Work Collaboratively

01/09/2025

Excited about a new way forward...

Happy new year everyone!

12/13/2024

If the sun take a break, why not us?
What we can learn from observing the natural world...

Thank you for reading The Liminal!

11/28/2024

11/28/2024

NVC principles in action!

Generating Joy

11/25/2024

Did you miss the Somatic Based Empathy retreat last week in Germany? Get a taste of what it was like to be there with us, here!

Greetings and thanks to each other as people

11/13/2024

I find myself thinking about home and community now more than ever. What does it mean to be “home” and “at home”? How do I relate to my compatriots (even from abroad), many who seem to have radically different views of what’s happening in the world? How do we find community—where we can breathe, rest and be at ease—without creating trenches or walls?

Where does home end and community begin?

11/11/2024

The Druid’s Poem

Deep within the still center of my being, may I find peace.

Silently within the quiet of the grove, may I share peace.

Gently within the greater circle of humankind, may I radiate peace.

Remembering to Center: Three Pathways

11/11/2024

This Friday! A few seats left! Come join us...

SOMATIC BASED EMPATHY AND AUTHENTIC SELF-EXPRESSION

In-depth seminar on non-violent communication according to Marshall Rosenberg

Would you like to be able to listen to your body better, overcome blockages and triggers more easily and gain deeper self-connection, serenity and insight?

Somatic-Based Empathy, a practice developed by Dian Killian, combines coaching and NVC-based, deep self-empathy practices to listen closely to the sensations in our body and to be able to name and recognize the associated feelings and needs. Non-verbal self-expression and empathic-authentic encounters anchor the transformation process in our body-mind continuum.

From this deep self-connection, we can not only be more mindful of our vulnerabilities and perhaps finally let go of old pain. We also learn to lovingly regulate ourselves and develop a new self-understanding that allows us to act with more self-confidence, clarity and inner freedom in our everyday lives.

The seminar will consist of a mixture of short content inputs, kinestetic and somatic self-awareness exercises, inner journeys and visualizations as well as mutual support and exchange in small groups and in plenary. There will also be numerous demos and exercises on specific applications of Somatic Based Empathy, including connecting with younger parts, decision making and listening directly to what the body wants to tell us that we would not grasp through the cognitive level. Elements from Kundalini Yoga, free and circle dance as well as improvised sound and singing together round off the deep holistic integration work.

The workshop will be held partly in English and translated into German.

11/10/2024

Food for the soul...

Remembering to Center: Three Pathways

11/02/2024

"All humans value community. As mammals, we are biologically wired to be social, empathic and relational beings; we seem to instinctively know (perhaps from archetypal memories of sheltering together for warmth and physical protection) that we find “safety in numbers”—in community, with companionship. This is what the story of Adam and Eve, regardless of all the gendered and misogynist readings available, ultimately tells us: that humans in a primal way need each other; we desire companionship and mutual support. We thrive on relationship. Research repeatedly shows the negative health impacts of loneliness; those with healthy social networks and intimate relationships (life partners, meaningful friendships, and friend circles) are happier, healthier and live longer."

What We Need Now (and How Irish Can Teach Us)

10/22/2024

Our bodies give surprising insights and new ways of being in the world, once we learn how to listen. Join me and Simran Wester in Germany for a three day retreat on Somatic Based Empathy, a process I developed based on Nonviolent Communication (NVC), from November 15th-17th. Making use of exercises, games, demos and role plays, we will learn the "language of the body," become empathic "body whispers," and practice specific steps to listen to the wisdom our bodies offer us. Simran will also be offering Authentic Body Expression as part of the weekend. Come join us! https://www.gewaltfrei-kommunizieren.hamburg/terminkalender/detail/452?termin=425&backURL=/trainerinnen/trainerinnen-des-instituts/detail/simran-wester/1
This program will be in English with translation to German, as needed. This is the only public workshop I am offering this year. We look forward to seeing you!