Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: 1st question: NVC trainers who understand cohousing?

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Mar 12, 2024, at 4:31 PM, Diana Leafe Christian <diana [at] ic.org> wrote:
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> Does anyone know of an NVC trainer experienced in intentional communities, 
> especially cohousing?  That is, experienced in how NVC is and can be 
> taught—and used effectively—in cohousing or other intentional communities? 
> I'm working as a consultant with a cohousing community and I want to 
> recommend a community-experienced NVC trainer for them. I first thought of 
> Miki Kashtan as I know she's familiar with ICs and has taught several (or 
> many?) but I  believe she now lives abroad and is unavailable. Thank you in 
> advance for anyone you can recommend! Thank you! 

Jerry Koch-Gonzales would be first on my list. He’s been doing NVC for decades 
and lived in Pioneer Valley Cohousing, now Cherry Hill Cohousing, for years. 
The added value, of course, is that he is a leading sociocracy expert and 
trainer.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
"Behavior is determined by the prevailing form of decision making." Gerard 
Endenburg