May/June
“Embracing life, love, grief and gratitude”
We warmly invite you to 6 weekly sessions of 90 minutes
to explore what death means for our lives,
through facilitated conversation, interactive exercises, and self-reflection.
with Valerie Wycoff and Majida Jean McElhaney (Certified Trainers CNVC)
90 minutes x 6 sessions (weekly will be facilitated using Zoom video conferencing services.
MONDAY aft/evenings in North America 20 May through 24 June (time zones given below facilitator information)
TUESDAYS in Australasia 21 May through 25 June
(11am to 12:30 pm in NZ — other time zones given below facilitator information)
There is no pre-requisite for this workshop.
What participants can expect on the course:
We will incorporate interactive exercises, self-reflection, small and large group discussion, and share some creative expressions on this theme – eg,readings, music, poetry, etc.
Through these sessions we invite you to
- engage in a supportive community where it is safe to discuss life and death
- explore/work with unfinished conversations with people who have died (for connection, peace)
- become more confident initiating conversations relating to one’s own death (trust, self-responsibility)
- develop capacity for offering authentic compassion and companionship for others who have experienced the death of someone
- become more accepting of one’s own mortality (empathy, peace)
- discover increased clarity about what really matters for your life
It is our hope and intention that you will come away uplifted from a renewed appreciation for life, companionship, and an expanded sense of capacity to care for yourself and others through meaningful conversations.
Topics for session include:
- Empathy for ourselves and others for what arises when we turn
our attention to death. - Unfinished conversations with people who have died
- Conversations we want to have before we die
- How do your beliefs about death shape your beliefs about Life?
Are they working for you? Do you want to keep these beliefs? - Grief and gratitude – how can Nonviolent Communication
facilitate our mourning and celebrations? - How will we move forward in life with awareness of death?
REQUEST: We invite you to register as soon as you have a YES! – Registration more than 2 weeks ahead brings us delight and energy as we anticipate our time together. Payment confirms your place.
Financial Request – 300.NZD. You may pay using PayPal or direct deposit to our NZ Bank account (full details on form). Credit Card payments can be made through PayPal.
TO REGISTER: Link to this FORM: https://forms.gle/L5QQQu5bwzdaKZwi9
Places are limited to 24 for this series. If you’re drawn and cost is a barrier, please contact us
For any queries, contact jean.mcelhaney@gmail.com or phone or WhatsApp Majida Jean (+64)22 192 3202 or Valerie (+64) 21 295 3979
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
Valerie and Majida Jean are Certified Trainers through the Center for Nonviolent Communication. They offer coaching, counselling and workshops to enhance connection, freedom, and new possibilities. They offered this workshop to glowing reviews in Christchurch in 2019.
Valerie lives in Christchurch, where she directs Reflections Threshold Singers, a group which provides trios to “make kindness audible,” at the bedsides of people in the last stages of life.
Majida Jean participated in a residential death doula training through Doorway into Light (Maui, Hawaii, USA). She is also an ordained interspiritual minister and a psychosynthesis guide, with experience in the field of trauma, mediation, and transforming difficult emotions.
MONDAY aft/evening in North America starting 20 May (through 24 June)
Honolulu 1:30 pm to 3 pm
Los Angeles 4:30 pm to 6 pm
Denver 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Chicago 6:30 pm to 8 pm
New York 7:30 pm to 9 pm
TUESDAY in Australasia starting 21 May (through 25 June)
Perth 7:30 am to 9 am
Adelaide 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane 9:30 am to 11 am
NZST 11:30 am to 1 pm