This is the first of two community days happening this summer. Children and dogs are welcome at this one, while the second—taking place on 17th August—will be for adults only. You can find more details about that event here. Each day will offer different activities and themes, so you’re very welcome to come to both if you’d like.
It’s often remarked during practice group sessions and workshops that those present experience a rare depth of connection while in these in ‘NVC spaces’. Our community day will be an opportunity to spend time together as a wider community to connect, have fun and share some food in a beautiful outdoor space.
Activities for the day will include games, sharing circles, empathy time and a picnic lunch. Very light, gentle and relaxed, with space for rest and chatting too.
Hosted in and around a farm house near the Shepherd’s Rest pub on the hill above Todmorden, with lots of space to play, chat, soak up some sun and shelter from the showers. We plan to organise shared lifts up to the house and back again from various locations around Calderdale.
Although we’re calling the event a ‘Calderdale’ NVC community day, it’s for anyone who has some connection to the NVC community here, so don’t worry if you want to come along but don’t actually live locally.
We’re not intending this to be a training event, and for ease it would help if everyone had some shared base-level understanding of NVC… As such, we’re asking that anyone who comes along has engaged in some learning of NVC previously, whether that be in a Foundation Training, practice group or self-guided study.
Dogs and children are welcome, as long as they are accompanied at all times by their guardians.
The invitation is to bring something to share as part of a vegan potluck lunch, though please do feel free to bring your own packed lunch if that works better for you for any reason.
To support the organising and holding of the event, we ask for a donation of anywhere from £10 – £50 for the day for each adult attendee.
Any questions please get in touch!