Geneva Nonviolent Communication Practice Group

[In-person only]

This practice session is facilitated by Jay Last and the theme is "Empathy exchange" related to chapter 9 "Connecting compassionately with ourselves" from Marshall Rosenberg's book "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life". Participants are encouraged to read at least that chapter before the session, for best learning and practice benefits.

General introduction:
We will study and apply together Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in English. This is a revolutionary way of relating authentically with yourself and others through building consciousness around: Empathy and Self-Empathy, Compassion, Emotional Freedom, Self-Expression among others essential elements!
The goal is to grow our capacity to communicate and exist in Truth from the Heart.

NVC Book Club was founded in 2021 with the aim of reading Marshall Rosenberg's book "Nonviolent Communication – A language of Life" together. We continue to integrate our own needs with the content of the book.

We have finished reading "Getting Past the Pain Between Us" and "The Surprising Purpose of Anger" ,"We Can Work it Out" and "Practical Spirituality". From Monday 4th August 2025,we will revisit "Nonviolent Communication- A language of Life" with more space for rephrasing,exchanging and work to support learning together.

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If you're not coming in presence, you may join the videoconference with either:

• permanent shortcut http://NVCGeneva.ch/zoom

• using the Zoom Meeting ID 922 005 2018 and passcode NVC

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General introduction:

Creating a group dedicated to the book gives us an opportunity to make space for discussions whilst reading together. It aims to support a deeper learning and understanding of the NVC language, which we believe will enrich the learning process in life and indeed in situations which we would like to compassionately communicate with others.

Through previous sessions, we learnt that it was important to meet the current needs of participants. As we continue to evolve the group and journey through the book together, we would like to invite participants to share anything that resonates when reading passages in the book. Understandably we may therefore share more than we read in some sessions. This can also serve as to guide and prepare us for online and/or live sessions with a co-facilitator.

Afternoon sessions are weekly on a Monday afternoon at 15:15
N.B. From November 2025,we would like to try the Monday afternoon sessions on a fortnightly basis. Should there be a request to return to the weekly setting,we can be flexible.

Evening sessions are fortnightly on a Tuesday evening at 20:00

On Mondays, the schedules are according to our collective inspirations, starting with:

• 15:15 space is open, particularly for newcomers or anyone wishing to share ahead of the check-in

• 15:30 check-in

• 15:40 following the flow of the reading

• 16:15 consolidation of current discussion/place in the chapter,conclusion of topic with space for its continuation at the following session; proceed to check-out

• 16:30 proposed finishing time

If you want to attend these book club sessions but are unable to attend either the afternoon or the evening sessions listed, please contact us at: bookclub@NVCGeneva.ch or Georgia Knower on MeetUp.

We’d love to hear from you! Let us know when you’re able to participate, even if it is outside of our sessions. We are open to suggestions and looking forward to continuing an inspiring, connecting, and nurturing space through several time zones. Here’s to an NVC-filled world!

Practical information:

If you are brand-new to NVC, please read or watch an introduction so you can come with questions and the first ideas about it:

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