A 12-hour Foundation Training is for anyone new to Nonviolent Communication or Mindfulness and combines theory and practice to give you a solid grounding in the mindset and skills of NVC. It covers the 4 steps of NVC: Observations, Feelings, Needs, Requests and the 3 modes of NVC: listening with empathy, self compassion & honest expression.

You will be invited to practise with imaginary scenarios and your own examples of difficult conversations, interactions and feelings, in a safe and often fun way through interactive activities in pairs and small groups, and sometimes reflecting individually.

Online courses are limited to 12 participants and 18 face-to-face.

Every body is warmly welcome. Whatever your ethnic, religious or class identity. However you identify in terms of gender and sexuality. And if you are impacted by mental health, neurodivergence or disability.

Listening with empathy:

Capacity to fully take in another’s experience and perspective, however they are expressing themselves, so you enjoy the feeling of connection

Understanding the deep live-serving motivations driving what someone is saying or doing, even when you don’t like it, or don’t agree with them or they are saying ‘no’ to you

Staying grounded and open even when under attack

Understanding yourself with compassion:

Understanding your own reactivity & how to calm your nervous system in difficult moments so you can choose how to respond from an empowered place

Being naturally compassionate towards yourself so you can find compassion for others

Speaking to be heard:

Confidence to have difficult conversations that may otherwise be avoided or end badly

Clarity about what you really want and how to ask in a way you’re likely to be heard

Being honest without offending

The foundation training course is comprised of four playful 3-hour group Zoom sessions (or face-to-face if you’re in Cornwall), each themed, experiential and interdependent.

The sessions occur over a period up to 2 months so there’s plenty of time for practice and integration between them.

Unless you go it alone (1-2-1 is also an option), you'll be in a group of 12, and be with that same group throughout the journey - this is really important as the sense of care for and kindredness with one another is increasingly felt, so speaking from the heart becomes more and more natural and a sense of unity emerges.

Individual rates (if you are paying for the training from your own pocket):

If you earn more than £30,000 before tax: £220

If you earn between £20,000-£30,000 before tax: £190

If you earn less than £20,000 before tax: £160

If you are on benefits or very low income with some assets: £125

If you are on benefits or very low income without assets: £100

I am happy to dialogue with you if any of these prices would prevent you from coming. Please contact me here .

If you are financially abundant, a contribution of £260 for the training helps me to make this training available to those with less funds.

Organisational rates (if your employer is paying for your place on the training):

Small Charity rate: £240 (If you work for a charity with fewer than 15 employees).

Public sector / Large Charity rate: £270 (If you work for a public sector organisation, such as a local council or the NHS, or a charity with more than 15 employees).

Private sector rate: £300 (If you work for a profit making company).

Concessions available: if any of the above prices would prevent you from coming, please contact me.