Learning NVC Without a Certified Trainer

For Individual Learning

(1) We suggest you start with Marshall Rosenberg’s book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (order #: nvc0312). Lucy Leu’s work book, Nonviolent Communication Workbook for Individual and Group Practice (order#: nvc0313) can also support your learning. You can buy these books and other materials through our bookstore. You can find out more about Marshall’s book and NVC at PuddleDancer Press, his publisher’s website.

(2) If you would like to see Marshal teaching NVC on video, we recommend The Basics of Nonviolent Communication, An Introductory Training in Nonviolent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. (order#: nvc158).

(3) If you’d like to learn by listening to an audiotape or CD, we suggest starting with Speaking Peace: Connecting with Others through Nonviolent Communication (order#: nvc0306cd or nvc0307tape) by Marshall Rosenberg, for a comprehensive introduction to NVC.

(4) To support your practice of NVC, use the feelings and needs lists on this site.

(5) Join one of the email groups available through this website and share the learning process with others.