What is NVC?

The NVC community is active in over 65 countries around the globe. NVC is a way of living and relating that allows us to be more present with life, with what is alive in us and facilitates connection instead of blame, judgment or domination. We often bypass our emotions and move into judgment and faught feelings that keep us away from ourselves and deeper needs. Through the practice of NVC, we can learn to clarify our daily observations, emotions, feelings and needs and better understand others.

NVC, is based on the natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the heart. NVC assumes we are all compassionate by nature and that violent strategies ( verbal or physical) are learned behaviours taught and supported by our societies and cultures.

NVC also believes that we all share the same basic human needs, and that all of the actions we take to meet our needs are based on the best strategies we are aware of to meet these needs. Often when there is conflict between people it is not at the source of needs, its at the source of the strategies. People who practice NVC can experience improved confidence and efficacy in their communication, better understanding of themselves and others, deeper connection and also skills for conflict resolution. It is about creating a quality of connection that gets everyone’s needs met through compassionate giving.

Find out more about Nonviolent Communication at The Center for Nonviolent Communication website.

Text informed by: 

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Published by PuddleDancer Press, available from CNVC