Compassionate Communication

Non Violent Communication (NVC) created by psychologist Marshall Rosenberg is a language of compassion and of life, a tool for positive social change, and a spiritual practice. NVC gives us the tools and consciousness to understand what triggers us, to take responsibility for our reactions, and to deepen our connection with ourselves and others, thereby transforming our habitual responses to life.

Its purpose is to strengthen our ability to inspire empathy and to respond compassionately to others and to ourselves. NVC guides us to reframe how we express ourselves and hear others by focusing our awareness on what we are observing, feeling, needing, and requesting.

When we focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed, rather than on diagnosing and judging, we discover the depth of our own compassion, our deeper creativity flourishes, and solutions arise that were previously blocked from our awareness. Through its emphasis on deep listening — to ourselves as well as others — NVC fosters respect, attentiveness and empathy, and paves the way for a mutual desire to give from the heart.

For more information go to: www.cnvc.org