Chicago Area Nonviolent Communication

Are you tired of the polarization of the current political environment?

Thursday, December 19th, come join us to practice relating compassionately with others whose views diverge from your own.

It's NVC Community Day today! Hope to see you out in Logan Square.

Check out Family HEART Camp in southern Indiana, August 4-10!

Steep yourself (solo is great), family and friends into a lived NVC experience. Join 10+ yr. veterans of Family Heart Camp for fun and learning. Our structure inspires all campers to lead with their interests — even the youngest campers are inspired to make offerings such as geo-hunting walks replete with optional mud fights while an older kid may organize high intensity sports games or create a crafts session…

There is daily formal NVC programming with trained and certified NVC folks typically attended by adults (though all ages are generally invited) which includes empathy, mediation, NVC somatic learning games and some didactic learning. Kids learn by example and we have seen profound shifts in families as the adults make transformational incremental changes. There is a NVC led teen gathering at night.

Ohioana | One Big Circle Entering their sixth year in 2019, FHC Ohioana returns to Lutheran Hills Camp & Conference Center in southern Indiana. This venue features a variety of accommodations, miles of hiking trails, a swimming pool, boating on the lake, a Gaga Pit, lots of playing fields and organic food for every meal.

*Workshop Announcement!*

“When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy, and lightness. You become the doctor who heals himself and heals the other. When you feel hurt but do not hurt the other, you are truly victorious. Your practice and your victory benefit both of you.” -- Tich Naht Hanh

Leslie Ritter-Jenkins will be hosting TWO Nonviolent Communication workshops June 28th & 29th. The first workshop is an introduction, and the second is a full day on (Leslie's favorite part of the model!) self empathy.

Introduction to Empowering Communication: Friday, June 28th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Empowerment: From Self-Criticism and Confusion to Self-Understanding and Clarity
June 29, 9am - 3:30 pm

Register here: https://empoweringcommunicationinc.net/workshops

Location: 8 minutes walking from Fullerton red/brown/purple line station in Lincoln Park. (St. Pauls Church, 2335 N. Orchard, Chicago, IL 60614)

Workshops — Institute for Empowering Communication An active member of the ManKind Project Hawaii Community with a desire to promote consciousness in the world, he first explored NVC in 2017. Seeing his first empathetic listening session as ‘Magic’, to cultivate skills he attended numerous trainings and workshops over the past year and a half, i...

Opinion | Reckoning With Violence We must face violent crime honestly and courageously if we are ever to end mass incarceration and provide survivors what they truly want and need to heal.

Announcing upcoming workshop "Empathic Listening and The Power of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)", with CNVC Certified Trainer Leslie Ritter-Jenkins and ManKind Project member and NVC trainer Patrick D. Morency.

February 23, Chicago, IL

Workshops — Institute for Empowering Communication An active member of the ManKind Project Hawaii Community with a desire to promote consciousness in the world, he first explored NVC in 2017. Seeing his first empathetic listening session as ‘Magic’, to cultivate skills he attended numerous trainings and workshops over the past year and a half, i...

You're Invited! NVC Community Day September 2nd -

You're Invited! NVC Community Day 9/2 Come spend a Sunday afternoon practicing and socializing with the Chicago-area Nonviolent Communication community! Our intention is to gather and strengthen connection among local NVC enthusiasts. Here are the details:

Upcoming NVC training in the Midwest:

Speaking Peace: What you say next can change your world
Enriching life through compassionate communication

August 24 – 26 (Friday-Sunday)
With Wade Britzius

Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging

The Christine Center is nestled in 125 acres of tranquil woodlands in north central Wisconsin, two miles from Willard, about one hour south east of Eau Claire. It’s about a three hour drive from Minneapolis and Madison, four hours from Milwaukee and five hours from Chicago.

Speaking Peace: What you say next can change your world - The Christine Center Speaking Peace: What you say next can change your world Enriching life through compassionate communication August 24 – 26 (Friday-Sunday) With Wade Britzius Tuition: $150, plus meals and lodging   In this workshop we will discover and practice the tools of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), develope...