Level 2B Course Nonviolent Communication
This course is designed for people with at least 24 hours of basic training in NVC.
About this course
Level 2B is for people who have completed a Foundation Course and want to build greater confidence and fluency in using NVC in everyday life. Level 2A and 2B complement each other and can be taken in either order. Over eight sessions, we will deepen empathy, work with self-judgment and strong emotions, and practise staying connected and expressing ourselves when conversations become challenging.
There is plenty of space to bring situations from your own life into the course. Through exercises, demonstrations, role-play and practice, we will explore how NVC can help us understand what is happening within us, communicate more clearly, and stay in connection when things get difficult.
Throughout the course, we will explore:
- Deepening empathy and translating judgments into feelings and needs
- Self-empathy for the Inner Jackal and transforming self-criticism
- Navigating anger and expressing ourselves when triggered
- Moving between self-connection, empathy and honest expression with the Fluency Dance
- Using connection requests to support the flow of conversation
- Gentle interruption and exploring when to listen and when to speak
- Transforming guilt and self-blame with the Educator/Chooser Dance
- Staying connected in challenging conversations
- Connecting with the beauty of needs
- Expressing appreciation
Level 2B offers a space to practise with the moments when NVC can be hardest to access: when we are judging ourselves or others, feeling angry or guilty, or trying to stay connected in a difficult conversation. The emphasis is on building the skills and fluency to bring NVC more fully into the way you communicate and relate.
Format
Groups are intimate with a maximum of 12 participants so there is ample opportunity to bring in your own situations during the sessions and to receive guidance and feedback from me. Sessions consists of exchanging empathy, sharing in the group, learning new material, observing and working with me on your cases and working in small groups.
Between sessions, you receive reading materials and practice exercises, and are invited to work with fellow participants. The average time commitment outside the sessions is about one hour per session — for example, reading or practicing with a peer.
Pricing
Your trainer
Cordelia Addison
Nonviolent Communication trainer and mediator, certified by CNVC, CRKBO registered and accredited by NBTP.
Who this course is for
Level 2B is suitable for participants who have already completed a basic course in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with at least 24 instructional hours. You can take any Level 2 course after the foundation course.
Accreditation
I am a certified trainer and mediator with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC). All hours completed with me count toward the practice hours required to begin the CNVC certification process. You will receive a certificate of participation for this course.