Empathy Intensive Trainings

 

Creating an Empathic Support System to Sustain You through Your Learning Journey

“Empathy is the exploration of our human experience - our feelings - our needs - our life energy emerging and guiding us” - THOm bond

This intensive training is intended to support participants in establishing a solid empathy practice and creating an empathic support network which is essential and critical to all subsequent steps in the NVC learning journey.

Throughout this training, participants will experience guidance and support in integrating the practice of empathy and seeing our world empathically. This involves learning to “listen beyond words”, increasing our capacity for being present with one another, and focusing our awareness on feelings and needs. It also involves cultivating an intention of curiosity, understanding and connection, and distinguishing that from the desire to help, fix, advice and all the other habitual responses/postures we tend to default to when listening.

Feelings and needs are the focus of empathy, so our relationship to them directly influences the quality and depth of our empathy. During this training, through practice and exercise, we will broaden and enrich our understanding and experience of these "life energies" thereby deepening our practice of empathy. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Completing this training fulfills the pre-requisites to attend the Self-Empathy Intensive Training

Learning Objectives

  • Understanding what empathy is and the role it can play in our lives

  • Understanding the difference between empathy and habitual “non-empathic” responses

  • Understanding and practicing being present while listening to one another

  • Strengthening our connection to and ability focus on feelings & needs

  • Cultivating an intention of curiosity and openness

  • Practicing skills for ‘expressing empathy’

  • Practicing empathy for met needs and unmet needs

  • Practicing empathy when we “disagree”

  • Learning to navigate the challenges that emerge while listening empathically

  • Creating sustainable “empathy buddy” relationships

Upcoming Trainings

PREREQUISITES: This program is designed for people who have completed an introductory NVC program of at least 14-18 hours, which includes (but is not limited to) the completion of one or more of the following programs:

• NYCNVC Discovery Weekend
• NYCNVC Discovery Program Online
• NYCNVC Needs-Based Parenting Program
• The Compassion Course Online

Empathy Intensive Online

This program will take place entirely online using Zoom software. All sessions are recorded and made available to participants for review/download.

workshop Trainer

Clara Moisello, PhD

dates and times

  • 6 weekly meetings | 2.5 hours each

  • Wednesdays, 12:00PM-2.30PM ET - Check your time zone

  • Dates TBD - January 2025

tuition

• First Time Participant - $360
• Reviewer* - $260

*People who have completed an Empathy Intensive Training or the Integration Program (online or in-person)

Contact us to discuss any concerns you have regarding finances.

 
 

Empathy Intensive In-Person

 

trainer

Clara Moisello, PhD

location - new york city - midtown

Pearl Studios
500 8th avenue (between 35th and 36th st.)
New York, NY 10018

dates and time

TBD

tuition*

• First Time Participant - $425
• Reviewer - $325 (People who have completed an Empathy Intensive Training - Online or in-person)

*Contact us to discuss any concerns you have regarding finances.