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A Journey from the Heart
A Year Long Path to Peaceful Living
- Go deeper with Peaceful Living Meditations with the author and other Peaceful Living enthusiasts
- Switch your focus from “learning” to “being” and living in NVC in all of your life
- Enjoy monthly classes, small group support, journaling, an online forum, and more
- Receive ongoing insights, reflections, and experiences about meditations from Mary
4th Wednesday of each month, January 22-December 17, 2025
(twelve sessions) Except December – which will be the 3rd Wednesday so as not to interfere with Christmas Eve
11:00am to 12:30pm Pacific (California) Time • What time is it in your location?
Online via Zoom
DESCRIPTION
🙌 What are you wanting to call forth this year?
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏻 Would you like accompaniment with like-minded people?
🌸 Would you love to dive into a program that focuses less on “learning” and more on “being”?
This program is all about taking a deep dive into Mary Mackenzie’s book, Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing and Compassion with the author herself and other Peaceful Living enthusiasts.
If you want to deepen your ability to live NVC on a day-to-day basis, this is the program for you!
Rather than a course that is focused on learning, this program is about being and living NVC in all that life brings you — pain, joy, heartbreak, astonishment — all the needs met and those unmet. And, to do your very best to remain fully awake and present.
It’s easier said than done, right? It’s even harder when done alone.
That’s why this course pulls together several elements to help support you and maximize your experience. It is infused with Mary’s wisdom, community with like-minded people, journaling for those who enjoy journaling, and daily Peaceful Living meditations.
You can expect:
- Participation in one online class per month with Mary— each class will include a short meditation, check-ins, teaching, and breakout rooms
- Daily reading of the Peaceful Living Meditation of the day
- Individual journaling— this is encouraged, but entirely optional
- An ongoing online forum for staying in touch, sharing ideas, etc.--- also encouraged, and also optional
- Participation in one small group "pod" call per month; these pods will be your ongoing support throughout the year
- Connection with an empathy buddy that you meet with as you like (optional)
- Ongoing insights, reflections, and experiences about meditations in the form of written notes, audio clips, or videos from Mary in between sessions
This is a beautiful opportunity to enjoy accompaniment throughout 2025 to aid in your opportunity for joy, nurturance, and support!
Listen here to what readers are valuing in Mary's book
Meet Your Trainer: Mary Mackenzie
Mary Mackenzie, M.A., is an author, trained mediator, and CNVC Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication. She holds a master's degree in human relations from Northern Arizona University and is the CEO of the NVC Academy, the only online school for learning Nonviolent Communication.
Mary teaches Nonviolent Communication and other spiritually-based programs to individuals, couples, families, organizations, and spiritual communities through a wide variety of workshops and retreats. Her book Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing and Compassion (translated to German and Korean and soon into Chinese (simplified)) offers inspiring practical methods for creating peace in our everyday lives.
More about: Mary Mackenzie
BONUSES
- Everyone who registers will receive an eBook version of Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing and Compassion
- Video recordings of every session
- Forum discussion available in the classroom
- Zoom sessions feature translated captions available in 30+ languages
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Registration Fee:
Early Bird 20% discount: $502 until January 7 ($627 after)
NVC Library Members*: $402 until January 7 ($502 after)
Payment Plan:
Make 4 monthly payments of $154 if registered before January 7*
*NVC Library members get 20% off their registration fee using code NVCL at time of checkout
Participate in a pod of minimum 3 people and receive 25% discount on the full registration fee. Reach out to
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I REGISTER?
When you register, you will receive an email with complete instructions on how to access your course.
Note that course recordings display images of active speakers only, and are made available to all registrants.
DATES & TIMES
Dates and times are adjusted to your location. You can select a different time zone at the bottom of the list.
