Joyful Connections: A Compassionate Communication Training for Families 

Friday, February 7th – 7pm – 9pm – Intro for Parents
Saturday, February 8th – 10am – 3pm – For Families *
(with a lunch break – bring your own lunch)

* Rather than setting an age limit, parents can decide if their kids will be able and willing to
actively participate in communication activities and games. A full range of children is welcome!

Open Way Center – 702 Brooks Ave. – Missoula

Join us for a chance to enjoy hands-on learning focused on developing respectful, authentic, and compassionate communication within your family.  This workshop will be a fun, playful way for families to learn to:

• Avoid obstacles to effective communication
• Offer and receive authentic gratitude
• Make family time more FUN
• Work with family conflicts in the moment

$40 per person – Add to Cart
$70 per couple – Add to Cart
$85 for the whole family – Add to Cart

6 CEUs for this class if you are a LCSW, LCPC, LMFT or LAC

For more information contact Patrick: (406)443-3439 • e-mail

*Based on the Nonviolent Communication model, as developed by Marshall Rosenberg.  If you want to prepare for this class, we invite you to read his book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life.  You can find this book at cnvc.org, the Jeanette Rankin Peace Center, through Patrick Marsolek, at Hastings, and at other local bookstores.

About the trainers:
Patrick Marsolek works with businesses, individuals and families on how to communicate effectively and compassionately and how to access untapped resources for growth and effectiveness. He is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and the author of “A Joyful Intuition” and “Transform Yourself: A self-hypnosis manual.”  Find out more at: http://www.InnerWorkingsResources.com   

Aimee Ryan is a Nonviolent Communication Trainer Candidate with the Center for Nonviolent Communication.  She has studied with Marshall Rosenberg, and was a participant at a 9-day residential NVC training for Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank. Aimee is also the Executive Director of the Montana World Affairs Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing global awareness opportunities to Montana communities and schools.