The Journey Toward NVC Certification (JTNC)

This program is a fully online 18 month program offered by LIVKOM. The programs curriculum is broken down into three six-month semesters:

1) From learning and knowing the elements of NVC, to integrating and living NVC
2) From living NVC in all my thinking, speaking and acting in daily life, to sharing NVC with others
3) Sharing NVC with others while caring for own resources, and continue learning in a warm, supportive community.

It will cover a majority of what current CNVC certification candidates need to learn on their path toward certification. We will meet twice a month for 3 hours and the next group begins 14th May 2025.

If you have questions, please check our Q & A.

LINK to registration

This link takes you to our payment platform with SPORTI.dk, where you can pay with creditcard and automatically get an invoice.

Intentions for the Program

• This is for everyone who wants to learn, live and share NVC including those who would like support along the path towards certification with CNVC.
• We will weave together the suggested learnings of the Certification Preparation Packet – CPP with the learning needs of the participants in the program – to embody a partnership paradigm of learning.
• We encourage participants to start sharing NVC while taking this program and the third semester will include mentorship and support in this area.

NVC Model: Parts and Components

Some of the knowing parts – will be covered in each semester – although much of it will be covered in the first semester. Some of this learning comes from lived experience – and can involve lifelong learning, but we will cover an introduction to, and deepening of, much of the suggested material from the CPP.

Expansion of an inner space/capacity to stay connected to yourself and others in challenging situations. If you can stay connected to yourself in challenging situations then you are already on your way – the solution is inside. How do I find this energy in me? Moving from inner transformation to outer transformation.

All along these 18 months we will explore and work as a learning organization where feedback serves as learning opportunities. We will invite you for meetings with empathy buddies and for home-work between our meetings in the a support group.

Testimonials

Read this short article “Families and how to survive them” by Michael Lubega, who participated in this training 2022-2024

“I really enjoyed being part of Kirsten’s course “Journey toward certification”. It gave me a lot of clarity on different aspects of NVC and it helped me deepen my understanding of the process. I also really appreciated Kirsten’s style of sharing, it is full of authenticity and warmth. She shared many of her personal examples and how she learned and worked with Marshall Rosenberg, which I found very inspiring. I recommend this course with all my heart, for those who are on the certification path and also for those who aren’t, and would like to deepen their NVC-skills.”

Claudia, Peacebuilding Expert, Switzerland, 2024

“I am very content with the level of involvement from Kirsten in the training. She gives space for participants to share, and at the same time skillfully brings in observations and examples to support learning and integration of core NVC principles.”

Ola Laaksonen, M.Sc in Engineering, 2024

This training will support you in getting ready for pre-assessment and to dive deeper into topics in the CPP that are of special interest to you. For example:

Social Change plan

How do you use NVC to create the social change you want to see in the world?
In this work there is a personal aspect to how you are in the world and a systemic aspect of what you experience as being available to you. NVC consciousness involves skills, awareness, learning and wisdom on both sides – both the personal and the systemic.

Spiritual aspect

How do you teach your understanding of NVC spirituality or NVC consciousness?
Do you see NVC as having a spiritual aspect? How do you speak about it? Do you get the idea that when you are deeply connected to energy of gratitude you are actually connecting to the Beloved Divine Energy. See the little booklet Practical Spirituality by Marshall Rosenberg.

Relationship to money

Do you live the concept of compassionate giving and receiving, which includes your relationship to the exchange of money?
Exploring your own understanding of how resources flow in our shared world. Getting inspiration for how to share resources in a fair and adequate manner, attract resources and give resources.

In this program you will

• Learn a majority of the NVC parts and components/processes/distinctions as outlined in the CPP
• Be in an active community with other NVC learners in a international group of support and practice partners, with plenty of opportunities for practicing what you are learning in a warm, supportive community.
• The curriculum of the program will be guided by Kirsten Kristensen – a CNVC certified trainer with 100 days of training with Marshall Rosenberg and 3 decades of experience! You can find more information about Kirsten here: LINK

Click here to jump down to suggested curriculum

PRACTICALS

Dates

First semester:
2025 May 14. + 28.
June 11. + 25.
July 9. + 23.
August  (skipping 6.) 20.
September 3. + 17.
October 1. + 15. + 29.

Second semester:
November 12. + 26.
December 10. + (skipping 24.)
2026 January 7. + 21.
February 4. + 18.
March  4. + 18.
April 1. + 15. + 29.

Third semester:
Maj 13. + 27.
June 10. + 24.
July (skipping 8.) + 22.
August 5. + 19.
September 2. + 17. + 30.
October 14. + 28.

Time of day

We’ll meet twice monthly for 3 hours on Wednesdays at these start times (for summer time):
8 am PDT – Pacific
11 am EDT – Eastern
17:00 CEST – Central Europe Summertime (Copenhagen)
20:30 IST – India

Denmark and some other countries change from winter to summer time in March and back to winter time in October
USA and some other countries change from winter to summer time in March and back to winter time in November.
Through all changes we keep 17:00 Central Europe (Copenhagen) as the fix point both summer and winter.
Check you time zone here

Video recording

We plan to record the sessions so that you can catch up en case you miss one. And also go back and repeat the learning points.

Prerequisite(s)

We ask participants to be registered by CNVC as certification candidates, or to have at least 12 days of NVC training with a CNVC certified trainer.
If you have not worked with Kirsten before and would like to have a talk with her before you sign up, she invites you for a free 30 min. conversation to clarify whether what you are looking for matches what she offers.

Book appointment

Number of participants

Min. 12 – max. 36

Money

What we would like to receive for the 3 semesters of 6 months with biweekly meetings of 3 hours on Thursdays:

Sliding scale 5-120 Euro / 37-894 DKK per person per meeting.
The lower end of the scale is for people with very limited access to resources, for example living in Africa or war torn countries. The higher end of the scale if for people with more access to resources, no matter where in the world you live. If you often eat at a restaurant or board an airplane once a year or more, we invite you to choose the higher end of the scale above 45€, if that is within your comfort zone.

Example if you choose to contribute 45€ / 335 DKK  per meeting:

Pay for 6 months at a time: 12 meetings of 45€ = 540€ / 4.020 DKK
Pay for 12 months at a time: 24 meetings of 45€ = 1.080€ / 8.040 DKK
Pay for 18 months at a time: 36 meetings of 45€ = 1.620€ / 12.060 DKK

If your financial situation leads to you wanting to pay in shorter intervals please get in touch with us.

How to use the sliding scale

Our preference is to receive an average of 45€ per person per meeting for this course.

We want to acknowledge that we have very different living conditions from country to country and from person to person. So you might live for example in Switzerland where the parity rate indicates that 45€ in Denmark equals 67€ in Switzerland. Or you might live in Kenya where the parity rate equals 15€.

We also want to acknowledge that we have very big differences from person to person. You might live in a so-called poor country and have access to abundant resources. Or you might live in a so-called rich country and struggle to pay your day to day expenses.
Please use the sliding scale with awareness of this.

If you give more than 45€, together we can support another person to participate for less.

Repeating the course: We value people who wants to repeat the course, because we like to contribute to integration and also because it adds to the group dynamic. If you choose this we offer half price. So you pay half of what you would otherwise pay according to the sliding scale.

Commitment: We like you to commit to at least one semester = 6 months when you begin.
And if you choose to continue after first semester we like you to commit for the whole training.

Our cancellation policies: See here

If you have questions, please check our Q & A.

LINK to registration

This link takes you to our payment platform with SPORTI.dk, where you can pay with creditcard and automatically get an invoice.

Recommendations

“Kirsten is an absolute treasure in the NVC community. Her NVC workshops have been some of the best that I’ve taken. If you are looking for a structured way to learn and practice NVC (especially along a certification path) I can full-heartedly recommend this program!”

by Aiden Moore

“During the course with Kirsten, I gained many new insights that help me understand interpersonal relationships in a better way. Kirsten has the ability to explain complex things in a way that is both easy to understand and at the same time goes deep.
Her way of communicating creates a beautiful dance between empathy, honesty and connection.”

by Kristiina Krank

* SUGGESTED CURRICULUM – BASIC SEMESTER BREAKDOWN

1st semester/module/6 month = knowing and living (key differentiations) – Deepening an understanding of the suggested aims of the CPP – within a partnership paradigm. Starting the exploration around how to learn from both positive and negative feedback. How do you know that your actions are coming from beloved divine energy? – when you appreciate so called negative and positive feedback equally.

2nd semester/module/6 month = living and sharing. We will dive deeper into feelings and needs – including the ideas of transforming guilt and shame into freedom and joy – and to liberate yourself from cultural crap – transforming limiting beliefs (the inherited beliefs and programming from our childhood) into the discovery of the incredible power each and every one of us has to enrich life. We will dive deeper into certain topics based on the participants needs. What does it mean to you to live NVC – to deeply integrate it – to be marinated in the consciousness so that it oozes out of every pore and not just that the good head has understood it.

3rd semester/module/6 month = sharing and ongoing mentoring/supervision = if you havent started already, this is the time to start sharing NVC with others. This is for everyone who wants to learn, live and share NVC – including those who want to become certified trainers.

From CPP
1 – The NVC Model: expressing honesty and receiving empathetically, the four components (purpose and characteristics of each), the Giraffe Dance
2 – The four ears (four choices we have when hearing a difficult-to-receive message)
3 – Three kinds of Giraffe requests

NVC Processes
1 – Hearing anothers anger (blame, criticism)
2 – Expressing no
3 – Hearing no
4 – Self empathy when (a) stimulus is external and (b) stimulus is internal
5 – Mourning and learning from our regrets
6 – Screaming in Giraffe
7 – Interrupting
8 – Expressing gratitude
9 – Receiving gratitude
10 – Making conscious choices with an awareness of needs
11 – Expressing an apology
12 – Resolving an inner conflict through NVC dialogue

Key Differentiations
1 – Being Giraffe vs doing Giraffe
2 – Giraffe honesty vs jackal honesty
3 – Empathy vs sympathy and other forms of response (fixing, reassuring, storytelling, etc.)
4 – Protective vs punitive use of force
5 – Power with vs power over
6 – Appreciation vs approval, compliments or praise
7 – Choice vs submission or rebellion
8 – Observation vs observation mixed with evaluation
9 – Feeling vs feeling mixed with thoughts
10 – Need vs request
11 – Request vs demand
12 – Stimulus vs cause
13 – Value judgment vs moralistic judgement
14 – Natural vs habitual
15 – Interdependence vs dependence or independence
16 – Life connected vs life alienated
17 – Shift vs compromise
18 – Persisting vs demanding
19 – Self discipline vs obedience
20 – Respect of authority vs fear of authority
21 – Vulnerability vs weakness
22 – Love as action vs love as need and feeling
23 – Self empathy vs acting out, repressing or wallowing in feelings
24 – Idiomatic vs classical (formal) Giraffe
25 – Empathetic sensing vs intellectual understanding

If you have questions, please check our Q & A.

LINK to registration

This link takes you to our payment platform with SPORTI.dk, where you can pay with creditcard and automatically get an invoice.