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: Empathy Practice Group (Moved to Zoom temporarily)
This peer-led empathy practice and study 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 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m CT.
Please contact Heights NVC for the current meeting schedule and location.
Practical Compassion – Sourcing the Power of Love Practical Compassion is an interdisciplinary approach to mindful communication through needs-based awareness training. It began at Unity Houston near Galleria in 2014 and currently meets every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (CT) on Zoom. The class & practices incorporate elements of NVC, Getting Real Truth Skills, Authentic Relating, and Circle Way and are designed to develop skills generally referred to as Compassionate Communication. There is no charge for the class. Donations are appreciated. Details, registration and contact information are available here, or email: Ed Halloran for more information.
Memorial Area/Houston: Robert Gonzales Practice Group This monthly practice group is open to those who have experience with Robert Gonzales’ work. Robert is a CNVC certified trainer and the founder of Living Compassion. The group meets in the Memorial neighborhood of Houston, Texas. They meet on the first Saturday of each month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (CT). This group is invitation-only so please contact Nellie Grose for an invitation.
Online/Anywhere: Donation-Based Compassionate Communication Practice Group CNVC Certified Trainer Karen Starz leads an online group for people all over the world, every Monday Night from 7-9 p.m. (CT). Karen requests that new prospects have a basic understanding of NVC, have taken a course with Karen or another CNVC certified trainer, or have spoken with Karen prior to joining. Contact Karen Starz for the Zoom link and further information, or go to karenstarz.com.
Check out our Workshops and Calendar for all upcoming opportunities. Also, several of our Trainers and Facilitators offer 1:1 coaching online, feel free to reach out to any of them for more information.
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.
