NVC Monthly Newsletter

February 2026

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Events

You'll be immersed in a community of people learning, practicing, and applying Nonviolent Communication from the moment you sign up. 

Each of CNVC's IITs are hosted in different countries and languages in effort to expand their reach for all who wish to experience the depth of NVC and connect with a growing community of passionate learners and practitioners.

Upcoming IITs

• United States(CA) - Starts February 8th, 2026
• Spain - Starts March 27th, 2026
• Taiwan - Starts April 3rd, 2026
• United States(WI) - Starts April 26th, 2026
• Germany - Starts May 11th, 2026

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The PPLP is a nine-month program, co-lead by Ingrid Bauer (Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication - CNVC) Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, (CNVC Certified Trainer and CNVC Assessor) and Mary May (CNVC Certified Trainer) aimed at nurturing and developing leaders who are committed to spreading Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to parents, teachers and youth-serving professionals in their communities, especially in those regions where there are no NVC trainers. 

Read the Intro Letter By Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

For more information about the program and to register please visit:  https://www.nvc-pplp.com/

The First Generation NVCers are inviting you to our quarterly zoom gathering. We imagine a role play and discussion on this topic on Wednesday, February 4th. 

10:00 - 12:00 Noon Pacific, , 1 - 3 pm Eastern, 19:00 - 21:00 CET 

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2166953683 

Meeting ID: 216 695 3683 

You can RSVP here: silgiraffe@aol.com

On 16th April 2026 we start the sixth cohort of a fully online 18 month program of 36 sessions offered by LIVKOM.

Prerequisite: 12 days of training with a CNVC certified trainer.

The programs curriculum is divided into three six-month semesters:

1. From learning and knowing all the elements of NVC, to integrating and living NVC
2. From living NVC in all my thinking, speaking and acting in daily life, to sharing NVC with others
3. Sharing NVC with others while caring for own resources, and continue learning in a warm, supportive community.

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Fundraiser

Recent and ongoing funding cuts are impacting The Relationship Foundation's work with schools. We would be most grateful for any contribution that would help us to continue our work teaching children and teens about respect and compassion.

There is so much to be accomplished to help kids survive and thrive in this chaotic, tech obsessed, world of bullying, and dysfunctional home and school lives.

Here's the link to our fundraiser

Articles

Nonviolent Communication, Political Despair, and Empowered Action in a Time of Democratic Crisis

by Alan Rafael Seid, CNVC Certified Trainer

Many people who would not call themselves “political” are waking up with a terrible weight: This is getting worse. I don’t know what to do. I feel despair.

In the US, the speed and intensity of institutional stress — norm breaking, disinformation, threats of retaliation, intimidation, selective enforcement, and a general erosion of shared reality — has pushed a lot of nervous systems past their capacity.

This article is written with the US in mind, but the intention is to offer something useful to anyone living under, or watching the rise of, authoritarian dynamics anywhere in the world. You may disagree with my choice but I’ve intentionally avoided naming specific people and specific places precisely because the situation is so fluid — and because my intention is to offer something that will be useful for the long term.

This is also not a partisan screed. In this article I name authoritarianism and fascism explicitly, but I do not center one individual by name (for practical reasons, including platform risk). This article is not a call to violence, and it is not a “just stay positive” bypass.

This article is a map for staying human, staying safe, and staying engaged — using the lens of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and the lived reality of nonviolent social change.

If you’re reading this and thinking, “I’m overwhelmed. I need something I can actually do!” — good. That’s where we’ll be going, together, in the paragraphs ahead...

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For more than 60 topics, please visit www.nonviolentcommunication.com

Don’t hate the circumstance, you may miss the blessing

Marshall Rosenberg 

Book Specials

Marshall Rosenberg

Humor

Poem

HAPPINESS IS...

Attitude of gratitude. 

Building bridges, not walls. 

Common sense and moderation 

Disposition, not circumstance. 

Embracing change. 

Feeling that what you do matters. . 

Giving more than receiving. 

Having a scratch for every itch. 

Inside you, not “out there”. 

a Job well done. 

Knowing when to let go. 

Looking for the good in others 

Making the world a better place. 

Not sweating the small stuff. 

Optional, and so is misery. 

Progress not perfection. 

Quality of your thoughts. 

Recognizing second chances 

Savoring family, friends and pets. 

Today well lived. 

Unbridled curiosity. 

Vintage memories. 

Working up a sweat 

Xpressing your truth kindly. 

Your choice, if not now, when? 

Zzzz’s, a good night’s sleep. 

© Meiji Stewart nonviolentcommunication.com

Find more poems and toons at shoot.for.the.moon_cartoons 

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Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.

Marshall Rosenberg

Handouts

• NVC Summary of Basic Concepts
• Key Facts About NVC
• The 4-Part NVC Process
• Feelings and Needs We All Have
• Differentiating Between Feelings And Faux Feelings from John Kinyon © John Kinyon, NVC trainer and author of Mediate Your Life
• First Gen NVCers - This is a link to the website and resources of First Generation NVCers, a group of individuals certified by Marshall before 1990. First Generation NVCers want to transmit NVC as they received it from Marshall. Their website shares their experiences with Marshall and learnings from him, plus stories about how CNVC & NVC developed.
• Giraffes Around the World CNVC Playlist with 200+ videos

• Cascadia Workshops – Intro to NVC Handout
• Street Giraffe – Handy Handouts
• NVC Next Gen – NVC Informational Handouts
• Radical Compassion – NVC Handouts
• Nonviolent Communication Handouts
• Marshall Rosenberg NVC Handouts
• Marshall Rosenberg Videos on Youtube

Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.

Marshall Rosenberg

The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.

Marshall Rosenberg

Book Excerpts

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Resources

In the News

• 7 must-read books for mastering essential life skills | Big Think

Judgments of others contribute to self-fulfilling prophecies.

Marshall Rosenberg

Learning

The NVC Academy offers hundreds of affordable online personal growth courses and resources to learn Nonviolent Communication from home.

Visit the NVC Academy

The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) is a global organization that supports the learning and sharing of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and helps people peacefully and effectively resolve conflicts in personal, organizational, and political settings.

Visit CNVC.org/learn/intensive-trainings

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Learning is too precious to be motivated by coercive tactics.

Marshall Rosenberg

Peaceful Daily Reflection

Sometimes a slight difference in where we stand can dramatically change how we see things.

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