Learn & Practice
“We are dangerous when we are not conscious of our responsibility for how we behave, think, and feel.”
Practice Groups
Empathy Circle – Bren Hardt, CNVC Certified Trainer
Empathy, also called “Attuned Listening”, is both a gift to you and a gift to others. Empathy enlarges our understanding of ourselves and others and awakens compassion where there was once judgment and separation. I cannot imagine the needed world transformation happening without more of us developing our capacity for giving and receiving empathy.
So please join me, Bren Hardt, CNVC Certified Trainer, and others in a community of practice. Saturdays 9 am to 10:30 am Central Time (Texas, USA) on Zoom. Invite your friends to join you. Periodic donations are appreciated on a gift economy basis.
Heights Area/Houston: NVC Practice Group (In Person with Zoom Option)
This peer-led study and practice group has been meeting since 2009. It is open to everyone with a fundamental understanding of NVC, by having read the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, or who has attended an NVC weekend workshop. They meet every other week on Wednesdays in person and by Zoom from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m CT.
Please contact Heights NVC for the current meeting schedule and location.
Living Compassion: Robert Gonzales Practice Group
This monthly practice group is open to those who have experience with Robert Gonzales’ work. Robert was a CNVC certified trainer and founder of Living Compassion. The group meets on Zoom the first Saturday of each month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (CT). This group is invitation-only so please contact Nellie Grose for an invitation.
Power of Compassion Virtual Book Club
This weekly practice group meets on Zoom Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time. It is a light-hearted space to gather virtually to practice and share skills that support presence and connection. The emphasis will be on learning and growth, having fun, and connecting.
The current selection is a fun, safe, collaborative romp through Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life, 3rd edition in conjunction with the Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook to provide structure and practice ideas to deepen connection with the author’s wonderful wisdom.
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Check out our Workshops and Calendar for all upcoming opportunities.
The number one way to become skilled and speak naturally in NVC is to join a Practice Group. Practice groups are the place to go to learn, make mistakes, grow, and integrate with support from peers through the information we teach and live.
