Compassionate Communication aka Nonviolent, Non-violent Communication or NVC serving Australia wide. Joy of Life Connection focuses on Compassionate Communication and the use of connecting language aka giraffe language for enhancing connection.

Workshops and Trainings

To book your seat in one of our workshops either contact us directly or follow this link to do an on-line booking.

If you do not see a workshop near you at this time, please contact us and we can tell you when one is coming up, or we may be able to arrange one.

If you get a group of min. six people together we are happy to set up a workshop for your group and your seat will be free. We will provide flyers etc. Contact us for further details.

The true spirit of our work

The true spirit of our work is to bring more joy and happiness to everybody’s lives, and the best way we have seen to achieve this, is through improving and deepening relationships, and opening to a rich and vibrant life experience.

We support and empower you to do this by:

Compassionate Communication

We offer you the following two day workshops and trainings based on Compassionate Communication:

You will find further description of these workshops and trainings below.

Foundation Training

If you want to improve your relationships in all areas of your life and have more heartfelt connection, ease and peace in your life, this training will give you the ability to achieve that through:

For more details follow this link to: Foundation Training Details

or click here to download PDF flyer.

Intermediate Training, incl. Conflict Resolution

If you want to learn how to handle both inner and outer conflict effectively, say “No” in a constructive connecting way, and would like to relate to others in a more compassionate way, then this workshop is for you.

This workshop builds on the Foundation Training taking your Compassionate Communication skills to the next level, with more skills and tools to hear and express in ways leading to more peace in your life. Among other things this training offers to:

This workshop requires prior participation in a CC Foundation Training or similar experience.

The joy of Listening with your Heart and being Heard to the depth of your Soul
- The Living Energy of Needs

Experience the joy of living in the awareness of the beauty of your own needs and the needs of others. This workshop is focused on the spiritual dimension of Compassionate Communication, how we relate to our selves, to life and to each other.

If what you are seeking is something truly life changing, then this could be the workshop for you. This workshop focuses on the living energy of needs and seeing the beauty of the need as taught by Robert Gonzales.

It is about connecting with your life force, your essence and the life force in others. You will get tools for deep personal transformation in this extraordinary workshop.

This workshop requires prior participation in a CC Foundation Training or similar experience.

Click here to download PDF flyer for this workshop.

Empowered Parenting - From Conflict to Connection, Respect and Cooperation

If you would like a family where loving care, connection, natural respect and freely given cooperation is the way of life, then the best way we know to achieve this is through empowering parents to understanding how to allow this behaviour to develop naturally and having the tools to do it.

This workshop helps you get there in many ways, including:

This workshop requires prior participation in a CC Foundation Training or similar experience.

Intimate Relationships

The content of this workshop is not only for intimate relationships with a partner, but applies to all relationships where more openness, intimacy and trust are desired.

If you want to experience rich, vibrant relationships with loving care and a feeling of truly knowing each other, then the best way we have found, is through connecting deeply, sharing what is most precious and nurture safety and trust.

To help you experience this we offer you:

Prior participation in a CC Foundation Training or similar experience is recommended for this workshop.

Expressing and Receiving Anger Safely

Anger is a valuable natural feeling. It is how it is expressed that causes problems and sometimes leads to painful outcomes.

Would you like to:

Empower yourself to manage and express your anger in a safe way and benefit from the valuable insights it can provide - and be able to help others do the same?

Be able to use anger to contribute to happiness and improve your life instead of destroying it?

This workshop provides:

Prior participation in a CC Foundation Training or similar experience is recommended for this workshop.

Investment

Participation in a two day workshop or training requires an investment of $180 ($130 conc.) and 15 hours of your time.

Repeating a foundation training is $100.
(When you make your booking please state who you did the training with, where and when)
Repeating any of our workshops or trainings is $100.

If you book more than one training for yourself, you get a multi-booking rebate of $30 off each new training.

To reserve your seat we require a deposit of min. $100 per workshop.

Bring a friend or arrange a group

If you would like to bring friends along you get a rebate of $30 for each friend.

If you get a group of min. six people together we are happy to arrange a workshop for your group near you, and your seat will be free. We will provide flyers etc. Contact us for further details.

Group bookings and tailored training

We also take group bookings. If you are part of a group and would like to arrange a special training for your group (friends, special interest group or perhaps for your workplace) you can contact us for further details.

Sponsorships

We believe that Compassionate Communication skills should be available to everybody, and we know that these skills contributes to a more joyful world for all of us.

If you believe that learning Compassionate Communication will make a significant difference to your life and the investment stops you from coming, we do have a limited number of seats we offer at reduced rates through our sponsorship program. Just contact us and we will do our best to assist you.

You may also consider "bringing a friend" or "arranging a group".

Sponsors

Giving something valuable to someone else and making a definite positive difference to the lives of others is most satisfying.

If you would like to join our list of sponsors for any amount, we will sign you up. When a request for sponsorship arises, and it matches your sponsorship criteria, we will contact you to confirm if you are still interested in sponsoring.

 

Next workshops

Foundation Training

Sunshine Coast 1-2 May

View PDF flyer here.

The joy of Listening with your Heart and being Heard to the depth of your Soul - The Living Energy of Needs

Sunshine Coast 29-30 May

View PDF flyer here.

The Art of Conscious Relating

Sunshine Coast 13 June

Intimate Relationships

Sunshine Coast 26-27 June

Introduction mini workshops by donation

Sunshine Coast

Monday 5 April, 10am-12pm
Wednesday 7 April, 7-9pm

Learn some basic tools and increase your awareness of conscious communication skills.

 

Workshops

Compassionate Communication Foundation Training

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Intermediate CC incl. Conflict Resolution

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The joy of Listening with your Heart and being Heard to the depth of your Soul - The Living Energy of Needs

Workshop description with details more...

Empowered Parenting

From Conflict to Connection, Respect and Cooperation

Workshop description with details more...

Intimate Relationships

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Expressing and Receiving Anger Safely

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Coaching and other Assistance

Coaching

Empowering you to use CC in more effective ways. Coaching is tailored to your needs.

Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Helping you reach outcomes where everybodies needs are met.

Facilitated Communication

For times when communicating clearly and honestly with compassion can be difficult.