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Nonviolent Communication Part 1: Meet The Consciousness Of NVC
With Hans van Veen
Nonviolent Communication is the intention of seeing humanity in each other. Immerse yourself in the techniques and consciousness of connecting deeper within, and to others, with the mindful communication approach called ‘Nonviolent Communication’ (NVC). This, course 1, will get you acquainted with the worldview, assumptions and core characteristics of NVC. I call NVC 'mindful communication', because this approach offers a conscious and helpful way of relating to our thoughts, feelings and needs in a way that creates both meta-awareness and Metta--as in loving kindness, for yourself and for others. NVC, at the surface, is a range of conversational techniques that are an expression of its deeper being: a compassionate nondual quality of awareness. In these courses, you will get to taste this awareness and see it in action in several domains such as listening, dealing with anger, enemy images, judgment-free relating, and much more. You'll get to practice the clarity that discerns strategies from needs, thoughts from feelings, demands from requests and observations from interpretations. And you'll see how this clarity can untangle and help dissolve our habitual split-second reactivities. Some notes: > This course is part of a series of 6 courses on NVC, that can either be taken separately or in conjunction, although of course taking all 6 courses will give you a more complete picture of the material. > The ‘totality’ of NVC is a rich and living bouquet of ever-evolving practices, topics and insights, and these courses are not meant to convey that totality (nor could they); rather, I share here my deepest insights, coolest learnings and most useful practical tips. I dearly hope you find benefit in it and enjoy the course(s)! image: Getty
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3 Days
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4.9 stars
15 min / day
Compassion
English
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Recent Reviews
Catherine
January 31, 2026
Thank you for this course. Great explanation of NVC with examples. I look forward to the next series to continue.
Alex
December 8, 2025
Fantastic course! Highly recommended to anyone interested in learning more about NVC and how truly transformative of a practice it can be. Many thanks, Hans!! 🙏
Danielle
October 2, 2025
Thanks for a really enjoyable and easily digestible introduction to NVC. I'm looking forward to continuing! 🙏🏼😊
Ditte
July 31, 2025
I really enjoy this course. Your work is much appreciated 🙏
Sherrie
July 13, 2025
Perfect introduction. Thank you. I'm hooked on learning more!!
Jane
July 9, 2025
Excellent explanation of the core principles of Non Violent Communication ... or mindful communication. Looking forward to the other courses. 🙏🏼
Melody
May 22, 2025
I would highly recommend your course to others. You’ve broken down NVC into bite-size pieces that are more easily digested by the reader. I look forward to listening to your other courses on NVC. I will be saving your course and sharing it with friends and family. Namaste 💕
JayneAnn
May 15, 2025
Wow! I will dive back in again. Thank you 💞🙏🏻
Juany
March 17, 2025
interesting and super useful subject looking forward for the chapter... thank you 🩵🙏🩵
LA
March 10, 2025
I really enjoyed this overview of NVC. The first day offered a “practical action” exercise, which I really appreciated - both because it helped me work through a specific situation, but also Because it offered immediate insight as to how & why NVC can be a powerful tool. Overall, the course seems like a good primer to NVC and I feel better equipped and excited to engage with the follow-up courses!
Virginia
February 21, 2025
Learning that NVC exists as a way to interact with people opens a deep wound in my heart. I want to learn more.
Isaac
February 14, 2025
A really concise and bite size series of talks on NVC. This is new to me and it’s easy to understand and apply so far. I’m looking forward to working through all of the sessions.
Britton
January 20, 2025
One of the best courses I have taken here.
Stacey
January 6, 2025
The Teacher is a great speaker, has superb knowledge of NVC. I felt safe listening & looked forward to his examples. Not my first NVC course. Narrative seemed to wander a bit. The main points did not stick
Cheryl
December 14, 2024
A wondeeful course, so much new learning eloquently presented. Thank you
Alice
December 3, 2024
this was a great beginning on nvc- i look forward to part two 🤍🕊️🐞🤍🕊️🐞🤍🕊️🐞🤍🕊️🐞🤍
Ellen
September 24, 2024
Good overview of NVC
🐒Christine
July 30, 2024
Hans has a beautiful way of explaining this nuanced topic with understandable examples. I appreciate this and am anticipating opening my awareness with more courses to come.
Nicholas
July 1, 2024
Wonderful, brought tears to my eyes. Happy to have found your work.
Sandhya
May 15, 2024
Fantastic loved this
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