sharing the journey of Relationship, Embodiment, and Awakened Living
Alan Muskat with Steve Torma
The golden age was first; when man yet new
No rule but uncorrupted reason knew
And, with a native bent, did good pursue
Unforced by punishment, unawed by fear
His words were simple, and his soul sincere
Needless was written law, where none oppressed
The law of man was written in his breast
Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8 CE
Four times a year, the Center for Nonviolent Communication holds a 9-day training in Albuquerque, NM. Marshal Rosenberg, his wife Valentina, and two other trainers lead a residential immersion in NVC consciousness. My experience at the NVC Intensive this winter was the most significant experience of my life thus far, and I will share my revelations, stories, and photos. Hugh and Devin, attendees from Charlotte, will also be there. Steve will describe his experience of attending an intensive in September as well as our plans to create a similar event here in Asheville this fall (see here). Everyone will receive a copy of my typed up notes and collected resources.
Lucas Foglia
Beneath the veneer of civilization . . . lies not the barbarian and the animal, but the human in us who knows what is right and necessary for becoming fully human: birth in gentle surroundings, a rich nonhuman environment, juvenile tasks with simple tools, . . . play at being animals, . . . clan membership and small-group life, and the profound claims and liberation of ritual initiation and subsequent stages of adult mentorship. There is a secret person undamaged in each of us, aware of the validity of these conditions, sensitive to their right moments in our lives.