Live Offerings
Self-Empathy: Self-Care for Personal Growth - 8 Week Series (Live Video conferencing or Self-paced)
Saturdays 10:00am - 12:00pm Pacific Time, January 11 - March 8
This course is for anyone who would like to cultivate a grounded sense of confidence and self-care using practical tools.
Schedule A Private Session With An MCD Companion
One-to-one support for learning Mindful Compassionate Dialogue (MCD)
15-Minute Guided Meditation of Loving Kindness
Offered as a gift— Join Elia Sundays at 8am PDT
Cultivate Thriving and Resilience: Stay grounded in challenging times (Live Video conferencing or Self-paced)
Saturdays, 10am - 12pm PDT (7:30pm GMT/UTC +0), April 27 - June 22
Let's stay grounded together in these challenging times.
For Men: Facilitated Empathy Practice Group (In-Person, Portland OR)
Join with other men to learn this essential relationship skill of listening from the heart
Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00pm, September 28 - November 16
Going Deeper: 9 Foundations for an Integrated Sense of Self (Video Conferencing)
Cultivating the nine foundations allows you to access skills when you need them most and count on them as your natural response.
Saturdays 10am-12pm PDT&PST, September 2 - November 18
Interrupting to Connect: Practice Group Series - 90 min (Live Video Conferencing)
Discover skillful interrupting and how it supports connection
June 9 & 23, July 7 & 21 3:30 - 5:00pm PT
For Men: Facilitated Empathy Practice Group (In-Person, Portland OR)
Thursdays, April 6-May 25, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Needs-based Negotiation: Staying Grounded in Conflict and Making Effective Agreements starting July 10, 2020 (Video Conferencing or Self-Paced)
Do you want confidence that you can engage in successful negotiation with others while staying connected to your own needs and respecting another's needs? Join us for this eight-week online series.
Life-Serving Boundaries Starting June 20, 2020 (Video Conferencing or Self-Paced)
Setting boundaries is about being firmly grounded what works for you. It means making conscious decisions about how you will relate to another or behave in a particular situation.
Bringing Light to Shame Starting May 23, 2020 (Video Conferencing or Self-Paced)
You are ready to gain confidence that you can work with shame when it comes up for you. You want to learn practical tools for moving through shame to the vulnerable feelings underneath and then identify and take action on the needs to which shame is pointing.
Transforming and Managing Reactivity Starting April 18, 2020 (Video Conferencing or Self-Paced)
Learn specific and concrete tools for managing reactivity in yourself and meeting reactivity in others. Begin to transform your inner dialogue to one of inner clarity and self-compassion.
Drop-In Skills Practice Group on March 2, 2020
Come spend an evening practicing Mindful Compassionate Dialogue in this drop-in practice group! Our topic is: Competency #3: Honest Expression. We will have an evening of structured exercises for you to practice with others.
Drop-In Skills Practice Group on February 3, 2020
Come spend an evening practicing Mindful Compassionate Dialogue in this drop-in practice group! Our topic is: Competency #2: Empathy. We will have an evening of structured exercises for you to practice with others.
SOLD OUT - Couples Workshop: Embodied Communication through Partner Yoga on January 18th (Portland, OR)
You enjoy your relationship with your romantic or acroyoga partner and you want to continue to build a foundation of connection and good communication. You value physical play and building trust in new ways. Join us for this half-day workshop that integrates communication skills and partner acro yoga.
SOLD OUT - Drop-In Skills Practice Group on January 6, 2020
Come spend an evening practicing Mindful Compassionate Dialogue in this drop-in practice group! Our topic is: Competency #1: Appreciation. We will have an evening of structured exercises for you to practice with others.
SOLD OUT - Empowered Communication: Making Requests on November 2, 2019 (Portland, OR)
Asking for what you need in a direct and specific way can be very vulnerable and challenging. In this one day workshop, you will have an opportunity to build confidence and skill in making requests.
SOLD OUT - How to Communicate Effectively & Resolve Conflict: Introductory Series Beginning September 10, 2019 (Portland, OR)
This class series is for anyone who would like more confidence in effective communication and resolving conflict. In this series you will have the opportunity to learn and practice essential communication skills like: empathic listening, identifying core values/needs, making requests, setting boundaries, repairing hurt, & negotiating agreements. With these skills resolving conflict becomes a specific and predictable process.
Small Mentoring Group Series - Six Week Series Beginning August 8, 2019 (Portland, OR)
This course is for anyone who has taken two or more classes or weekend workshops with LaShelle and would like to refine your skills and make Mindful Compassionate Dialogue a natural part of life. This will be a small group of six to eight participants. This series will be a combination of skills practice and deeper work that will allow you access your skills in the most challenging moments.
Life Serving Boundaries On July 27, 2019 (Portland, OR)
Setting boundaries isn't just about what you want to keep out. It's about seeing a situation clearly and learning to decide what's truly nourishing for you in a particular context and being able to negotiate with others about that. This class series is for anyone who would like to learn to set boundaries from a place of self-connection.
Empathic Listening - Eight Week Series Beginning July 26, 2019 (Video Conferencing or Self-Paced)
This series will give you an opportunity to learn to listen from the heart. You will learn to connect to another's experience without losing yourself.
May Basic Skills Monthly Practice Group on May 20, 2019 (Portland, OR)
Come spend an evening practicing Mindful Compassionate Dialogue in drop-in practice group! Our topic is: Thriving: Brainstorming Strategies for Difficult to Meet Needs. We will have an evening of structured exercises for you to practice with others.
Attachment Theory and Relationship Skills - Eight Week Series Beginning March 29, 2019 (Video Conferencing or Self-Paced)
This series will help you understand how the psychological system of attachment impacts your relationships and how you can take action to cultivate relationship skills that build emotional security in personal relationships.
March Basic Skills Monthly Practice Group March 18, 2019 (Portland, OR) - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Pre-requisites for this monthly drop-in practice group are that you’ve taken an introductory workshop with Wise Heart, an introduction to NVC with another trainer, or you have read Marshall Rosenberg’s book and have started to practice in your own life.
SOLD OUT - Advanced Series: Needs Negotiation and Secure Differentiation - Eight-Week Series Beginning March 7, 2019 (Portland, OR)
This series is for individuals who have taken two or more classes with me in the past and have a regular meditation/mindfulness practice.
SOLD OUT - February Basic Skills Monthly Practice Group on February 18, 2019 (Portland, OR)
Pre-requisites for this monthly drop-in practice group are that you’ve taken an introductory workshop with Wise Heart, an introduction to NVC with another trainer, or you have read Marshall Rosenberg’s book and have started to practice in your own life.