About Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with Laura Harvey of Shared Space

About Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
"A Language of Life"

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NVC is a practical, learnable process that strengthens our ability to live compassionately. The training helps people to communicate with empathy, honesty, power and compassion. It offers a means of transforming judgements so as to develop mutual respect and understanding, and provides tools for dealing effectively with challenging situations at work, at home and in one's community.

How does NVC work?
Both when expressing ourselves and when listening with empathy to others, NVC helps us to focus attention on a simple yet effective four step process for communicating:

Observations	noting without judgement what we or others do that affects us
Feelings	being aware of how we are instead of blaming others
Needs & Values	identifying what is really important to us and others
Requests	making clear requests that elicit co-operation for meeting our needs

NVC tends to be effective because it seeks to offer compassionate listening and to address the needs of all involved.

What are the benefits?
NVC increases our ability to:

Build relationships based on compassion and understanding.
Hear others with empathy, even when they are expressing themselves in a hostile manner.
Make requests in a way that increases the likelihood of getting what we're looking for.
Resolve conflicts in ways that increase trust and mutual understanding.
Break patterns of thinking that lead to anger, guilt, blame and depression.
Offer feedback and evaluate performance in ways that promote learning and lessen resistance.
Celebrate what is going well and stand up for what is really important to you.

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) was developed by Marshall Rosenberg, international peacemaker and founder of the Centre for Nonviolent Communication

For the past 35 years, Dr. Rosenberg and his associates have provided NVC training in more than 30 countries around the world, offering workshops and conflict resolution sessions for schools, teachers, counsellors, health care providers, mediators, managers, prisons, police, clergy, government officials and others.

Peace programmes have been initiated in a number of areas with conflict including Rwanda, Burundi, Nigeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Colombia, Serbia, Croatia Northern Ireland and the Middle East.

Marshall Rosenberg's book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (PuddleDancer Press, 1999) has been translated into eight languages.

"Nonviolent Communication is a simple, yet powerful methodology for communicating in a way that meets both parties needs. [Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life] is one of the most useful books you will ever read" William Ury

Marshall B. Rosenberg: Founder of the Centre for Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Book by Marshall Rosenberg) PuddleDancer Press, 1999)

Frequently Asked Questions about Nonviolent Communication.

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