NVC & Boundaries

What a delicate human moment it is — the one in which someone says or receives a “no.”

“Can we make love?”
— No.
“Would you like to go for a coffee with me?”
— No.
“Would you like to work together?
— No.

It takes such vulnerability to voice a request — to courageously share your heart and its dreams. And it takes just as much courage to stay true to yourself, not to please the other at the cost of your own authenticity.

So often we end up saying yes when we actually mean no — because we’re afraid of losing connection, or because “it’s the right thing to do.”

This weekend is an exploration of those delicate moments — their depth, their vulnerability, and the dynamics they reveal.We’ll begin by discovering our own boundaries and what truly matters to us, since so much confusion and pain arise when we don’t even know where our boundaries are.

We’ll learn to say no in a way that is authentic, safe, and connecting. We’ll learn how to receive a no without betraying the vulnerability that comes with it. We’ll learn how to transform the moment of giving or receiving a no from a wall into the beginning of a meaningful dialogue — one where you can be you, and I can be me, together.

“Words are windows, or they’re walls.” — Marshall Rosenberg

Teaching Style
Expect minimum 50-70% practice and exercises, demonstrations and other interactive ways to engage, and the rest it’s gonna be theory.

Experience:
No previous experience it’s required, everyone is welcome. The exercises will allow deepening the NVC practice even when you already have experience with it.

Who is this for?
Space is limited to a group of 14 people. As we want to create a safe container to also explore our hurting parts, we would prefer people to join for the full weekend flow. If you can’t join the whole thing contact us and we’ll see if it’s fitting for you to join only one day or a part of the workshop.If you have already joined an Intro to NVC Workshop from Martina or Matthias you can probably skip Friday evening, though we’d rather you be present to connect with the group and warm up the practice again.

Price:
This event is neither charged, nor free.

We’re intending to create/ to play with a conscious systems-based approach to money and how it flows in between humans. We want resources to flow towards serving & nourishing life. As we are co-creating learning, developmental and healing spaces we want to care for what’s needed for people to attend as well as for what’s needed so that we can continue to co-create such spaces.

That’s why we’ll offer two systems of distributing (monetary) resources in between the people present in an attempt to make this event financially sustainable for everyone.

When:
6 -7 June 2026
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 - 17:30

Daily schedule:
Saturday
Arrival: Doors open 9:30
Morning Workshop / Practice space: 10-13
Lunch: 13 - 14:15
Afternoon Workshop / Practice space: 14:15 - 17:30

Sunday
Arrival: Doors open 9:30
Morning Workshop / Practice space: 10-13
Lunch: 13 - 14:15
Afternoon Workshop / Practice space: 14:15 - 16:00
Financial Co-Responsibility Circle: 16:15 - 17:30
Goodbyes: Until 18:30

We’ll have organic breaks to support us through the schedule.

Where:
Braschzeile 12-14, 14109 Berlin (Wannsee).

For this 2 days workshop, we’ll be able to gather in the privacy and calmness of a house in Wannsee. A large garden with solemn old trees offers the grounding and space needed to gently move into the vulnerability to meet ourselves and each other at our boundaries and in the pain of where they’ve been crossed. 

It’s possible to sleep on site for a limited amount of people, priority it’s given to who comes from out of town.

About the food:
Lunch will be prepared in advance, let us know of any special food allergies

Register:
To register, please fill this form.

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