Would you like a year of support to practice Nonviolent Communication consistently in your life?

Come join a global community of committed practitioners to make 2025 your year for finding healthy balance, freedom from reactivity, and the life of kindness to self and others you've been longing for.

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 " Ongo has been the best way to learn Nonviolent Communication that I've found. 
The wisdom of integrating the learning of new communication with the deep personal work that it requires really serves the transformation. And, the "daily life" format is so effective as real, honest, challenging practice. I will continue to share that nothing I've done so far, with regards to NVC, has been as powerful."

– Tony, licensed professional counselor and Ongo participant

Imagine having the support you need to:

• Stay grounded in the face of intense emotions and uncertainty
• Transform reactivity into love and care for others
• Be consistent with spiritual practice in the midst of "things to do"
• Set healthy boundaries, instead of being run over or putting up walls
• Move from shame and self-judgment into acceptance and action
• Open your heart each day to the beauty of what it means to be alive

... all year long!

Ongo brings the temple to you:

Living peace, wisdom, and compassion in the midst of daily life is not easy. It requires ongoing practice, guidance, support, and accountability.

Traditionally, a flourishing temple community might provide this through regular gatherings for study and practice, meetings with teachers for guidance, and connections with good spiritual friends for support and accountability. 

In Ongo, we bring the temple to you through live group gatherings, buddy practices, solo practices, and a private online forum.

Live Group Gatherings

Twice a month, we gather together online as a global community for meditation, practice, and discussion. We'll explore a different aspect of the practice of nonviolence each month, using our real life situations as our learning material. Recordings of all gatherings will be provided in the event someone is unable to attend. 

Buddy Practices

Twice a month, each of us meets 1-on-1 with another Ongo participant to do a practice based on the month's topic. Ongo Buddy Practices offer a unique opportunity to practice mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication in a safe interpersonal "testing ground". Full, step-by-step guidance for every practice is provided.

Solo Practices

Each week, we send out a practice for you to do in your daily life to deepen your lived experience of nonviolence. These Solo Practices are short, doable, and impactful, to help you keep your practice alive, even in the midst of a busy schedule. 

Private Online Forum

With full access to our private "Tea Garden" online forum, you can share, ask questions, and engage discussions with Catherine, Jesse, and other Ongo year participants anytime. All Live Group recordings, Buddy Practices, and Solo Practices will also be available here for you to access whenever you want.

"I thoroughly enjoyed the Ongo experience.  For me, the practices are simple and so doable that I have continued many of them after Ongo. I am finding that though simple, their cumulative effect is powerful. A burden that I carried for 8 years has been healed using the combined practices of the breath, self empathy and speaking truth... I have grown in confidence in living and sharing NVC."

– Sr. Franca Onyibor
CNVC Certified Trainer and Christian nun

Learn more about the Ongo year program and sign up online here

Bonus CNVC discount: Take $100 USD off registration when signing up

(choose "Single payment up front" when registering, then enter the discount code CNVC100OFF)