Find meaning in Golden Years
Golden Age - Reconnect and find meaningful community
"There are tears of love and joy and mourning in my heart now. I've grown so much."
Martin (Denmark)
This is for you if you
✓ Getting stuck in painful, repeating dynamics.
✓ Feeling distanced by those you love most
✓ Feeling overwhelmed by conflict and tension.
✓ Feeling lonely even when surrounded by people.
✓ Struggling with unspoken tension in relationships.
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Revisit the Basics
We start by offering a self-paced immersion into the foundational tools of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), which will be yours to keep and revisit anytime.
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Compassionate Self
This section focuses on nurturing a compassionate relationship with yourself, exploring self-awareness, and understanding how your internal dialogue shapes your interactions.
03
Knowing where
I come from
We explore your family of origin and other relational inheritances, helping you understand how past experiences shape your current relationship patterns.
04
Where I’m heading
This part supports you in consciously shaping the relationships you want to live and love, creating a path toward fulfilling connections.
05
Lasting, impactful
Change
Finally, we address how to transform communication patterns in both personal and systemic spaces, fostering meaningful change in your life and the broader world.
5 comprehensive Units - Activating Compassion from The Inside Out.
This growth Shines out to all our circles of relationships- ultimately rippling out with agency and a growing capacity doctores warn may lead to meaningful, systemic change.
And How?
Not only an online course - But Online Live Sessions
Gain access to “The Rising Foundations,” a recorded self-paced course that you can watch at your convenience and keep for future reference. This course features bite-sized mini videos and activities to try with friends, colleagues, and family. It helps you review the foundations of our approach, including a comprehensive introduction to NVC and other essential tools for transforming relationships.
Self-Paced Foundational Course
Peer Support (Optional):
Empathy Buddy match and pair up
Deep Practice and Live Q&A Sessions
Live Masterclasses
Intimate learning groups (Optional)
One on One Sessions (Optional)
ENOURMOSLY LIFE CHANGING
- Christine (Germany)
Meet Your Trainers
The Masterclasses are woven into the 5 core units. These carefully curated master workshops are taught by a diverse and exciting team of trainers worldwide. Additionally, practice, integration, and Q&A hosted by our facilitators from the Rising team, who will be there with you in every unit.
01 Reviewing the foundations
Jürgen Engel: "The Living Energy of Need"
The profound depth and spiritual essence of NVC, along with the practice of Living Compassion as taught by Robert Gonzales: In this session, we will explore the energetic and spiritual depth of the concept of "needs" within Nonviolent Communication, delving into the actual, individual inner experiences we have when connecting with certain needs. Instead of focusing on whether needs are "met" or "unmet" and considering one more desirable than the other, we will explore a space beyond this binary, where we connect with the frequency or energy of the life force we call "needs."
Yoram Mosenzon: "The Power of Emapthy"
My focus lies on the Embodiment part of NVC- on Radical Honesty/Radical Empathy. My whole being is focused on my relation to people, while my teaching navigates in the subtle delicacy of figuring out ‘what (the fuck) is going on between and within people’ moment by moment by moment.
02 Compassionate self
Karen Starz: "Love Your Parts, They Love You"
In this highly interactive workshop we will acknowledge the angry parts of us. Before transforming them to anything different, we will spend time hearing them, dancing with them and trusting that they have something important to say. There will be multiple breakouts in which you will practice with a partner. A fundamental knowledge of feelings/ needs vocabulary and NVC is helpful to experience the fullness of role-playing. If you are curious about what your anger has to say or why it seems to have a life of its own when you are trying so hard to be peaceful, this is the workshop for you. Or, if you are wanting to see change in the world and can't express yourself without being angry, this is also the workshop for you. If you are longing to be heard or to become comfortable with all of you, this is the workshop for you. The takeaways are: greater self-connection awareness of how your different parts communicate and which one is loudest in you what you value the most in life greater comfortability with anger"
Liv Larsson: "Unmasking shame"
Shame is a door to vulnerability and compassion. Befriending shame is an investment. Not having to avoid shame means that you can say "yes" to your dreams, even if you are not perfect. Being friends with shame means you can let people closer to you, you will not die even if they see your flaws. This session is a taste of how to work with The Compass of Needs to become more friendly to yourself." Liv is the author of more than 20 books. She has been a Certified trainer for Center for Nonviolent Communication since 2002 and an educator since 1992. Liv is also a mediator mainly working with conflicts between the indigenous group in Scandinavia, the Same, and forest and mining industries. Also holds a masters degree in Literature and Creative writing
Course Name
Will be teaching the intro to NVC together With Goni Zilberman, as well as hosting the Deep Practice and Q&A sessions.
03 Kowing where I come from
Sarah Peyton: "Your Resonant Self"
She teaches and lectures internationally, and is the author of the book “Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing." She is currently at work on a second book, commissioned by W.W.Norton, on the relational neuroscience of the unconscious contracts that she will be offering in this session.
Nadine Helm: "Preparing for authentic Dialogue"
Through working with challenges we experience in our family of origin, we will practice a process that can help us prepare ourselves before entering a challenging dialogue. It supports our own self-connection and clarity, allowing us to approach the dialogue from a need-connected place. It also helps us open our hearts to the other person and see their humanness. Before actually stepping into a dialogue, it lets us connect with our intention for mutual connection—which is a core principle of the consciousness of NVC. The process can also reveal when deeper healing is necessary before engaging in dialogue. It is a preparatory process aimed at increasing your need-connectedness regarding the triggering situation, preparing you for a potential dialogue, and offering clarity on how to best care for your needs
Course Name
Will be teaching the intro to NVC together With Goni Zilberman, as well as hosting the Deep Practice and Q&A sessions.
04 Choosing Where I'm Going
Kathleen De Laet
She teaches and lectures internationally, and is the author of the book “Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing." She is currently at work on a second book, commissioned by W.W.Norton, on the relational neuroscience of the unconscious contracts that she will be offering in this session.
Marie R. Miyashiro, Catherine Cooley and Ranjitha Jeurkar: "NVC in the workplace: The mindset shifts it takes to create impact."
"Organizations are the single largest source of influence on the political, economic, and social conditions of our world. What could be possible if we brought NVC consciousness into more organizations, one team at a time? When we ‘teach’ NVC through classic OFNR (Observation, Feeling, Need, Request) methods, possibilities can be limited. However, applying NVC in organizations through experiential learning, with a focus on the “We” interactions within the organization, opens up new possibilities. In this session, you’ll begin to understand"
Course Name
Will be teaching the intro to NVC together With Goni Zilberman, as well as hosting the Deep Practice and Q&A sessions.
05 Lasting Impactful Change
Ceri Buckmaster: "The dance between inner and outer work with NVC“
"Lover of cold water swimming and writing.Ceri Buckmaster is also a Certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication, mediator and group facilitator. She works in cooperative organizations, activist and community groups and with individuals.As well as Community building and Conflict Transformation with organisations, museums and galleries. “My work facilitates clear and transparent interpersonal communication, greater understanding of trauma and the walking towards and holding of conflicts with presence and opening for transformation”.
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Course Name
Will be teaching the intro to NVC together With Goni Zilberman, as well as hosting the Deep Practice and Q&A sessions.
I have never been so engaged with an online program like this. Deepest gratitude for the smooth run and the amazing speakers
- Denise (Netherlands)
Practical Information
When?
Our next course runs from November 16th, 2024, to April 6th, 2025.
Live sessions are held every other weekend, on Saturdays and Sundays at 6-8.30 (and 9, depending) PM CEST.
* One-on-one sessions (optional) are booked to fit your schedule.
Where? Join us wherever you are, via Zoom, from the comfort of your own home!
Did you miss a session? No worries—all sessions are recorded to catch up at your convenience or revisit key moments.
What makes this course special?
Self Pace Foundaiton
Course- yours for life
Upon Registration and as early as 15 days before we open you will receive access to : “The Rising Foundations”: A recorded self-paced course for you to view at your pace, and is yours for up to five years. The foundation includes a live Q&A for support and discussion.
“Bring it Home”
Through the program, we include fun prompts, games, and enriching easy to relate to activities to share with co-workers, kids, friends, or anyone in your life. These simple exercises help strengthen connections and lay the foundation for better communication.
Join an intimate focus group or “Track” (Optional)
The tracks are small groups that meet twice a month with a facilitator from the NVC Rising Team. Using the tools we learn in the master classes and deep practice, we will go deeper and nourish the positive shift in one chosen area of your life. Receive support, and dive deep into the challenges and joys of this particular topic in a supportive and discrete circle. Possible tracks this time around are Parenting and Intimate Relationships, Social and System Change, and The Golden Age: Life After 60.
Private mentorship
(Optional)
Private mentorship is available, to bring you extra support to truly implement and fully incorporate into your unique life situations the content of the program.
Peer Support (Optional)
Peer Support to practice deep listening and sharing from the heart, You can experiment and be paired up With and “Empathy buddy” Connect with other another participants for "dates" of guided additional encouragement. To support each other by creating a deep space of non-judgmental listening and empathic presence for each other. You will be matched up with someone according to your schedule, language preferences, and other criteria and needs to ensure a good match.
Choose Your Track
Which focus and practice groups would you be excited to join for?
We encourage you to pick a track and together and support one another throughout the journey.
Parenting and Intimate Relationship
Discover the keys to authentic, honest, and meaningful family relationships that bring you closer together.
Social and System Change
Find your inner compass to transform powerlessness into resilience and create a meaningful impact.
The Golden Age: Life Afte 60
Foster deeper, authentic connections and build lasting relationships in your later years. Meet this stage of life with bold compassion and authenticity.
Focus groups (tracks) will meet 8 times during the program for 1.5 hours to dive deep into specific challenges of your choice.
we plan for 5-15 people in a group.
To Join a track, when you book your spot, choose the "Growth" option and we will contact you to pick your chosen focus.
Voices from Participants
NVC is not only about what we normally perceive as violent, it is about all the ways we have grown distant from our authentic selves, others, and life itself. It provides practical skillful tools. we can grow closer, more intimate, free, and connected to both ourselves, others, and life itself.
And if you see the other in relationships or surroundings as the violent ones, this program will support you in finding your voice and impactfully expressing and modeling to others how to methodically bring more compassion, closeness, and real peace to your surroundings. Peace is not about avoiding conflict and silencing your voice, but about peacefully learning to express yourself and navigate conflict in profound ways that bring people together.
Great question! We have specific workshops, focus groups, and one-on-one support to guide you through exactly these places. NVC can truly transform organizations and we look forward to supporting you in these kinds of processes exactly. Sometimes this can take time, and yet we encourage you to start today. The fruits and changes to your work culture can bring profound change on so many levels. We can’t wait to get started.
Great question! We have specific workshops, focus groups, and one-on-one support to guide you through exactly these places. Additionally, research has shown that when only 10 percent of a population is steeped in Non-Violent knowledge and practices entire system and population can change. Do not wait, become one of this global 10 percent. Be the change and skillfully join the compassionate revolution today,
Losing your center- getting triggered, upset, and overwhelmed is a natural part of being human. This never completely disappears. In this program, with NVC and other extremely useful modules, we will learn together how to skillfully refind your center, to make sense of what happened in a healing, empowering way, and to bring repair, quickly and effectively to the messy situation.
Besides repairing and healing specific explosive situations, in the longer and wider view of your relationships, we practice healing and leadership tools to make effective requests and create agreements that will build better patterns in the relationships that make up your life. This too has the likely potential to eventually make these incidents of trigger reactivity (mini or huge) less frequent.
With NVC, again and again, we too are surprised at the depth of connection and intimacy that is created over Zoom. Small group practice allows PROFOUND connection with people from all over the world. Especially when the invitation is to share about what is REALLY going on in your life, and the practice is to listen with skillfully non-judgmental and compassionate ears. We hear again and again that the sense of connection and richness in our program is hugely heartwarming, life-changing, and transformative. In fact, in our online programs, People attest feeling supported and creating warm connections year after year.
That being said we also have an in-person program that happens a few times a year, you can write to us here for more info.
You might think:
Our programs normally have people from all over the world, for many of us, English is not our first language. We emphasize a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space. Encouraging to ask to slow down and ask questions when things are not clear. Sometimes it can even be possible to practice with people who share your native language. We respect and value that you are meeting us and the trainers in English despite it being your second or third language and it is important for us that you know this through the program.
If sharing in a group is not your preference you do not have to.
You are always in choice, you can decide to hold your process in a private written format, we do a lot of journaling and self-reflection process, or you can work in a pair and be the listener.
You can choose to share only with one person, or you can decide to share in the bigger circle. You can also choose to share examples that are less private, stimulating and revealing such as your interactions with the salesperson, rather than your intimate relationships. In any case, together we practice clear tools and formulas that you can then take home and apply to any area of your life.
The human brain has been scientifically proven to be malleable, flexible, and able to change. In this program, the combination of relatable exciting theory, examples from life, ample opportunities to practice, and even tips on how to bring what you learn home, are just what CAN make you see the change you long for in your real life. Over the years we have been holding this program, we have seen a life-changing transformation with participants of all ages and many forms of issues and challenges.
Even if the people around you won’t join the program, YOU will have new ways of responsiveness, listening, and handling space that will already cause a shift in the relational space. Additionally, we have seen the insights, information, and transformation you gain in the program will likely make others in your life become curious and be the next pens to jump in.
You will also likely connect and make new friends who are interested in exploring the nuances of communicating and relating, who will be a great resource of support to you when setting out to strengthen your close relationships.
With NVC, again and again, we too are surprised at the depth of connection and intimacy that is created over Zoom. Small group practice allows PROFOUND connection with people from all over the world. Especially when the invitation is to share about what is REALLY going on in your life, and the practice is to listen with skillfully non-judgmental and compassionate ears. We hear again and again that the sense of connection and richness in our program is hugely heartwarming, life-changing, and transformative. In fact, in our online programs, People attest feeling supported and creating warm connections year after year.
That being said we also have an in-person program that happens a few times a year, you can write to us here for more info.
✓ "Rising Foundations" Self-paced program
✓ Live Masterclasses
✓ Q&A Sessions & Deep Practice
✓ Empathy partners
✓ Join a Focus Group (Track)
of your choice +
✓Foundation:
✓ "Rising Foundations" Self-paced program
✓ Live Masterclasses
✓ Q&A Sessions & Deep Practice
✓ Empathy partners
Foundation
✓ Recieve 4 Personal Coaching sessions +
✓Foundation+
✓Growth:
✓ A focus group of your choice
✓ "Rising Foundations" Self-paced program
✓ Live Masterclasses
✓ Q&A Sessions & Deep Practice
✓ Empathy partners
Growth
Transformation
Book Your Spot
Book Your Spot
Foundation
✓ "Rising Foundations" Self-paced program to keep
✓ Live Masterclasses
✓ Q&A Sessions & Deep Practice
✓ Empathy partners-pair up with a friend from class for empathic listening practice (optional)
$900
or
4 monthly payments of: 225$
Growth
✓ Join a Focus Group (Track)
of your choice +
✓Plus everything from Foundation
$1100
or
4 monthly payments of: 275$
Transformation
✓ Recieve 4 Personal Coaching sessions +
✓Everything from Growth:
$1400
or
4 monthly payments of: 350$
Thank you for all the ways you have crafted this course and held care for community building. I personally am transforming in ways I had never imagined. And a lot of that has to do with your responsiveness and the ways you all on the team have adjusted to support me along the way.
Martin (Denmark)
A simple yet powerful tool for transforming communication patterns at home, work, and in social settings.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a practice that fosters a deeper connection with ourselves and others through clear, compassionate communication. It helps resolve conflicts and build meaningful relationships by promoting clarity, joy, and awareness.
NVC is widely applied in various fields like government, business, education, therapy, and community-building to create life-supporting systems. It aligns our actions with our deepest values and fosters collaboration and mutual respect.
Founded by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg in the 1970s, NVC is rooted in Western psychology and worldwide spiritual traditions of nonviolence, drawing inspiration from leaders like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela.
Short Answer:
This program is designed for anyone looking to improve their communication skills, build deeper relationships, and handle conflicts with compassion. It’s suitable for individuals, couples, professionals, and leaders in various fields.
Revisiting the Basics – We start by offering a self-paced immersion into the foundational tools of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), which will be yours to keep and revisit anytime.
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Compassionate Self – This section focuses on nurturing a compassionate relationship with yourself, exploring self-awareness, and understanding how your internal dialogue shapes your interactions.
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Knowing Where I Come From – We explore your family of origin and other relational inheritances, helping you understand how past experiences shape your current relationship patterns.
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Knowing Where I’m Heading – This part supports you in consciously choosing the relationships you want to live and love, creating a path toward fulfilling connections.
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Nurturing Impactful Change – Finally, we address how to transform communication patterns in both personal and systemic spaces, fostering meaningful change in your life and the broader world.
The program is designed to cover all areas of our circles of relationships and relating:
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The program runs from November 16, 2024, to April 6, 2025. It consists of five learning units with master workshops, deep practice sessions, optional one-on-one coaching, and peer support opportunities.
As far as we know, the “Relationships Matter” program is the only 4-month, globally offered program that involves a wide variety of trainers from around the world. (Many wonderful courses are led by 1-2 trainers.) We aim to include leading trainers who bring diverse approaches to what is generally called "NVC," making this a truly one-of-a-kind experience.
With a balance of visiting trainers teaching the program, and a steady presence of host facilitators who will be with you throughout he program. Another beautiful element we’ve prioritized is building community. The NVC Rising team has over 15 years of experience (each!) in building communities, and we believe this is what humanity needs now more than ever. We're here to create it.
In this program, we’ll learn, experience, practice, and lead together through various methods of community building using NVC tools, such as:
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Empathic check-ins: sharing and receiving from the heart
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Community Circle: hearing voices in the community and exploring what is alive in us
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Meditations for self-connection
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Celebrations and mournings
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Home groups
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Empathy buddies and Trios
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Dyad meditation
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Small group practice teaching
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NVC games or other content the group wishes to offer
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Personal meetings with the team during program break time
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Conflict Resolution support
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Gift circles
And much more!
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One way to understand the root of wars is by recognizing that people often turn to conflict to meet essential human needs—belonging, meaning, contribution, and agency. In today’s societies, these needs are often unmet, leaving people disconnected and seeking fulfillment, sometimes through violence.
When people are part of a community, they have the opportunity to meet these needs in life-affirming ways. Communities provide a space for individuals to experience belonging, purpose, and the ability to contribute meaningfully, reducing the likelihood of violent conflict. For us, building communities means creating a world with fewer wars and more harmony.
Participants can choose between different levels of involvement, from attending master workshops to engaging in deeper practice sessions, as well as small group deep dives and one on one mentoring sessions with the NVC Rising team that will focus on implementing the theory into your daily life and strengthening your practice. We offer flexible participation to suit various learning styles and needs.
No prior experience is required. The course is designed to benefit both beginners and those who already have some understanding of NVC, with different levels of engagement to match your familiarity.
FAQ
Yes, all live sessions, including workshops and Q&A, will be recorded and made available to participants, so you can access the material at your own pace.
You’ll have access to optional one-on-one mentoring sessions with the NVC Rising team, peer support groups, and live Q&A sessions to help deepen your understanding and apply NVC in your daily life.
We recommend actively participating in live sessions, practicing NVC skills in your daily interactions, and engaging with your peer support group. Our one-on-one mentoring calls are also available to help tailor the learning to your specific needs.
You can register through our website [insert link]. We offer multiple payment plans, including full payment or monthly installments.
We see this course as something that can transform lives. The course takes place a maximum 4 times per month. By taking the time for it despite all existing limitations, you are gifting yourself a precious opportunity. We understand the difficulties for parents and advise you to simply check if there is another person available to support you in attending. Your partner if you have one, a family member? A friend or a babysitter?
Generally, all our “Trainer-led workshops” are all with CNVC-certified trainers and counted as hours for the certification process. Please be aware that it may vary from assessor to assessor, how many online hours they accept as part of a candidate's learning.
At any point after registering for the program, before/after the course started: The registration fee is generally non-refundable. It is the way we can assure that whoever intends to participate really can make it. However, in exceptional cases please talk to us.
See here the full cancelation policy.
It is important for us that you feel good and everything. Please reach out to our team when you have questions to get a good Afterwards you can decide whether the course is suitable for you!
With us you will learn how to
✓ Start transforming conflicts into a deep, even joyful, meeting place!
✓ Grow your capacity to enable nurturing healthy connections.
✓ Grow your ability to maintain emotional balance
✓ Strengthen existing relationships
✓ Handle difficult conversations
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