
14:45 - 16:15
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 08:45 - 10:15
Online (on Zoom)
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Enjoy the Judge in You - Finding the beauty within

Enjoy the Judge in You – finding the beauty within

Thousands of thoughts cross our mind through the day. An average person has 6,200 thoughts per day. A great percentage of them are judging or repetitive. Those thoughts can come from within or even can be expressed by someone else to us. It can come as complaints or compliments. Do you know your inner judge’s […]
08 Mar
16:30 - 18:00
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Taming inner critic with empathy Time for Empathy

Taming inner critic with empathy

If you grew up hearing criticism or that nothing you did was good enough, your inner dialogue may not know what it feels like to be welcomed with warmth and love – just as you are. We will make empathy guesses to name needs that the voice in your head is trying to meet when […]
08 Mar
18:15 - 19:45
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 12:15 - 13:45
Online (on Zoom)
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Joy-breeding with Empathy

Do you know why joy, gratitude and love are magic? Because all of them multiply when you share them. Come and let’s create some magic together! Let’s give them some empathy, shall we? In this workshop you will remind yourself of the good moments and discover practices to support and nourish you on an everyday […]
08 Mar
18:15 - 19:45
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 12:15 - 13:45
Online (on Zoom)
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Listening Deeply

We all like to be heard. In fact, we all need to be heard. When we experience that someone really hears us, really ‘gets’ us, we feel trust and we can relax in ourselves and in our connection with that person. Listening deeply to someone and giving them the experience of being heard, is perhaps […]
08 Mar
20:00 - 22:00
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Online (on Zoom)
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International Women’s Day Sister Circle “Transforming ourselves, transforming the world”

International Women’s Day Sister Circle

“Transforming ourselves, transforming the world”  [Workshop for women] “A circle of women may be the most powerful force known to humanity. If you have one, embrace it. If you need one, seek it. If you find one, for the love of all that is good and holy, dive in. Hold on. Love it up. Get […]
08 Mar
20:00 - 22:00
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-08
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Online (on Zoom)
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Dyad Meditations

Dyad Meditations

The deep inquiry in how our needs live in us may open doors to the whole experience of being here in this world. During our sessions of Dyad Meditations we would like to make a safe space for you to connect to your needs, savour them and let your aliveness be seen and held. Simone […]
09 Mar
07:30 - 08:30
Local Time
Date: 2021-03-09
Time: 01:30 - 02:30
Online (on Zoom)
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