Authentic Flow

A 5-Month Journey of Integration, Transformation and Connection

Are you ready to dive with us?

 

Overview

This 5-month NVC Deepening Immersion Program is a transformative journey designed to support you in embodying Nonviolent Communication more fully—in your relationships, your work, and your inner life.

Through retreats, workshops, and weekly empathy practices, you’ll learn to ground NVC in everyday experience while developing the depth, confidence, and presence needed to share it with others.

Special support will be available for participants who wish to move toward CNVC trainer certification.

Program Highlights

  • 3 Retreat Weekends

    • Two in Vancouver and one in Nanaimo.

    • The final retreat is a residential immersion (we will sleep on site) in Vancouver, where we’ll live and learn together for 3 nights in a beautiful natural setting. The exact venue (within 2 hour of Vancouver) will be announced before the end of 2025.

  • Weekly Empathy Buddy Calls
    Build consistency and connection through 1-on-1 empathy practice.

  • 4 Additional Workshops
    2 online and 2 in-person workshop between retreats for continued learning and integration.

  • One 45 min personal coaching call with one of the trainers

 
 

Schedule Overview

September

  • Retreat 1 – Foundations (Vancouver)
    September 18-20 2026

    Friday the 18 from 2pm to 8pm, Sat and Sun from 9am to 4:30pm.

October

  • Sun, Oct 18 (new date): Workshop (3h) – In person (Vancouver or Nanaimo)

  • Tue, Oct 27: Workshop (1.5h) – Online via Zoom

November

  • Retreat 2 – Navigating Relationships (Nanaimo)
    November 13-15 2026

    Friday Nov 13 from 2pm to 8pm, Sat and Sun from 9am to 4:30pm.

December

  • Sun, Dec 6 2026: Workshop (3h) – In person (Vancouver or Nanaimo)

  • Tue, Dec 15 2026: Workshop (1.5h) – Online via Zoom

January

  • Retreat 3 – Integration (Vancouver Island)
    January 14-17 2027- A residential closing retreat, living NVC together for 3 full days. Starting Thursday January 14 at 5pm until Sunday Jan 17 at 4:30pm.

 
 

Intentions

This program is designed to:

  • Cultivate a high-quality learning community rooted in empathy and authenticity.

  • Facilitate deep NVC learning through immersive practice and feedback.

  • Support integration of NVC into everyday communication and self-connection.

  • Offer mentoring for aspiring Certified Trainers (optional coaching support).

This is more than a training — it’s an invitation to live NVC. Through real relationships, emotional depth, and joyful learning, you’ll strengthen your ability to bring empathy and compassion to every area of life.

Practical Details

  • Starts: September 2026

  • Ends: January 2027

  • Format: Hybrid (in-person & online)

  • Group Size: 14 participants

  • Locations: Vancouver & Nanaimo (Vancouver Island)

Program Content

You will find here themes we are hoping to cover during this program. The content will be also adapted to the needs of the group.

Self-Connection & Inner Grounding

Self-Empathy
 Develop a steady practice of checking in with yourself so you can build a strong, compassionate inner relationship that supports you in daily life.

Emotional Self-Responsibility
 Learn to relate to your emotions as signals of needs rather than reactions to others, strengthening your capacity to respond consciously instead of react.

Building a Robust Emotional Support System
 Explore what healthy support looks like—from empathy buddies to deeper healing work—and how sustained investment in growth expands what’s possible.

Resilience & Sustainable Self-Care
 Design rhythms, habits, and coping strategies that support long-term emotional balance, growth, and nervous system regulation.

Coaching for Competency
 Receive structured guidance and practice to strengthen your NVC skills so they become reliable capacities, not just intellectual understanding.

Systems of Appreciation
 Cultivate practices that normalize gratitude and acknowledgment, reinforcing connection and strengthening relational trust.

Relational Depth & Authentic Expression

Expressing Yourself with NVC
 Practice again and again how to speak honestly about observations, feelings, needs, and requests in ways that increase clarity and connection.

Shame & Inner Critic Work
 Bring awareness and compassion to shame dynamics so they become gateways for growth rather than sources of withdrawal or collapse.

Respectful Assertiveness
 Develop the confidence to stand for what matters to you while staying connected to others’ humanity.

Boundaries, Requests & the Spectrum of Demands
 Explore how to set clear boundaries, make life-serving requests, and recognize when energy shifts into subtle or overt demands.

Expressing Regret & Repair
 Learn how to acknowledge impact and take responsibility in ways that rebuild trust and deepen connection.

Consciousness, Responsibility & Power
 Shift from blame-based narratives to empowered ownership, understanding how responsibility restores choice and relational integrity.

Supportive Feedback
 Practice giving and receiving feedback in ways that work with the nervous system and genuinely increase the chances of growth and mutual trust.

Integration & Embodiment

Naturalizing NVC
 Move beyond “using the model” into living the consciousness so empathy, clarity, and responsibility become more spontaneous.

Experiential Practice & Role Plays
 Engage in real-life scenarios and structured practices that transform theory into embodied skill.

Financial contribution

1. Base Tuition – NVC Deepening Immersion Program

Includes:

  • 2 non residential in-person retreat weekends. You are responsible for your own accommodation and food. We will help you find affordable options, including being hosted at someone who is part of the program.

  • One residential retreat. The program covers the cost of accommodation for the third residential retreat. Food cost will need to be added.

  • 4 online or in-person workshops

  • Weekly empathy buddy calls

  • 1 individual 45-min coaching call

  • All program materials and facilitation

Tier Description Price (CAD)

🌱 Reduced Rate - For those needing financial support - $1,950

🌿 Base Program - Standard tuition - $2,250

🌻 Supporter Rate - For those able to contribute to others’ participation - $2,700

✨ Certification Path Add-On - 5 coaching sessions, assignments, and teaching opportunity + $600

🌱 2. Certification Path Add-On

For participants who wish to work toward CNVC Trainer Certification. We are not assessors but would like to support you in your path towards sharing NVC, wether you want to become certified or not.

We offer and add-on to the regular program that contains:

  • 5 additional 45-min coaching sessions (1 per month)

  • Personalized feedback and mentoring

  • Guidance on CNVC certification documentation and mentorship steps

Add-on price: $600 CAD

3. Payment Options

To reserve your spot:
A $400 non-refundable deposit is required at registration. This will be applied toward your total tuition.

To make the program more accessible and ease the commitment barrier, offer three ways to pay:

Option A – One-Time Payment (most affordable)

  • Pay in full upon registration and save $100. For the standard tuition, it would be $400 at registration, and $1750 to pay in full.

Option B – Monthly Plan

  • 5 monthly payments (from September to January).
    Example:

    • $400 reservation fee

    • $370/month for standard tuition

    • $120/month add-on for certification path

Option C – Custom Payment Plan

  • We are happy to discuss personalized payment schedules to make this journey accessible to you.

Application

This program is offered to a limited group of people through an application process. To apply, please fill up the form below. We’ll get in touch with you to see if it’s a good fit.