Do you find it challenging to express yourself honestly without fear of being judged or labeled?
Are you looking to create more cohesion and greater connection within your community, organization or family?
Are you frustrated by communication that seems to “force” you to think, behave or speak in ways that do not resonate with you?
Do you seek empowerment in addressing social justice issues like racism, xenophobia or discrimination in your community?
Nonviolent Communication provides the simple yet profound process of communication with honesty, integrity and compassionate empathy
Learn how to compassionately communicate and connect with yourself and others with Nonviolent Communication
My approach to NVC focuses on developing a deep awareness about what one is feeling and experiencing, emotionally. My practice is to support you, your family or organization to authentically and empathically voice those feelings and emotions, firstly to and for yourself and then others with whom you seek greater connection and clarity. Transitioning from “right - wrong, good - bad” paradigms to a language of universal needs enables me to support clients in making requests with dignity while staying true to respect – for oneself and others.
Nonviolent Communication can radically alter the way we interact with the world around us. Inner freedom, regardless of external circumstances is the result of learning and internalizing the process of NVC.
I would like us to create peace at three levels and have each of us to know how to do it. First, within ourselves. That is to know how we can be peaceful with ourselves when we’re less than perfect, for example. How we can learn from our limitations without blaming and punishing ourselves. If we can’t do that, I’m not too optimistic how we’re going to relate peacefully out in the world. Second, between people. Nonviolent Communication training shows people how to create peace within themselves and at the same time how to create connections with other people that allows compassionate giving to take place naturally. And third, in our social systems. To look out at the structures that we’ve created, the governmental structures and other structures, and to look at whether they support peaceful connections between us and if not, to transform those structures.
- Marshall Rosenberg -
