“Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need."
- Marshall Rosenberg
Introductory Nonviolent communication training
Courses Nonviolent communication led by certified trainers
Equanimity offers two consecutive 1-day basic Nonviolent Communication training courses in English. The training days can also be followed separately.
The English NVC training will be held on our locations in Amsterdam IJburg. It requires no prior education and is open to everyone. You will receive an English hand-out with exercises and a reader on arrival.
This Introductory course Nonviolent Communication provides access to the Deepening online course for English speakers. For Dutch speakers there are more follow-up options after this introduction training. Please check our Annual Program, our Theme Days and the training Parenting in connection.
Introduction training Nonviolent communication (day 1)
On this English Nonviolent communication introductory day, you’ll be introduced to Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication model. We’ll cover the theory, but above all, we’ll work with practical exercises based on everyday examples.
You’ll gain insight into the key drivers behind your behavior and communication, and the pitfalls that can lead to conversations taking an unpleasant turn, resulting in disconnection with yourself and others.
Your trainers on this Nonviolent Communication training will be Maren Hermans and Boris Nauta.
Follow up training Nonviolent communication (day 2)
For those who have taken an introduction at Equanimity or elsewhere, there is the Follow-up Day. We dive deeper into self-compassion and different ways of listening, and we practice dialogues in role-playing exercises. We focus on how to deal with feelings of anger, frustration, shame, and guilt. Both your own and those of others.
This second introductory Nonviolent Communication training day is led by Boris Nauta, Mae Heffelaar and/or Maren Hermans. You can register via the form below.
Costs
To make our training sessions accessible to as many people as possible, we use different price levels: €100 (Limited budget), €175 (Regular), or €315 (Business) per day.
Equanimity complies with the CRKBO quality code for educational institutions in short-term vocational education. The training courses are therefore exempt from VAT.
If you register for both days at once, you will receive a 10% discount on the Follow-up Day.
Participants from organizations that are members of the Dutch Association of Performing Arts receive a 20% discount on the Business rate.
Dates
Introduction training NVC in English (day 1), 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
– Saturday 20 June 2026
– Saturday 12 September 2026
– Saturday 10 October 2026
– Friday 4 December 2026
– Saturday 16 January 2027
– Saturday 13 March 2027
– Saturday 10 April 2027Follow-up training NVC in English (day 2), 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
– Saturday 4 July 2026
– Friday 13 November 2026
– Saturday 27 February 2027
– Saturday 8 May 2027Location
The training sessions take place at Studio_Wijland or De Vrijman in Amsterdam. Please find more details about our venues here.
Registration form
With this form you can sign-up to the English introduction training Nonviolent communication. After submitting the registration form below, you will receive a confirmation email with all the details within a few days.
Please proceed to the Dutch language website to sign-up to trainings for Dutch speakers
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