May 17th 2025 9.30am - 11.30am & 1pm - 3pm & May 18th 9.30am - 11.30am BST. Online.

Would you like to find a way of saying an empowered "No" whilst maintaining your relationships with others? Would you love to have access to more choice in your life when requests or demands come your way?

Most of us have been educated to stifle our “No", believing we will hurt others or be abandoned, so we end up going along with things when we don’t really want to. Or instead bark out a "No!" like a sergeant major, even if we want to say, "Yes," had we been asked differently.  Both these reactions come at a cost to our relationships.

Nonviolent Communication helps us reach beneath the surface of our "No" to discover a creative and dynamic way of responding with courage and care in any moment.

On this training you’ll be supported to take away skills to:

• say “No” with courage and care
• transcend reactivity and develop a sense of inner space and choice
• listen to your body when experiencing resistance to what someone wants you
   
  Embodying NVC?
  The day will include an invitation to explore this theme somatically in a light-hearted way through about 50 minutes of movement and dance. Yep, moving to music online. It's surprisingly powerful. We’ll also play with asking for what you want and being ok receiving a “No”. If you've never tried 'conscious dance' before you are especially welcome. No experience is necessary - you cannot do it wrong! And all ages, body shapes and fitness levels are welcome too. Any doubts or queries follow this link to more information and / or call me for a chat.

What do participants say?

“Of all the training in which I’ve ever participated, this is up there as one of the absolute best - I thoroughly, thoroughly recommend it. Everything about it was extremely helpful in enabling me to really feel able to say ‘no’ with courage and care. Three days later and I’ve already put what I’ve learnt into practice resulting in exactly the response I’d been hoping for.”
— Jo W, London

“So helpful in giving me confidence in my communication with others, and giving me practical tools to relate to others with both compassion and self-assurance. Loved it!!!”
— Sarah, Chester

“I was very nervous about combining dance with NVC, and bringing my personal practice out into a group setting. I finished the session not only feeling more confident, peaceful and alive than I could have imagined, but also with a number of useful new tools that I feel excited to use and develop further.”
— Chris, London

Cost?
Individual rates (if you are paying for the training from your own pocket):
If you earn less than £20,000 before tax:  £85
If you earn between £20,000 - £30,000 before tax:  £130
If you earn between £30,000 - £45,000 before tax:  £165
If you earn more than £45,000 before tax: £220
I am willing to dialogue with you if these prices would prevent you from coming. Please contact me here.

Organisational rates (if your employer is paying for your place on the training)
Small Charity rate:  £135 (If you work for a charity with fewer than 15 employees).
Public sector / Large Charity rate:  £170 (If you work for a public sector organisation, such as a local council or the NHS, or a charity with more than 15 employees).
Private sector rate:  £220 (If you work for a profit making company).
Concessions available: if any of the above prices would prevent you from coming, please contact me

What is the NVC London Level 2 Intermediate Online Training Programme and who’s it for?
This event is part of the London Level 2 Intermediate Online Training Programme, which is for those who have completed a Level 1 NVC Foundation Training. Do you feel inspired but a bit daunted by the challenge of making NVC part of your everyday life? Completing this programme will help you to become more competent and confident in your capacity to stay in NVC consciousness in a wide range of contexts and environments. 

The programme consists of twelve trainings across the course of a year. Each is six hours long over one weekend a month. They are stand-alone, so you can attend as few or as many as you wish. The programme repeats annually so you can join it at any point in the year and carry through until you’ve completed all twelve trainings. If you do this you will have a comprehensive understanding and practice of key NVC processes (e.g. saying no; transforming anger) and current topics (e.g. trauma; power and privilege). This will help you resolve conflicts more easily and create deeper and more satisfying relationships in your life.

The trainings are facilitated by five London-based certified NVC trainers - Cath Burke, Ceri Buckmaster, Carolyn Davies,  Daren De Witt and Tracy Seed. We are a collaborative group working together to offer you clear learning and progression options to suit you. We are committed to creating a supportive network for those learning, living and sharing NVC both in London and globally. Many of our trainings are currently online.  

We hope you will enjoy the richness of themes that this programme offers, along with the variety that comes from the individual perspective and specialism of each trainer.

To find a list of the other trainings in this programme, follow this link and click on the drop-down menu: “I want to attend the Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme.”

“I completed my foundation training at the end of 2021 and, keen to maintain momentum since then, I’ve attended most of these intermediate training sessions. Without exception, the sessions have been brilliant.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the programme that Cath, Ceri, Tracy, Daren and Carolyn are providing.  And, consequently, my NVC practice has seriously developed over this last year – at times with surprisingly amazing results. I wholeheartedly recommend the NVC London Level 2 Intermediate Training Programme – just what I needed to build on my foundation training.” - Jo W

"I find these trainings so enriching and empowering. They have also given me the opportunity to meet people in other ways, and I am very grateful for this." - Hannah

"All the trainings are excellent and they compliment each other very well, building a very beautiful tapestry of interwoven skills and concepts." - Anna E