Accompanying Strong Emotions with Resonant Language

TBD

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Online

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$200

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Do people seem more edgy and argumentative these days? Would you like your own inner voice to be nurturing and supportive during challenging moments? Are you eager to support the emotional well-being of the people around you during these high-stress times? Could you use some easy-to-learn tools to help calm things down without using punishment or fear? Tools you could readily employ to mitigate conflict between students, dispel tension during customer service interactions, reduce workplace friction, and intentionally minimize stress with your family and friends? 

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this interactive online Resonant Language workshop will offer you many tools to move toward your goals.

Participants will learn practical strategies for helping calm strong emotions in ourselves and others. Together, we’ll delve into verbal and somatic strategies to move away from brittle reactivity and into resilient responsiveness. You will leave this course with an understanding of how neuroscience and resonant language can help strengthen harmony and authentic connection.

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About Accompanying Strong Emotions with Resonant Language

  • Improve your ability to self-regulate
  • Strengthen your self-empathy
  • Learn how to teach empathy to others–even children and teens
  • Increase your tolerance of strong emotions so that you can move beyond being triggered yourself
  • Experiment with verbal and somatic strategies to de-escalate strong emotions during conflict
  • Gain confidence in your ability to manage strong emotions in diverse situations

We will explore:

  • practical things to do and say to help people calm down
  • how whatever is happening makes sense and can be worked with
  • sources of trauma and what happens in our brains and bodies when trauma is activated
  • the practical power of Resonant Language

These tools are easily learned and can have immediate results.

This program is designed to benefit:

  • People who work with youth (childcare providers, ed techs, educators, school counselors, school administrators, social workers, teachers)
  • Frontline workers
  • People who work in service industries
  • Municipal workers
  • Parents/guardians

Photo of Peggy Smith

Peggy Smith

International Center for Nonviolent Communication Certified Trainer

Maine Nonviolent Communication Network Co-Founder

Program Details

Participants will benefit from having a copy of Your Resonant Self Workbook, by Sarah Peyton (Norton Press).  Please consider sourcing from a local bookstore.

Dates & Times

  • TBD

Modality

This dynamic, participatory program will be offered synchronously via Zoom—you’ll need access to a stable internet connection. This is NOT a pre-recorded program.

We recommend becoming familiar with Zoom before the program begins, as tutorials are not included in our programs. You can find tutorials and other information about using Zoom at support.zoom.com.

25 participants

Certificates

Certificate of Completion is available upon request.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

6 hours / 0.6 CEUs

UMaine Professional and Continuing Education is committed to providing access to our services and programs for people with disabilities. If you need accommodation(s) to attend and/or participate in a program, please contact us.

Request a Custom Program

Every organization faces different challenges, goals, and opportunities. And unique needs sometimes require a customized professional development program.

UMaine Professional and Continuing Education can help you find and develop a program tailored to your employees, team members, or organization. 

Ready to create a program workshop for your team? Submit a custom program request form and get started today.

Questions?

Email um.continuinged@maine.edu