NCNVC

Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall B. Rosenberg Ph.D. (1934-2015), is a process used for transformative connection, based on the philosophy of nonviolence and an empathy-focused language for its expression... Fundamental to NVC is nurturing the natural state of compassion, where the heart desires no harm, and the recognition that all people share the same basic human needs. NVC points out that everything we do and each action we choose is in service of needs, and an attempt to serve life... Conflict arises not from the needs themselves, but from the strategies used in attempting to meet those needs. Strategies that put one person's needs above another one's needs, or some needs above other needs, are very costly to our relationships, yet these are the typical strategies we have learned and the only ones we know. NVC offers a path to finding new strategies that are needs-inclusive and less costly; a path to authentic communication, reconciliation, listening and..