Awareness-Based Conflict Transformation

AWARENESS-BASED CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION

Date: June 12–16, 2026 (5 full days)

Location: Da Nang, Vietnam

Program Overview

We cannot eliminate conflict from life; it is an inevitable part of social interactions. Instead of viewing conflict as a sign of failure or fracture, see it as valuable "data" for transformation and deeper connection. Conflict reveals unmet needs, invisible power dynamics, and systemic tensions waiting to be understood and transformed.

When we avoid conflict, we inadvertently erode trust and cohesion. But when faced with awareness, conflict is no longer destruction; it becomes a powerful catalyst for individuals, families, and communities to transform, building a more sustainable and mature foundation for connection.

Why do we feel confused by conflict?

For many of us, conflict is something to avoid at all costs. Whether you are leading a team, a community, or trying to connect with family members, tension and conflict often leave us confused and fearful. We fear that speaking the truth will break relationships, or worry that we lack the skills to "stand firm" before the emotional storm that hits.

You may find yourself holding back in meetings, swallowing uncomfortable feelings during family conversations, or feeling stuck before community tensions. Without tools to understand our own reactions and not knowing how to "hold space" for others, we often accept surface harmony—a kind of "peace" that leaves us feeling isolated, exhausted, and disconnected. These dynamics create a loop where meaningful dialogue cannot happen, potential is suppressed, and the very conflict we try to avoid inadvertently erodes our most precious relationships.

About the "Awareness-Based Conflict Transformation" Course

We believe that conflict transformation requires flexibility and responsive feedback. This workshop does not follow a rigid methodology but offers an integrated, awareness-based practice that helps you navigate conflict at every level—from internal conflict to family, organizational, or social conflicts.

We combine an ecosystem of foundational psychological tools and approaches—including, but not limited to the methods below—to provide you with a comprehensive and flexible toolkit:

• Process-Oriented Psychology (Process Work): Developed by Dr. Arnold Mindell. Process Work is a holistic approach to psychotherapy drawing from multiple sources: quantum physics, Taoism, Jungian psychology, and Shamanism. It also provides practical methods for working in many areas of life such as inner work, unusual body symptoms, family, relationships, organizations, and between different groups/ethnicities/religions…
• Nonviolent Communication (NVC): Provides the language of empathy, honest observation, and the art of expressing needs to build authentic connections, even in high-tension environments.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS): Provides a compassionate understanding of our internal "parts" during conflict, helping us lead ourselves from stillness and clarity.
• The Satir Model: Uses systemic and humanistic principles to transform communication patterns, nurture self-esteem, and resolve tensions in families and organizations.

By being aware of our own rank and power, showing empathy, expressing our concerns, needs, and personal values transparently; setting boundaries respectfully, declining kindly, making clear requests, and proposing "win-win" solutions—we can transform destructive conflicts into constructive relationships, creating nurturing cooperation for everyone.

Over these 5 days, the workshop is not just theory but a place where we practice how to 'hold ourselves' so we are not swept away by anger or fear during clashes. You will learn to create environments where others feel safe enough to engage in dialogue with you; and most importantly, you will learn how to speak up—directly, clearly, but without damaging the relationship. That is how we turn everyday conflicts into opportunities to understand each other better.

Learning Outcomes

In this course, beyond theory, you will practice cultivating inner awareness and training essential practical skills for conflict transformation. After the program, we expect participants to be able to:

- Lead with Presence: Develop keen self-awareness to prevent impulsive personal reactions that could leave regrettable consequences, ensuring you have the sovereignty to make conscious decisions and choices in tense situations.

- Navigate Rank and Power: Build a nuanced understanding of power dynamics in relationships, allowing you to recognize and balance power structures in different contexts.

- Create Safety: Build psychologically safe environments where members and stakeholders feel safe to speak their truth.

- Transform Communication: Develop the ability to speak with clarity, empathy, and responsibility, proposing solutions that move dialogues forward instead of into deadlock.

Participation Fee

- For the Public: 600 USD (16,200,000 VND)

- For Members (Vcil Members): 500 USD (13,500,000 VND)

Learn about Membership and register here

This fee includes:
- Facilitator costs.
- Learning materials & logistics.
- Program design and organization costs, learning space.
- Accommodation during the program.
- Meals during the program.

This fee does not include:
- Transportation to the learning venue.
- Expenses outside program hours.

Registration

Registration link: https://luma.com/qjyr9eso

About the Program

This workshop is part of the learning system of Ecoversity for New Civilization (ENC) — an alternative university initiated by Vcil Community, aimed at nurturing transformation for individuals and social innovators.

Based on principles of regeneration and well-being, ENC provides a knowledge foundation, practical toolkit, and resource network to help learners deeply understand themselves, the world, and the complex challenges of our times.

From this foundation, learners are developed through specialized training programs and continuous support, helping each individual and community become agents of social, ecological, and economic regeneration in Vietnam and beyond.

Contact Information

- Facebook: Vcil Community or Vcil Travel School

- Phone/Zalo: 083243541 (Huy Hoang)

- Email: vcil.group@gmail.com