NVC Beginner's Pathway/ NVC Basics
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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Practices and Exercises
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The NVC Practices and Exercises collection offers practical, hands-on ways to integrate Nonviolent Communication into your everyday life. They are designed to support you in deepening understanding, building skill, and bringing N...
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Fundamentals of NVC: An Exploration of the Basics: 8 Session Course
17 items
Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer:
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https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/fundamentals-of-nonviolent-communicationFeeling frustrated about the stress that is present in your life and in your relationships?
Then consider the following: ...
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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...
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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...
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NVC Basics: A Foundational Course: 6 Session Course
26 items
"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...
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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 ...
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Observation: Awareness of Thought, Story & Core Belief to Enhance Connection
John Kinyon, Certified NVC Trainer:
In this recorded session, John Kinyon, CNVC Certified Trainer, guides you through processes to strengthen your capacity for mindful presence and awareness of your thinking, and to develop the skills to translate thoughts into observations.
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Sherlock Holmes of the Heart
Sylvia Haskvitz, Certified NVC Trainer: In this audio recording, Veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, Sylvia Haskvitz uses real-life situations to help us find more natural expressions of what is harmony with our hearts.CNVC Certified trainer Sylvia Haskvitz:
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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.
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Needs Behind Every Action
One of the core principles of Nonviolent Communication is the understanding that everything people say or do is an attempt to meet a need. In this teaching, Mary Mackenzie explores how shifting to this perspective can transform how we interpret difficult or frustrating behavior. When we recognize...
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Nonviolent Communication: A Brief History
Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, delves into the origins of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by exploring the life of its creator, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, a psychologist with a deep-rooted desire to understand human behavior and promote compassion. Growing up witnessing bo...
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Nonviolent Communication: Giraffe and Jackal Images Explained
Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, explores Marshall Rosenberg's development of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) by integrating Carl Rogers' psychology and creating symbols for life-affirming and life-negating behaviors: the jackal and the giraffe. The jackal represents reac...
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Feelings vs Feelings Mixed with Thought (NVC Key Differentiations #9)
Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, shares that the key distinctions of NVC are valuable in our quest to live in a more compassionate, heart-centered way. She asserts that this Key Distinction, when fully understood, has the power to create paradigm shifts in the way you ex...
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Parenting Series: Listening for the Needs
Inbal Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Using her own and participants' examples, Inbal enlightens parents on where they might be struggling with connecting to their children's needs, especially in situations where the children are responding to the parent's request. Inbal offers a new definition o...
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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.
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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 ...
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Developing a Needs Consciousness
Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer
Shifting to a needs-based perspective is one of the most powerful and challenging aspects of integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into daily life. In this short video, Mary Mackenzie offers three simple, practical tips to help you cultivate needs consc...
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Faux Feelings
Yvette Erasmus, NVC Trainer:
Yvette Erasmus shares her interpretation of the difference between "faux" feelings and feelings. "Faux" feelings imply that someone is doing something to you and generally connote wrongness or blame.
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- feelings
- faux feelings
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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...
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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.
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- consciousness
- presence
- needs
- needs not met
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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.
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