NVC Beginner's Pathway

NVC Beginner's Pathway

The Beginner’s Pathway offers a clear starting point for anyone new to Nonviolent Communication. This curated set of resources introduces the core ideas of NVC in a simple, accessible way, helping you build confidence with concepts like observations, feelings, needs, and requests while beginning to apply them in everyday life. Seasoned learners are also welcome to use this pathway as a gentle refresher.

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NVC Beginner's Pathway
  • On Self-Empathy: An Exploration of Connecting to our Needs

    Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer and Mark Schultz: What is self-empathy? Mary Mackenzie leads you on an exploration of self-empathy through an exercise that will show you how you can easily connect more deeply with your needs.

    Keywords:

    - exercises/practices
    - giraffe and jacka...

  • Fundamentals of NVC: An Exploration of the Basics: 8 Session Course

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    Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer:
    Feeling frustrated about the stress that is present in your life and in your relationships?

    Then consider the following: the way you speak – and how you hear others – significantly impacts the joy and stress you experience in each of your relationships.

    I...

  • Unappreciated is NOT a Feeling

    Rachelle Lamb, Certified NVC Trainer: Unappreciated, Judged, Disrespected, Offended, Manipulated ... people use these words to describe feelings but these are all words that describe interpretations instead. They're also words that get people's backs up. Talk about unproductive! The solution? Dev...

  • NVC LIfe Hacks 11: Effective Requests

    Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer: Underlying much of our communication is a request: when we say something, we're usually expecting something else — perhaps something subtle — in return. Let's look at how to make requests clearer and more do-able, avoiding the pitfall of demands.

    Key...

  • Reframing OFNR (Observation, Feelings, Needs, and Requests) for the Workplace

    Dian Killian, Certified NVC Trainer: Listen in as Dian presents the Four Steps of Collaborative Communication using everyday words you might hear at work:

    - What is happening / what are you seeing or hearing?
    - What is the impact internally for the people involved?
    - What is driving the s...

  • Needs Consciousness

    Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Jim and Jori discuss the root of Nonviolent Communication, needs consciousness. Participate in guided processes to deepen your own needs consciousness.

    Keywords:

    - consciousness
    - presence
    - needs
    - needs not met
    - NVC consciousness...

  • Self-Empathy: A Unique Approach

    Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Watch this video with Jim Manske to explore the practice of Self-Empathy through a different lens. Included is a unique four-step Self-Empathy process that culminates in a focus of gratitude.

    The four-step process of Self-Empathy as seen by Jim Mansk...

  • NVC Tools: Observations, Feelings, Needs and Requests

    Wes Taylor, Certified NVC Trainer: In this introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Wes Taylor discusses the two basic aspects of NVC, the consciousness and the tools that help manifest the consciousness.

    By using his own examples and those put forth by participants, Wes touches on th...

  • The Communication Difference: Create the Life and Work you Want

    Yoram Mosenzon, Certified NVC Trainer: Yoram Mosenzon shares an exercise and demo to explore the process of identifying observations and using judgments (jackals) to find the needs.

    Keywords:

    - Yoram Mosenzon
    - classical NVC
    - exercises/practices
    - jackal show
    - observation...

  • Parenting Series: Needs, Strategies and Partnership

    Inbal Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan clarifies the difference between needs and strategies, and why the distinction is important in our parenting role. A deeper exploration into the concept of "n...

  • Principles of Nonviolent Communication: Identifying Needs

    Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Let this inspiring video guide you through exercises as if you are actually present at the workshop with Mary Mackenzie! The video opens with Mary leading you through an exercise that generates a physical experience of the NVC consciousness. You will then ex...

  • Exercise: Connecting Sensations to Emotions and Needs

    Dian Killian, Certified NVC Trainer: Puzzling about needs and feelings? Check out this excerpt from Dian Killian's course, Embracing the Body: Somatic Self Empathy, where she leads participants through an exercise that demonstrates how our physical sensations connect us to our feelings and needs....

  • About Self-Requests

    Yoram Mosenzon, Certified NVC Trainer

    Listen to Yoram Mosenzon discuss requests. He asserts that we can make requests of others and that we are making requests of ourselves throughout the day. The thing that has the biggest impact is how I make requests of myself.

    Keywords:
    - Yoram Mosenzo...

  • Confirmation and Feedback Requests

    Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Jim and Jori Manske share the wisdom of Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Join them to learn why knowing what you want before speaking is essential for clear, meaningful interactions. This snippet from their eight session ...

  • Four Ways to Respond to a "Jackal" Message

    Liv Monroe, Certified NVC Trainer: In this lively video, Liv Monroe, introduces the NVC mascots of jackal and giraffe by detailing what they represent and how they are used to teach NVC dialogue to others. She then uses the jackal and giraffe puppets and ears to outline the four basic ways we can...

  • What Is NVC? A Restorative Path to Connection and Healing

    Aya Caspi, Certified NVC Trainer:

    Aya describes Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as a restorative practice one that reconnects us with life, trust, and the experience of mattering. She reflects on Marshall Rosenberg's vision of NVC as a "language of life," helping us shift from disconnection to c...

  • Parenting Series: The Importance of Self-Empathy

    Inbal Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Inbal offers parents and anyone with children in their life a lucid discussion of the important role self-empathy plays in creating healthy, supportive relationships.

    Are the strategies you're using right now supporting your goals for the relationships y...

  • Naming the Feeling and Need

    Sarah Peyton, Certified NVC Trainer: When you experience an emotion, your body send a message to your brain that lights up the amygdala. Then what? Listen as Sarah Peyton demonstrates the NVC practice of Naming the Feeling and Need, which calms the amygdala and enables you to move into relational...

  • NVC Basics: A Foundational Course: 6 Session Course

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    "Sylvia Haskvitz, Certified NVC Trainer:
    Are you longing for more harmonious interactions at home and work? If so, then this prerecorded telecourse is for you! One of our most popular courses, Sylvia brings more than 25 years experience as a CNVC Certified Trainer to introduce the core concepts ...

  • The Basics of Partnership Parenting Using NVC: 6 Session Course

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    Ingrid Bauer, Certified NVC Trainer:
    As parents, we often face challenging situations on a daily basis and struggle to create what we most long for. In this 6 session course recording, you will learn how Nonviolent Communication can support a family culture where cooperation, trust and peace are...

  • How to Stay Present & Vulnerable in Difficult Conversations

    Oren Jay Sofer shares how to stay present and grounded during difficult conversations, especially when we feel judged or criticized. He describes how awareness of bodily sensations—such as tension, trembling, or the urge to react—can help us channel our energy in a constructive way. Oren highligh...

  • NVC Reference Guides

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  • Self Assessment Matrix

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    Jim and Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainers

    This self-assessment matrix is a concrete step toward naming and clarifying many skills that you may find valuable in your life. We suggest you periodically assess your skills to track your progress. Listen to this audio overview and download the Self ...