Mondays, November 4th - December 9th, 2024
8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Check your local time here.
(6 Days, 6 Sessions for the Personal Liberation Program)
and/or
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Check your local time here.)
(6 Days, 6 Sessions for the Coaching/Accompanying Program)
Look at how much fun we have online! :-)
“The Compass” is Arnina Kashtan’s unique methodology which synthesizes practices from Nonviolent Communication, The Work of Byron Katie, and Inner Child work with Arnina’s own discoveries, insights, and tools to support you in moving beyond old patterns of guilt, shame, anger, and fear…into freedom and an untapped celebration of who you really are, while influencing and accompanying others in their liberation journeys.
The first session of each day will be a structured review and deepening of The Compass foundations. The second session of each day will be focused on coaching practice and guidance. Enrollment options include the series of first sessions, second sessions, or both. Enrollment in both meets The Compass Coach Certification requirement for retreat attendance.
The Compass experience is so unique that it’s challenging to put into words, especially on a screen. You might get a felt sense of it by watching:
our community song (2 mins)
an alumni testimonial (1.5 mins)
an alumni testimonial (3 mins)
a compilation of moments from an in-person retreat (2 mins - in Spanish w/English subtitles)
“I offer you a deep, radical process of Truth, Compassion, and Courage, to uncover the essence of your Being and Presence while transforming your personal, familial, and professional relationships in unprecedented ways.” ~ Arnina Kashtan
Discovering the hidden root of your suffering by understanding the collective conditioning leading to it
Accessing your authentic core and experiencing a new sense of Presence in the world
Transforming painful, non-serving thinking into compassionate consciousness
Healing old wounds, scars, painful contracts, and inner voices
Ending the “double life” by removing your masks so you can be who you really are and support others in seeing their own true self
Discovering the acquired identity with which you show up in the world versus what you’ve hidden deep inside, even from yourself
Dissolving “The Vow” that keeps you stuck
Learning how to quickly recover when you temporarily fall back into old patterns
Awakening into a larger field of awareness by understanding the influence of systems around us and igniting new strategies and ways of being
November 4, 2024: Introduction and foundations
The 3 intentions as the vision we are moving towards
Orienting to the work through actual capacity: shoulds, triangles, and star of life
November 11, 2024: Capacity: Understanding and building a foundation for compassion
How our current capacity is mediated by patriarchal conditioning
Introduction to the values: the 4 keys of The Compass
Mechanisms that function to keep us where we are: The Three Powers, Cement and Glue
November 18, 2024: Anchoring compassion in practice
Developing choice by recognizing active narratives
Increasing inner freedom: Transforming judgments into needs
Finding choice within relationships: Conscious Relationship Triangle
November 25, 2024: Unraveling the patriarchal bind
Recognizing conditioning through patterns
Bringing awareness and increasing freedom through the seven gates
Awakening questions to create agreements that bridge the abyss from here to where we long to be
December 2, 2024: Deepening acceptance: Personal patterns, Self-Compassion
Cultivating self-compassion through seeing more clearly the greater whole of which we are all a part of
Review & deepening integration of gates 6 and 7 – Accept, Love
December 9, 2024: Q&A / Closing Circle
Arnina will be offering a thorough review and a deepening into The Compass content with plenty of spaciousness for...
Q&A's
Deep discussion
Dyad practices
Small group activities
Coaching sessions
Guided reflection/journaling
Poetry and more...
The Compass Online Retreat is divided into two modalities of learning and deepening the methodology, according to your area of interest: Personal Liberation and Coaching/Accompanying.
This modality is for those who want to learn from The Compass, experience it, and integrate it into their lives on a deep level. Aimed at anyone who seeks to know more about themselves, heal emotional wounds, and transform and create authentic and caring relationships.
This is the more intensive modality, for those who have participated in an online course or residential retreat. Regardless of whether you already work as a coach or therapist, wish to start this journey, or simply want to support others in your life, this modality will open up new horizons to be able to integrate the tool and open the possibility to share it with others.
Note: Enrollment options include the series of first sessions, second sessions, or both. Enrollment in both meets The Compass Coach Certification requirement for retreat attendance. The Compass Certification Requirements include participation in two years of the coaching/accompanying track, one retreat, written personal reflections of experience integrating The Compass, a summary of coaching experiences, and acts of care for the community. This program is evolving each year and details will be offered at the end of the intensive for those considering this path.
This online program is being offered on a sliding scale which is a tool for building economic justice. If implemented effectively, it creates a more equitable, diverse, and sustainable community we all benefit from. Please click here to help you find your location on the scale considering your access to resources.
Personal Liberation Track (8:30 - 10:15 a.m. PT on Mondays, November 4 - December 9, 2024)
Sliding Scale before October 10th: $400 - $700
Sliding Scale after October 10th: $500 - $800
Combo Track: Personal Liberation Sessions + Coaching/Accompanying Sessions
(8:30 - 12:30 a.m. PT on Mondays, November 4 - December 9, 2024)
Sliding Scale before October 10th: $650 - $1,050
Sliding Scale after October 10th: $800 - $1,200
Coaching/Accompanying Track (for those who have completed the personal track)
(10:45 a.m - 12:30 p.m. PT on Mondays, November 4 - December 9, 2024)
Sliding Scale before October 10th: $500 - $800
Sliding Scale after October 10th: $600 - $900
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ideally before October 10th! ;)
We are aiming to care for both accessibility and sustainability needs with our sliding scale structure. If contributing within the scale is an obstacle to your participation due to financial hardship, we welcome a conversation about payment plans, partial scholarships, and other ways of contributing. For those able to contribute beyond the scale, your generosity supports not only your journey but also ensures the inclusivity and sustainability of this liberating learning journey for others.
If you have any questions or requests, please don't hesitate to reach out to Heather Austin, 'The Compass' Lover, Coordinator, and Facilitator. Heather4Compass@nglcommunity.org. Thank you! 🙂
“My sister Arnina puts together so much — systemic perspective, compassion for trauma, deep understanding about how humans function, and more — into a comprehensive, deep, and fully accessible framework that supports dramatic shifts in the experience of being alive. I see it as a potent approach for how to take steps in the direction of restoring choice. I highly recommend it to anyone who has a passion for freedom.” ~ Miki Kashtan
“The compass course is vital to anyone serious about transcending trauma and/or becoming certified as a trainer of nonviolent communication (NVC).” ~ Monica Espinoza
“Arnina’s depth, skills, sense of humor, and ability to articulate so many nuances so clearly are a gift for anyone seeking greater inner peace, freedom, and a kinder relationship with oneself and others.” ~ Kristi Dee Doden
“Integrating the principles and practices of The Compass into my daily life has increased my capacity to be the change I want to see in the world. My heart is full of gratitude for the incredibly valuable and deeply meaningful gifts that Arnina shares with such grace and compassion and I’m grateful also for the community that participates in and enhances the learning. What a nourishing experience of shared humanity The Compass has and continues to be.” ~ Heather Austin
“Having more clarity on the personal, familial, and social contracts I unconsciously accepted, helps me feel more welcoming and curious towards myself and others. More often than before, I feel less impatient with myself, less resentful towards others, and more empowered to act from choice and mutual care.” ~ Fernanda Cecin
“Arnina builds a space where I feel at home to share personal, parental, and relational matters. The way she unravels the themes the participants bring, and the compassionate light she sheds on them, boost my inner power and my capacity to be compassionate towards myself and others. She promotes an awareness that helps me operate beyond the right/wrong paradigm and to be more and more in choice of my actions.” ~ Grace Deckers
“I feel more free, more alive, more motivated and empowered.” ~ Claudia Sánchez
“I appreciate the way individual experiences are used to create a structure for teaching universally. I am newly aware of choices there are in how I speak to myself, and even though it is a momentous challenge to change, I am hopeful in going forward.” ~ Marge Margulies
“I so appreciate what I got to know about myself and my core beliefs. I needed to learn to accept, to understand, to be, and to love. Paradoxically, it is so freeing! My core beliefs are no longer my enemies, more like old (and sometimes dear) friends.” ~ Paula Rossi