Iris Bawidamann
In 2013, Iris met Robert in person and later joined his two-year Euro-Life program—first as a participant and then three more times as an assistant and organizer. Robert and Iris have collaborated for about 10 years before Robert´s passing and over the years, Living Compassion became part of Iris´ daily practice.
Iris is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication and has been passing on Living Compassion in seminars and long-term learning spaces for many years. She also facilitates dyad meditation retreats Awakening to Life Intensives (in the lineage of Robert Gonzales and Robert Krzisnik). Participants often appreciate her calm presence, clarity, and the way she holds depth with choice.
Is it possible to feel good when I’m not feeling well?
Can I find stability and guidance from within when the world gets crazy?
How can I strive for acceptance and still disagree with the way things are?
Living Compassion creates a loving layer around whatever is happening in the moment. It tries to see everything as life energy and to accept all experiences beyond our judgments. Instead of resisting life, we surrender to its flow and truly experience it. This means practicing surrender and acceptance instead of giving up and resisting—both on the meditation cushion and in everyday life.
In this course we will dive into:
- Doorways to Spirit – without dogma or Guru
- The beauty of Needs
- Living Authenticity
- Cultivating the Compassionate Observer
- Acceptance is not Resignation
- Liberating Life Energy in Suffering
- Living Compassion in everyday Life
If you would like to prepare for the course or deepen the topics during the course you might want to read into Robert Gonzales‘ book “The Spirituality of Nonviolent Communication – A Course in Living Compassion” (published in 2022) or „The spiritual Path of Nonviolent Communication – Living with Compassion, Connection & Understanding“ (published in 2026).
Reading the book(s), however, is not a prerequisite for the course. I recommend it, but I will summarize the chapters at the beginning of each evening. Through shared practice and exchange, we will delve deeper into the spirituality of NVC.
Knowledge and practice of NVC is recommended and helpful, yet the course is designed in a way that participants with all levels of NVC can profit from it.
If you have any questions about content or format please reach out via
e-mail: hallo@klarweit.de
whats app: 0049 (0)173 7607463 or
phone: 0049 (0)173 7607463
Facilitator Profile
My first encounter with Living Compassion was in 2011. Back then I was new to Nonviolent Communication and just beginning to explore what it means to feel and to listen to needs from the inside. A weekend workshop on The Living Energy of Needs, based on Robert Gonzales’ work, changed something fundamental for me. Suddenly, my emotions were no longer “too much” or something to manage — they became meaningful signals. And needs were no longer a concept; they began to feel like a living inner resource I could return to, again and again.
In 2013 I met Robert in person for the first time, and his presence and teaching had a profound impact on my life and practice. I joined his two-year Euro-Life program first as a participant, and later three more times as an assistant and organizer. For many years I collaborated with Robert regularly and over time his way of working became part of my everyday life — not only something I “understood,” but something I learned to live.
For the past years, I have been sharing Living Compassion in seminars and long-term learning spaces. I’m a CNVC Certified Trainer and one of the facilitators who offer the dyad meditation retreats Awakening to Life Intensives, in the lineage of Robert Gonzales and Robert Kržišnik.
Participants often appreciate my calm presence, my clarity and structure, and the way I hold depth with choice — creating a space where difficult inner material can be met with honesty, compassion, and self-responsibility (without pressure, and without promises).
At my organisation KLARWEIT, I’m co-founder and managing director, responsible for strategic direction — an “eagle” with vision and heart. In my personal life, I love my garden, improv theatre, and creative craft projects.
If you are looking for a grounded, experienced companion to explore the spirituality of Nonviolent Communication as an embodied practice, I’d be happy to meet you in this course.
If you have any questions about content or format please reach out via
e-mail: hallo@klarweit.de
whats app: 0049 (0)173 7607463 or
phone: 0049 (0)173 7607463
Format
7 evenings, biweekly, online (Zoom)
Termin(e)
13. April
27. April
11. May
25. May
08. June
22. June
06. July
The dates don’t work for you? You have 2 options:
1/ You can watch the recordings of the sessions and practice with an other participant outside the live sessions
2/ You drop us a quick note to hallo@klarweit.de that you are interested in the course, but not available this time and we will inform you when the next course is out.
Zeit
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm CEST
12:30 pm to 3:00pm EDT
Ort
Online on Zoom (all 7 sessions are live sessions).
The sessions will be recorded, so if you miss a session you can watch it later. By registering, you agree to these recordings.
Recordings will be made in speaker view. This means you will only be visible if you speak in the full group while your camera is on. Your voice will be recorded whenever you speak in the large group.
Practice sessions in small groups are not recorded.
If you’d like to speak in the large group with your camera on without being recorded, please let one of the assistants know. We can pause the recording for your sharing. You’re also always welcome to use the chat for questions and sharings.
Voraussetzung
Openess and curiosity to explore your inner self and rediscover your essence. Previous experience in Nonviolent Communication will deepen your experience of the course, yet the course is designed in a way that you can also follow with out.
Kosten
290€ (roughly 335$)
For english-only speakers: since our payment check-out is in German, you can also simply send the fee via PayPal to hallo(a)klarweit.de. If possible, choose „friends or family“ option, to avoid large fees. Please put you name, post-adress and email-adress in the notes field, so we can send you an invoice.
In case you encounter problems with the payment or need another way of payment, please reach out at hallo@kklarweit.de.
Alternative Termine
Iris Bawidamann
In 2013, Iris met Robert in person and later joined his two-year Euro-Life program—first as a participant and then three more times as an assistant and organizer. Robert and Iris have collaborated for about 10 years before Robert´s passing and over the years, Living Compassion became part of Iris´ daily practice.
Iris is a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication and has been passing on Living Compassion in seminars and long-term learning spaces for many years. She also facilitates dyad meditation retreats Awakening to Life Intensives (in the lineage of Robert Gonzales and Robert Krzisnik). Participants often appreciate her calm presence, clarity, and the way she holds depth with choice.
Weiterführende Seminare
