"Robert Gonzales, Certified NVC Trainer:

Living Compassion in an Ever-Changing World is the last course that Robert Gonzales offered before his passing in November of 2021. It is an intermediate course whose purpose is to deepen our conscious connection to our own vital life force, to develop skills that support inner healing, and to grow and strengthen daily practices that allow us to truly live life to the fullest. The primary focus of this program is to support the development of the consciousness of our Life force, which manifests as the energy and beauty inherent in our needs and values. The focus is to establish a clear pathway to identifying, experiencing, and cultivating this consciousness. About the Facilitator: Robert Gonzales' work in Living Compassion emerged from a lifetime of inquiry into the intersection between spirituality and human communication. His influences included Dr. Marshall Rosenberg (founder of Nonviolent Communication), Stephen Schwartz (creator of Compassionate Self-Care), and other spiritual teachers. Robert established and led the Center for Living Compassion in Portland, Oregon. He received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1989, and his original profession was as a licensed psychotherapist. In 1985, Robert met Marshall Rosenberg and had been offering Nonviolent Communication training in some form since 1986 until his passing in 2021. Approach: Robert Gonzales presented practices and processes he had developed in 30+ years of teaching Nonviolent Communication and from his personal self-exploration into how to live with compassion moment-to-moment in any and every situation that arises. The workshop incorporates teachings, process demonstrations and exercises, dyad meditations, guided group sessions, and silent integration times. Robert's evolutionary approach to Nonviolent Communication — with an emphasis on self-compassion — has helped thousands worldwide to find joy and freedom from suffering previously unavailable to them. Living Compassion is the body of work that has evolved from this emergence.

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