Compassionate Communication Can Transform Your Life

"Connecting with others on a feeling and need- based level to create the quality of connection where we want to find ways to meet everyone's needs"

Compassionate Communication
2012 Courses And Workshops

• Free Practice Group for people new to the model and experienced NVC practitioners: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 5:00-6:15. Call or email for directions: 828-252-0538 or email

• Compassionate Communication Class in Asheville: Wed, March 14th 6:30-8:30.. An 8 week class running 8 consecutive Wednesdays. More info or Register or PDF Summary

• 8 Week Inner Empathy Teleconference Course: Tuesday, January 10th from 4:00-6:00 pm EDT. Opening Ourselves To The Heart of Self-Compassion. Come join like-hearted people in a safe environment to explore your inner world using the powerful Inner Empathy tools. More info

• Inner Empathy Weekend: Opening Ourselves Up To The Heart Of Self-Compassion. March 2-4. Friday 6:00 pm-9:00 pm; Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm; Sun 9:00 am-5:00 pm. Come join like-hearted people in a safe environment to explore your inner world using the powerful Inner Empathy tools. More info

•9 Month Inner Empathy Intensive Starts with a 3-day retreat on May 4-6, 2012. There is also a 3-day retreat Aug 10-12, 2012 and Nov 9-12,, 2012. The Course ends Jan 13th, 2013. Continuous one-to-one coaching sessions, one-to-one peer practice sessions and group teleconference gatherings during the 9 months.More info

New Book About Using Nonviolent Communication Internally!

Free Chapter Available

Inner Empathy Book

Compassionate Communication (also known as Nonviolent Communication developed by Marshall Rosenberg) is highly effective for challenging interactions in:

• Relationships or Marriages • Parent and Child Interactions • Friends and Siblings • Business Relationships • Managers and Employees • Interactions With Ourselves

It Deepens Spirituality and is an effective alternative or addition to marriage counseling or marriage therapy.

Does The Communication in Your Relationship Pass This Test?

Take This Quiz to See How YOU Score!

1. Do you think you are right and your partner wrong about various matters?	Yes	No
2. Do you criticize your partner or do the silent treatment to get what you want?	Yes	No
3. Do you have a hard time expressing feelings or expressing what you want?	Yes	No
4. Do you respond with anger or withdrawal when facing conflicts?	Yes	No
5. Do you analyze and try to fix your partner’s problems to get your needs met?	Yes	No
6. Do you take personally all the judgments directed at you?	Yes	No
7. Do you catch yourself making judgments and feel frustrated with yourself?	Yes	No
8. Do you find yourself having lots of arguments or the same ones repeatedly?	Yes	No

If you answered YES to ANY of the above questions, then I’m confident the communication with your partner (or future partner) can be improved significantly.

But don’t feel bad, not many people pass this test. In fact, I designed the test for people to fail as a way to call attention to the life-alienating communication we all use in our relationships.

You see, I believe we all want support, to be heard, and to have peace in our relationships. The problem is, we all have learned a language that is not really supportive, does not lead to being heard, and causes many conflicts in our relationships. Even though we may have done a lot of personal growth work, we often use this life-alienating language unconsciously out of habit. more...