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Sophia Tara
Hosted by Sophia Tara
Date: | March 30, 2014 |
Start time: | 1:00 p.m. (NZDT) |
End time: | 3:00 p.m. (NZDT) |
Address: |
Trinity Union Church Hall Avenue Newtown Wellington Wellington 6021 New Zealand |
Donations graciously accepted. |
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About this Death Cafe
The launch of the 1st ever Death Cafe in Wellington, and only the 2nd ever to be held in New Zealand. We will provide a safe, agenda-free space to dialogue about death and life over tea, cake and learning that Death is the Great Adventure and not to be feared.
These conversations will be free from ideology. We will adhere to the Death Cafe principle not to lead participants towards any conclusion about life, death or life after death, apart from their own thoughts.
We welcome everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, faith, creed, ethnicity, disability or any other humanade condition. Our conversations will be accessible and respectful to all participants. These conversations will be empathic and compassionate to support everyone in expressing themselves within a safe, non-judgemental sacred space.
Here is a place where people can come to experience connection to one another in sharing their fears about death, and their joys about life. It is a celebration to living and dying as a natural cycle of all existence, while building strong fearless communities.
About Sophia Tara
Sophia is Executive Director and founder of the Centre for Compassionate Communication NZ She also initiated and founded the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) grassroots movement in NZ's capital city and the Wellington Region.
She is an experienced Compassionate Communication trainer, and has facilitated workshops over many years on Grief and Mourning, Guilt and Shame, Anger and Depression, to help mitigate the changing landscape of life's trials, tribulations and unexpressed grief. This personal and/or family loss may be due to the death of a beloved family member or friend, a cherished pet, separation, divorce, children leaving home, bullying, loss or change of residence, redundancy, business liquidation or bankruptcy.
Sophia has facilitated workshops on Self-Compassion, Empathy & Compassion for others and the larger framework of 'Transforming Planetary Despair' exploring and "Feeling the pain of the world" repressed fear, isolation and despair for our global future.
She has also facilitated the exploration of grief and despair revealed within the constellation of profound feelings, unmet values and needs, while allowing transient feelings to flow within-without. To "come alive" and reconnect with joy, courage and grace to the beauty, wonder, and inter-connectedness of all Life, with hope for tomorrow. The Elm Dance of Hope reflects this inner unity.
Sophia believes peace begins within each person and NVC offers tools, enabling us to make a paradigm shift in consciousness, from living in a culture of violence and fear, towards a Culture of Peace, Compassion and Empathy.
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