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Ask the Trainer: Guidance for NVC groups on when and how to make requests, especially negative ones.

Miki Kashtan reveals how choice is always available, no matter the situation or circumstances.

Kathleen Macferran guides you to bring NVC into daily life and break old patterns.

Kelly shares how freedom and autonomy create strong, healthy, and loving relationships.

Explore what blocks us from speaking truth and how honesty builds trust and growth.

Ask the Trainer: Finding ease and authenticity when writing to someone with cancer.

Ask the Trainer: Can all needs be met when illness limits the capacity of one person to meet the needs of her partner?

Listen to this captivating story by Leo Sofer.  A strong blacksmith comes to the aid of a little girl when she needs protecting. But can he protect her from the harsh words she speaks to herself inside her head?

The wisdom which NVC is based on is as old as humanity itself. This telecourse recording draws insights from NVC’s elder siblings of Taoism, Buddhism and indigenous culture to offer new ways of approaching common NVC ‘stuck’ places.

Practice real-life NVC dialogue and role-play to master the dance of authentic communication.

Explore gratitude with Jori & Jim Manske to stay present and flourish in everyday life.

Join CNVC Certified Trainers Jeff Brown, Jean Morrison, Karl Steyaert, Kathleen Macferran, Mary Mackenzie and Sylvia Haskvitz in a lively Q&A session focusing on naturalizing NVC into our daily interactions.

Trainer Tip: "Sometimes we are dissatisfied in our primary relationship, yet the thought of making a change is scary, so we stay in it. Sometimes we think we're afraid to learn the truth, so we don't ask direct questions."

Master the conversational dance through real-life NVC role play, modeling, and dialogue practice.

Reimagine how you handle conflict—Miki helps fine-tune your skills for empowered negotiation.

Trainer Tip: Have you ever noticed how often we back up when we find ourselves in a conflict? Or how much we try to pull away when someone is angry or in emotional pain?

Trainer Tip: The ways that we interact with our children shape the way they will interact in their world. How do your actions model compassion, tolerance, and love for your children?

Trainer Tip: Mary offers a perspective on how to know if our need for honesty is being met.

Miki works with a course participant to transform begrudging attendance at a mandatory meeting into the possibility for collaboration, more connection where little is expected and focus on clarity of purpose for meeting in the first place.

Trainer Tip: When someone is in pain and lashing out, might be a time when empathy is needed most. Empathizing in these moments can be very challenging. Mary offers a few words of ecouragement for these situations.