Accompanying Strong Emotions with Resonant Language SEPTEMBER 2026
Sep
9
to Sep 30

Accompanying Strong Emotions with Resonant Language SEPTEMBER 2026

ONLINE WEDNESDAYS, Sept 9 - 30, 2026

with Certified Trainer Peggy Smith

Participants will learn practical strategies for helping calm strong emotions in ourselves and others. Together, we’ll delve into verbal and somatic strategies to move away from brittle reactivity and into resilient responsiveness.

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Giving and Receiving Feedback FOR PROFESSIONALS
Sep
15
to Sep 29

Giving and Receiving Feedback FOR PROFESSIONALS

ONLINE Tuesdays Sept 15, 22 & 29, 2026

An NVC training with Certified NVC trainer Leah Boyd

This interactive 7.5 hour training is geared toward those working in professional environments - workplaces, organizations. We will explore the benefits of becoming skillful at both giving and receiving feedback rooted in NVC skills & awareness.

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Bringing Mindful Speech to Life
Sep
18
to Sep 20

Bringing Mindful Speech to Life

SEPT 18 - 20, 2026

This warm and welcoming in-person retreat is led by Maine Dharma Teachers Peggy Smith and Theodate Lawlor as well as our dear sangha member, Lynn Deeves. We will engage practical listening and speaking skills that build warmth and connection for ourselves and others.

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Skills for Inspired Action
Sep
26
9:00 AM09:00

Skills for Inspired Action

SEPT 26, 2026. 9:00 am - 4:00

In person in Norway Maine with trainers Leah Boyd, Katey Branch, Elizabeth Klose Hartford & Angela Todd

Join us for this community event to learn the skills of Restorative Community and Connecting Without Agreeing: A Nonviolent Communication Training. Free of charge, open to all and lunch is included! This event is part of Campaign Nonviolence Action Days.

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Connecting without Agreeing
Sep
26
1:00 PM13:00

Connecting without Agreeing

September 26, 2026. 1:00 - 4:00 pm

In person in Belfast, ME with Peggy Smith

Have you been wondering how to remain connected with someone with whom you disagree while expressing authentically and remaining true to yourself?

This interactive 3 hour in-person training is rooted in the principles and consciousness of Nonviolent Communication, the body of work developed by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. It will combine teaching, whole group activities, and small group practices to assist you in seeing potentially contentious conversations in a whole new way.

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40 Hour Mediation Training
Oct
21
to Oct 30

40 Hour Mediation Training

OCT 21-23 & 29/30, 2026

with cnvc trainer Leah Boyd and mediator Karen Groat

Have you ever wondered how to become a professional mediator? A 40 hour mediation training is the starting point. This 5 day in-person training offered through the Cooperative Extension Services. While it is not specifically an NVC Mediation course, elements of NVC are woven throughout as we cover all the basic skills training that is required to pursue becoming a mediator on most rosters in Maine.

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NVC Foundation Training
Oct
30
to Nov 4

NVC Foundation Training

OCTOBER 30 - NOV 4, 2026

A 5 day in-person residential event

with a team of Certified NVC Trainers including Peggy Smith

Whether you're completely new to NVC or have some experience and want to deepen your practice, this training meets you where you are. It's designed especially for beginner and intermediate NVC practitioners who want to communicate with more clarity, empathy, and effectiveness - at home, at work, or in their wider community.

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Constructive Conversations: How to Give & Receive Feedback
Dec
4
to Dec 11

Constructive Conversations: How to Give & Receive Feedback

ONLINE DECEMBER 4 & 11 2026

with Leah Boyd, Certified traininer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication

Many of us have experienced the world of feedback as uncomfortable terrain that we are navigating without a map. So let’s demystify it! In this training we will share a “map” along with skills that can help feedback be useful and supportive whether we are on the giving or the receiving end of the equation. 

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NVC Integration Program 2027/2028
Feb
12
to Jan 7

NVC Integration Program 2027/2028

ONLINE FEB 2027 - JAN 2028

An intermediate level yearlong program

with Certified Trainers Peggy Smith & Leah Boyd

In this experiential Nonviolent Communication program our journey will lead to embodiment and deepening of NVC awareness and skills. Led by Peggy Smith and Leah Boyd, experienced certified NVC teachers and practitioners, participants will have the opportunity to shift from simply understanding NVC as a concept to living from NVC consciousness.  Month by month, a strong and vibrant learning community forms as participants practice deeply together during sessions and in practice groups between sessions.

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Really Listen
Mar
17
to Mar 31

Really Listen

ONLINE TUEDAYS March 17 - 31, 2026

With Certified NVC trainer Leah Boyd

Would you like to hone your ability to listen deeply to others, with true curiosity and presence?  Would you like to be able to experience authenticity even as you listen carefully to someone with whom you disagree? In this interactive 3 hour online training we will work with Nonviolent Communication skills and simple neuroscience that support listening.

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NVC as Practical Spirituality
Jan
24
10:00 AM10:00

NVC as Practical Spirituality

ONLINE January 24, 2026

with Certified NVC Trainer & Ordained Dharma Teacher Peggy Smith

This workshop will explore the spiritual aspects of NVC and offer practical experiences to touch the foundational energy that connects us to all life.  We are indeed one spark of life that inter-plays with all other sparks. We will not explore the “how-to” of NVC.  Our time will embody the “why” of NVC.

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Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication January 2026
Jan
10
to Jan 11

Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication January 2026

ONLINE Jan 10 & 11, 2026

A level 1 NVC training with certified trainer Peggy Smith

Would you like to build & strengthen your capacities for a sustainable equitable future for all life. Learn skills to bring your human relationships into balance so that we can live as the part of nature we are born to be.

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International Intensive Training
Nov
7
to Nov 16

International Intensive Training

NOV 7 - 16, 2025 IN PERSON

9 Day Intensive Residential NVC Retreat in Connecticut, USA

BECOMING EMPOWERED IN A F***ED-UP WORLD with Peggy Smith and a vibrant team of international trainers including Aga Rzewuska-Paca, Amal Mekouar, Andres Lodieu & Morris H. Ervin, Jr

Experience immersion in an international community of NVC learners of all levels in a residential setting.

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40 Hour Mediation Training
Oct
22
to Oct 30

40 Hour Mediation Training

OCTOBER 22 - 29, IN PERSON IN BANGOR, ME

with Leah Boyd & Karen Groat

This comprehensive training will include: demonstrations, discussions, exercises, videos, and role-play practice with mediation scenarios, in addition to mini-lectures. The sessions will focus on both the facilitative and transformative orientation models.

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ONLINE NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION INTENSIVE 2025
Oct
17
to Nov 2

ONLINE NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION INTENSIVE 2025

ROOTED IN ANCIENT WISDOM AND MODERN SCIENCE

OCT/NOV 2025 ONLINE

Join us for a transformative 9-day ONLINE Nonviolent Communication Intensive Training spread over three 3-day weekends (Fri-Sat-Sun) in October 17 through November 2, 2025. Experience immersion in an international ONLINE community of NVC learners of all levels.

With experienced CNVC trainers Peggy Smith, Sarah Peyton, Rodger Sorrow, Sylvie Hörning, & Vania Perez Moreno

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Leaning Into Practice With Life As It Is
Sep
27
to Sep 29

Leaning Into Practice With Life As It Is

Sept 27-29, 2024 in person in Maine

A Retreat facilitated by Dharma Teacher and Certified Nonviolent Communication Trainer, Peggy Smith, and Dharma Teacher, Theodate Lawlor including mindful sitting, walking and eating. There will be opportunities for deep relaxation practice, noble silence & possibly canoeing/kayaking.Relational Neuroscience will be a focus of our practice time. We will engage practical listening & speaking skills that build warmth and connection for ourselves & others.

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Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication MAR 2024
Mar
15
to Mar 17

Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication MAR 2024

ONLINE Mar 15 - 17, 2024

A level 1 NVC training with certified trainer Peggy Smith

Would you like to build & strengthen your capacities for a sustainable equitable future for all life. Learn skills to bring your human relationships into balance so that we can live as the part of nature we are born to be.

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Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication NOV 2023
Nov
1
to Nov 3

Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication NOV 2023

ONLINE Nov 10 - 12, 2023

A level 1 NVC training with certified trainer Peggy Smith

Would you like to build & strengthen your capacities for a sustainable equitable future for all life. Learn skills to bring your human relationships into balance so that we can live as the part of nature we are born to be.

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Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication Sept 2023
Sep
11
to Sep 19

Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication Sept 2023

ONLINE Sept 11-13 and Sept 18-19, 2023

A level 1 NVC training with certified trainer Leah Boyd

Would you like to build & strengthen your capacities for a sustainable equitable future for all life. Learn skills to bring your human relationships into balance so that we can live as the part of nature we are born to be.

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Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication JUNE 2023
Jun
9
to Jun 11

Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication JUNE 2023

ONLINE June 9 - 11, 2023

A level 1 NVC training with certified trainer Peggy Smith

Would you like to build & strengthen your capacities for a sustainable equitable future for all life. Learn skills to bring your human relationships into balance so that we can live as the part of nature we are born to be.

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Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication April 2023
Mar
31
10:00 AM10:00

Beginning the Journey of Nonviolent Communication April 2023

ONLINE April 3 - 7, 2023

A level 1 NVC training with certified trainer Leah Boyd

Would you like to build & strengthen your capacities for a sustainable equitable future for all life. Learn skills to bring your human relationships into balance so that we can live as the part of nature we are born to be.

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NVC Self Care for Caregivers
Mar
7
to Apr 18

NVC Self Care for Caregivers

ONLINE TUESDAYS Mar 7 - Apr 18, 2023

With certified trainer Leah Boyd

No NVC experience required

Whether caregiving for someone who needs support is a labor of love or something we’ve found ourselves doing by default or surprise, it takes an enormous amount of energy and can stretch us in ways we’ve never been stretched before. In this class we’ll offer skills for self care within a supportive learning community.

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Helping to Calm Strong Emotions with Resonant Language
Nov
30
to Dec 14

Helping to Calm Strong Emotions with Resonant Language

ONLINE WEDNESDAYS Nov 30 - Dec 14, 2022

with Certified Trainer Peggy Smith

Participants will learn practical strategies for helping calm strong emotions in ourselves and others. Together, we’ll delve into verbal and somatic strategies to move away from brittle reactivity and into resilient responsiveness.

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