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Several people at AYE were talking about "Nonviolent Communication". I bought the book and it looks like an interesting approach. It is a linguistic approach to staying congruent in difficult situations. It reminds be a little bit of the NLP theories but I find this more understandable. Does anyone have any comments they wish to add about this work? I have just signed up for a big workshop in Canada this spring

KenEstes 2004.01.22

John Abbe over on Bookshelved had some recommendations:

LaurentBossavit 04.01.23

Where in Cannada is the conference, Ken?

SherryHeinze 2004.01.24

CNVC (Center for Nonviolent Communication) produces International Intensive Trainings (IITs) several times a year, in various locations around the globe.

An IIT is a 9-day, Nonviolent Communication, ?immersion experience.? It is a residential workshop, facilitated by CNVC Certified Trainers, and typically involves between 20 and 80 participants. The purpose of an IIT training is to offer people the opportunity to live the process of Nonviolent Communication in community over an extended period of time, using this as an opportunity to develop Nonviolent Communication skills and consciousness

IIT Quebec, Canada March 30- April 8, 2004

This lovely facility is located by the banks of the Saint Lawrence River. It offers gracious accommodations and a comfortable setting. The facility is wheelchair accessible. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals are available. For further information about the facility, visit the website at: www.cndf.qc.ca .

To register for this IIT, please contact the CNVC office: [email protected] , or phone us at

+1 (818) 957-9393. You may also obtain an application form from our website: www.cnvc.org .

KenEstes 2004.01.24

As a side note, I am reading "Difficult Conversations" By Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen.

How cool, this book compliments the NVC aproach and complements the Satir aproach. I just love reading about different approaches which end up teaching the same basic ideas from different angles.

KenEstes 2004.01.24

I've been a big fan of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the concept and the book, since Bill Pardee urged me to read the first edition in 2001. The second edition was one of my favorite books of 2003. Some of my other favorites have a lot in common with NVC:
  • Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler.
  • Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen.
  • Don't Be Nice, Be Real, another book specifically about NVC, by Kelly Bryson, one of Marshall Rosenberg's students.
  • Speaking Peace, which is more or less an audio version of Rosenberg's book.

See also the Center for Nonviolent Communication web site.

I see NVC as a nice addition to Robert Bolton's "three-part assertion message" ("when you did X I felt Y because Z") and to Jerry, Edie, and Charlie's ideas about feedback (from What Did You Say?).

--DaleEmery 2004.01.26

Updated: Wednesday, April 7, 2004