PUblic Trainings and Events
PUblic Trainings and Events
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
