Practical NVC courses and private sessions for anyone who wants to speak and listen in a way that builds connection — even when it's hard.
Heart in Communication is the practice of Cordelia Addison, a CNVC-certified Nonviolent Communication trainer and mediator based in the Netherlands. Through group courses, one-on-one sessions and mediation — online and in person — you learn to listen with empathy, speak honestly, and turn tension into understanding at work, at school, in your relationships, and with yourself. Whether you are new to NVC or already practicing, you'll find a path here to deepen connection, self-awareness, and the way you handle conflict.
Communication is something we do all the time: with family, at work, at school, and in our social lives. Communication is also with ourselves, the inner dialogue we have throughout the day. It includes the way we listen to others and how we interpret what we hear. Most of our communication is infused with judgments about other people and ourselves. These judgments prevent us from seeing the beauty in ourselves and others and instead lead to distance and pain.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers life-changing insights into how we communicate and presents concrete ways to implement these insights to create a way of communicating that brings clarity, connection and compassion. By putting the heart in communication, you can create the relationships you wish for, at home, work, school and with yourself!
A free, live online taster session. Get a feel for Nonviolent Communication and discover how it can bring more clarity, connection and compassion into your daily life.
Whether you prefer the shared energy of a group or the focused depth of one-on-one guidance, there is a path here for you.
Group learning, online and in person — practice NVC in a warm, supportive setting.
One-on-one guidance, fully tailored to what is alive in you right now.
Cordelia, I always felt safe and held in your container. I appreciate your embodiment, your humanness, playfulness and curiosity, tenderness and vulnerabilty with which you bring NVC to life. I long to be able to connect authentically and not triggering anyone in the process and for the first time in life I feel this is possible with NVC.
I have been learning and practicing Nonviolent Communication (NVC) since 2010. NVC is the most powerful tool I know for creating ease and harmony with those around me. It is also the most powerful tool I know for mediating conflicts and creating peace. It is a life-long project for me to learn and embody this language of the heart and to share it across business sectors, schools, and in families around the world.
About me
Learning Nonviolent Communication is like learning a new language– a new language that puts the heart in communication and leads to more clarity, connection, and compassion in our lives.
Learning this new language profoundly changes the way we relate to the people around us, whether it is in business, school or our personal relationships.
More about NVCThe democratic School LIFE! (Learning in A Free Environment) was founded in 2015 and merged with another democratic school in 2022. Now known as Democratic School Amsterdam (DSA), it is located in the former museum of The Molen van Sloten in Amsterdam.
The school is both primary and secondary school in one and incorporates Nonviolent Communication and sociocracy as important tools for relating to each other as equals and upholds the values of understanding, respect and mutuality in a community of learners ranging from ages 4 to 21.
Website LIFE!
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