• What is NVC?
• A consciousness, a mindset, way of being
• Compassion and connection
• Pactical tool- listening, open questions
• Clear and simple structure to help us communicate with curiosity and compassion
• Marshall Rosenburg talked about it as a spiritual practice
• A choice a way I live life
• Ahimsa- sanscrit- non-violence - a=absence of -violence
• NVC a tool of social change
• NVC being used in Bosnia, Palestine, Israel, Prisons, Rwanda.
• National group - nvc trainers for conflict within NVC community
• Restorative justice
• Conflict brings a message, not everyones needs are met, is natural and normal,
• NVC for Connection and change

Links mentioned in this episode

www.sarahludford.co.uk

www.nvc-uk.com

www.cnvc.org

PEACE (peace, empowerment and cultural emergence) Course - https://applewoodcourses.com/uk_courses/peace-retreat-2022/

The Art of Mentoring UK- https://artofmentoring.life/

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Biography

Sarah is a certified trainer of Nonviolent Communication and works with individuals, families and organisations to increase compassion, understanding and connection.

Sarah was a founder member of the NVC UK Conflict Transformation Weave, and draws on her lived experience of co-creating a restorative system in a large cohousing project in the North of England. Website: www.sarahludford.co.uk