User:JohnM

My dreams for my involvement in life appear in my Leadership Plan. One of my passions in life is NVC and this shows up in my plan.

My latest venture a Dream Wiki appears to be a way of manifesting dreams but is actually a methodology for hopefully achieving serenity/peace of mind/G______ consciousness by looking at needs a la NVC.

I shared my knowledge of NVC and facilitate a weekly learning and practice group for a year in a venture called Peaceful Communication. I felt thrilled when one student "graduated" by developing a working knowledge of NVC and started participating in local activities and even got to attend an IIT

I used to join in the calls in the NVC Research Group and used to participate in the Thursday afternoon telephone Practice Group of the NVC Academy.

I once had the honor to serve as the GCC representative of the Santa Barbara Regional NVC Team and joined the English Speaking African Circle. I was a member of the English Speaking America's Circle

I had the good fortune to attend an IIT in Santa Barbara in 2008. I also attended Compassionate Leadership 2008 where the trainers are Jim and Jori Manske, Rodger Sorrow and Kathi Aichner.

One of my current interests is how the brain works and brain plasticity. I have expressed some notions on how the brain works in relationship to NVC in a paper. I now regularly attend Sarah Peyton's lectures on Brain Functioning from an NVC perspective.

When I heard a person talking about the relationship between NVC and the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, I became all excited as my needs for spiritual growth and connection were met in spades. So I am interested in communicating with people with similar interests. I would love to correspond with anyone with similar interests and may be contacted at [1].

I had the honor to participate in Compassionate Leadership 10, a year long leadership training led by Rodger Sorrow, Jim and Jori Manske and Faye Lindley.

I was an active organizing member of SoCalNVC and helped organize its first event, A Taste of Compassion , in Huntigdon Beach,CA in April, 2011 and its second event in El Cajon but did not manage to attend either of these events. I proposed a SoCalNVC event in Lompoc but it did not meet the needs of SoCalNVC.

I helped organize two NVC trainings in Lompoc as a contribution to OccupyLompoc and also helped start a NVC learning/practise group in Lompoc called Lompoc Compassionate Communication

I request everyone to keep coming back to the OFNR waltz. :)

John 5/18/12

PS. Here is my official resume