Level 2B Course Nonviolent Communication

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.