May 15 – June 13, 2027
Brave Conversation Dojo
A shared month of living, working, and practicing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in a small group.
Additional guides for the month: Yeji Cheon, Cihan Boz, and Oren Chazan (Montino host).
About Martina Pesce
NVC trainer, neuroscience background
Martina's focus is practice and embodiment, with small pieces of theory that can land in the body and in daily life.
About Matthias Flury
NVC trainer
Matthias brings steady presence and care for honest conversation, with a strong grounding in teaching and supporting NVC practice.
We are hosting Brave Conversation Dojo at Montino: a shared month of living, working, and practicing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in a small group. We'll share meals, shared rhythms, and daily practice, surrounded by views of the forest, the mountains and the lake.
What to expect
We'll live together in shared and private rooms, cook and eat together, and build a small community. The sessions mix clear teaching with practice, including role plays, conflict support, and embodiment work.
We'll also bring in a few additional lenses:
- 🌍 Cultural differences
- 🤝 Attachment styles
- 🧘 Body and movement
- 🎁 An invitation to share your own gifts: participants can share a skill, practice, or passion with the group.
Outside the sessions, we'll keep space for rest and exploration: hikes in the hills, lake days, Italian cooking, and time together at home.
The Format
Weeks 1–2
Intro, May 15–28. Foundations of NVC: feelings, needs, empathy, observation, and requests. Ends with a graduation ceremony on May 28.
Weeks 3–4
Intermediate, May 29 – June 13. Deeper practice: vulnerable honesty, dilemmas, guilt, saying no with care, and moving beyond opinions.
Full month
The whole journey, with a discount for staying.
Schedule (current plan)
The program might still change. Most weekday sessions run 16:00–19:00. Weekend sessions are typically 10:00–13:00 and 15:00–18:00. Mornings are free.
Week 1 (May 15–21)
Sat 15
Arrival + evening welcome
Sun 16
The Jackal + Feelings
Tue 18
Empathy
Wed 19
Observation
Thu 20
Needs
Fri 21
Break day
Week 2 (May 22–28)
Sat 22
Requests 1 + 2
Sun 23
Community day
Mon 24
Empathic support systems (break day)
Tue 25
Self-connection
Wed 26
Connecting in conflict
Thu 27
Break day + Q&A
Fri 28
Gratitude + Mourning + Graduation ceremony (for Weeks 1–2)
Week 3 (May 29 – June 4)
Sat 29
Departures + new arrivals
Sun 30
Vulnerable honesty + refining empathy
Tue 1
Dilemma: the art of being torn
Wed 2
Guilt
Thu 3
Q&A / practice session
Fri 4
Break day
Week 4 (June 5–13)
Sat 5
Expressing no in giraffe / boundaries
Sun 6
Break / community day
Tue 8
The beauty of the need
Wed 9
Going beyond opinions
Thu 10
Q&A / practice session
Fri 11
Break day
Sat 12
Mourning + community afternoon and evening
Sun 13
Departure
Everything your stay includes
Included in your stay: Your room, shared meals, welcome and farewell dinners, pickup and drop-off. All house facilities: sauna, hot tub, yoga studio, coworking space, cosy living room, big garden, shared kitchen.
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Everything your stay includes
- Private or shared room
- Sheets, towels, soaps
- Weekly room cleaning by request
- Fast internet 250/50
- Co-working and meetings spaces
- Coffee and tea
- Fully-equipped kitchen with all amenities
- Basic pantry and breakfast ingredients
- Laundry machine
- Community-organized dinners
- All community activities
- Daily yoga
- Gym area
- Sauna and hot tub
- TV, board games and musical instruments
- Garden with outdoor seating, hammocks and fire pit
- Giveaway corner of free clothes and goods
- Pick up and drop-off from Verbania on your first and last day
- Meaningful connections
Duration and prices
Duration: 2–4 weeks: Weeks 1–2, Weeks 3–4, or the full month
Price: To be announced. Join the early access list to be the first to hear prices and confirmed spots.
Getting to Montino
Montino Coliving is in Alpe Manegra, Piedmont, Italy, above Lake Maggiore. The most common way to get to Montino is to land at Milan Malpensa (MXP) airport, then take the shuttle or train to Verbania. We provide pick-up and drop-off from Verbania.
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