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 (Moved to Zoom temporarily)
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.
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.
