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Jun
1
Thu
Summer Social @ Hotel Eldorado
Jun 1 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Summer Social @ Hotel Eldorado | Kelowna | British Columbia | Canada

Please feel free to stop by whenever you can and feel free to bring your spouse/partner or a guest that may be interested in learning more about our group.

Please RSVP Simone Brunton ([email protected]).

 

Jun
19
Mon
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @ Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster
Jun 19 @ 8:30 am – Jun 21 @ 4:30 pm
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @  Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster | New Westminster | British Columbia | Canada
Course Details:
This foundation course offers you effective and practical tools in collaborative conflict resolution. Through examination of the sources of conflict attitudes and beliefs, conflict styles, and the role of assumptions and emotions, you will gain an overview of conflict dynamics and collaboration strategies. This highly participatory course emphasizes self-awareness and understanding through structured exercises and simulations. A flash drive will be provided for you to record your simulation on the final day of the course. This course is equivalent to CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101). Students must take either CRES-1100 (formerly CCR100) or CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101) as a prerequisite for other required courses in the certificates.
Course Code: CRES-1100
Department: Centre for Conflict Resolution
Jun
21
Wed
Getting Started in Collaborative Divorce @ VanDusen Botanical Garden
Jun 21 – Jun 23 all-day

Getting Started in Collaborative Divorce
Introductory Training in the Collaborative Model of Dispute Resolution
Sponsored by the BC Collaborative Roster Society

When: June 21st to 23rd, 2017—9:00 am to 4:30 pm (three days)
Where: VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1

Who should attend: 

  • Family lawyers who want to transition to collaborative practice.
  • Mental health professionals and financial specialists who want to work in
  • the collaborative model of dispute resolution. The course will also be of
  • The course will also be of interest to those practitioners wishing to resolve disputes collaboratively under the Family Law Act.
    Credits: 21 hours of continuing legal education (CPD approval pending)
    Co-Chairs: Bev Churchill and Yuval Berger

Early Bird registration: (must register by May 1st, 2017) $1,200 plus GST for a total of $1,260

Regular registration: $1,300 plus GST for a total of $1,365

Cancellation Policy: There will be a $75 cancellation fee prior to June 14th, 2017. No cancellations will be accepted after June 14th, 2017.

Registration forms and questions can also be emailed to: [email protected]

Download: Click to download the PDF registration form

Jul
19
Wed
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @ Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster
Jul 19 @ 8:30 am – Jul 21 @ 4:30 pm
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @  Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster | New Westminster | British Columbia | Canada
Course Details:
This foundation course offers you effective and practical tools in collaborative conflict resolution. Through examination of the sources of conflict attitudes and beliefs, conflict styles, and the role of assumptions and emotions, you will gain an overview of conflict dynamics and collaboration strategies. This highly participatory course emphasizes self-awareness and understanding through structured exercises and simulations. A flash drive will be provided for you to record your simulation on the final day of the course. This course is equivalent to CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101). Students must take either CRES-1100 (formerly CCR100) or CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101) as a prerequisite for other required courses in the certificates.
Course Code: CRES-1100
Department: Centre for Conflict Resolution
Aug
14
Mon
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @ Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster
Aug 14 @ 8:30 am – Aug 16 @ 4:30 pm
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @  Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster | New Westminster | British Columbia | Canada
Course Details:
This foundation course offers you effective and practical tools in collaborative conflict resolution. Through examination of the sources of conflict attitudes and beliefs, conflict styles, and the role of assumptions and emotions, you will gain an overview of conflict dynamics and collaboration strategies. This highly participatory course emphasizes self-awareness and understanding through structured exercises and simulations. A flash drive will be provided for you to record your simulation on the final day of the course. This course is equivalent to CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101). Students must take either CRES-1100 (formerly CCR100) or CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101) as a prerequisite for other required courses in the certificates.
Course Code: CRES-1100
Department: Centre for Conflict Resolution
Aug
21
Mon
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @ Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster
Aug 21 @ 8:30 am – Aug 23 @ 4:30 pm
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution (3 Days) @  Justice Institute of BC - New Westminster | New Westminster | British Columbia | Canada
Course Details:
This foundation course offers you effective and practical tools in collaborative conflict resolution. Through examination of the sources of conflict attitudes and beliefs, conflict styles, and the role of assumptions and emotions, you will gain an overview of conflict dynamics and collaboration strategies. This highly participatory course emphasizes self-awareness and understanding through structured exercises and simulations. A flash drive will be provided for you to record your simulation on the final day of the course. This course is equivalent to CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101). Students must take either CRES-1100 (formerly CCR100) or CRES-1101 (formerly CCR101) as a prerequisite for other required courses in the certificates.
Course Code: CRES-1100
Department: Centre for Conflict Resolution
Sep
16
Sat
Dis-Solving Conflict from Within British Columbia – Living Peace Institute @ Rotary Centre for the Arts
Sep 16 @ 9:00 am – Sep 17 @ 5:00 pm
Dis-Solving Conflict from Within British Columbia - Living Peace Institute @ Rotary Centre for the Arts | Kelowna | British Columbia | Canada

Does Yoga have anything to do with conflict resolution?

Is there a mindfulness-based approach to conflict?

Can you transform conflict into an opportunity for growth and dialogue while discovering more about yourself?

If you are curious about the answers to the above questions, and would like to:

  • Learn a unique and simple, mindfulness-based conflict coaching tool;
  • Engage in a highly transformative Yoga practice;
  • Aquire meaningful tools for clear and compassionate conflict resolution then a Dis-Solving Conflict from Within special event in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia is for you!

Living Peace Institute is excited to invite you to a very special Dis-Solving Conflict from Within event, presented in partnership with Yogini, conscious mediator and collaborative lawyer, Aurora Johannson. This event will be held on Saturday and Sunday September 16-17, 2017 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC VIY6Z1 and includes three distinct and very exciting components:

1) a one-day Dis-Solving Conflict from Within seminar (on Saturday, September 16, 2017);

2) a unique Sattva Yoga journey, dedicated to deep exploration of conflict (Sunday morning, September 17, 2017); and

3) a 1-hour (highly discounted) conflict coaching session with Living Peace Institute’s founder, Henry Yampolsky (limited number of slots on Sunday, September 17, 2017).

Dis-Solving Conflict from Within is a unique, 4-step, mindful, conflict coaching tool which enables you to shift your focus from outside factors in conflict you cannot control, to your direct experience of conflict. Shifting your focus in conflict within is key to dis-solving conflict at its source and gaining clarity and deep compassion in dealing with your conflict partners.

Sattva Yoga is a deeply transformative practice from the heart of the Himalayas which combines meditation, intense breathing exercises, movement of bodies’ energies, devotional chanting and elements of martial arts.

You can register for all three components of the Dis-Solving Conflict from Within event and save for a special low price of $350 CAD per person. Early birds save even more! For those who register before August 22, 2017, the price for all three components of this event is only $300 CAD. You can purchase each of the components individually ($275 CAD for Dis-Solving Conflict from Within seminar; $25 CAD for a Sattva Yoga journey and $100 CAD for a one-on-one coaching session with Henry Yampolsky). Whatever you do, space is limited, so act soon!

Sep
19
Tue
OCFLG General meeting @ Kelowna Yacht Club
Sep 19 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

OCFLG General meeting at the Yacht Club Tuesday, September 19 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

Oct
20
Fri
Kelowna Rockets Hockey Game Suite @ Prospera Place
Oct 20 @ 7:05 pm – 10:00 pm
Kelowna Rockets Hockey Game Suite @ Prospera Place | Kelowna | British Columbia | Canada

For Okanagan Collaborative Family Law members, join us as the Rockets take on Portland.

Watch the action from the Game Suite.

Thanks to our hosts and sponsors Pushor Mitchell.

Contact Simone Burton for information.

Nov
4
Sat
Kelowna Wellness Fair – Booth @ Parkinson Rec Centre
Nov 4 – Nov 5 all-day
Kelowna Wellness Fair - Booth @ Parkinson Rec Centre | Kelowna | British Columbia | Canada

Members of the Okanagan Collaborative Family Law will staff a branded booth at the Fair.

The Kelowna Wellness Fair is enjoying its 7th year and brings in over 1500 attendees each year! Book soon for the best booth choices, and to ensure you don’t miss out as we typically fill up by August.

Exhibitors get a booth with dividers, table, chairs, access to electricity and online ad for one low price. They also enjoy our additional marketing opportunities such as Welcome Bags, Prize Table and Sponsorship Packages.

This is a great way to advertise directly to your target market and network with others in the industry. Registration and payment can be done quickly and easily right on our website!

Feeling low-energy lately? Wanting to get rid of some of the unhealthy products in your home? Looking for health information? This is the fair for you!

The Kelowna Wellness Fair is a popular annual fair that showcases health and wellness products and services. There are a huge array of vendors each year, from weight loss products to chiropractors, spiritual healers, counsellors, essential oils, massage therapists and so much more.

The fair is free to the public, with free welcome bags at the door and a prize table!