About this event
10-session course: 13 October – 15 December 2026, 18:30-21:30
→ The course will be held online with Zoom. Online sessions will be recorded and made available for participants to view until 3 weeks after the course is over.
In this Advanced Course, we will deepen our practice of Nonviolent Communication while bringing in the perspective and practices of Internal Family Systems (IFS).
NVC has taught me a different way of relating to myself and others: moving away from right and wrong, blame and judgment, and towards feelings, needs, compassion and connection. IFS has added another layer to this journey by helping me understand the different parts within us: the parts that protect us, the parts that carry pain, and the parts that sometimes take over when we feel triggered, afraid or disconnected.
For me, NVC and IFS complement each other beautifully. Both invite us to meet what is alive within us with curiosity rather than judgment. Together, they offer a deeper understanding of our inner world while supporting us to stay connected with others, especially when relationships become challenging.
In this course, we will explore both our inner and relational worlds. We will practice listening to our parts, connecting with needs, entering deepering into giraffe consciousness (Self-energy), and bringing this awareness into empathy, honest expression, dialogue and conflict.
We will address topics such as:
❀ The Inner System & Parts – exploring the different parts within us and the roles they play.
❀ Working with Protective Parts – getting curious about the parts that step in to protect us and understanding their intentions and needs.
❀ Working with Vulnerable & Burdened Parts – gently meeting the parts of us that carry pain, fear, shame or old beliefs.
❀ Mourning – making space for grief and unmet needs, and exploring mourning as a pathway towards acceptance and connection
❀ Self-Energy, Giraffe & Jackal – exploring the relationship between IFS Self-energy and the NVC concepts of Giraffe and Jackal
❀ Healing Dialogue – clearing up the mess after conflict. How to reconnect after pain, loss of trust or tension?
❀ Transforming Enemy Images – moving beyond judgment and reconnecting with the humanity and needs underneath our stories about others.
❀ Parts & the Body – noticing how our parts show up in the body and using bodily awareness as a doorway to deeper self-connection.
❀ Parts & Their Needs – exploring the relationship between our parts and needs, and listening more deeply to what different parts of us are longing for
❀ Self-Connection & Self-Care – developing ways to stay connected with yourself and respond compassionately to what is alive within you
❀ Full Dialogue – practicing the movement between self-connection, honest expression and empathic listening in real conversations.
❀ Refining Empathy Skills – deepening our capacity to listen beyond words while remaining aware of our own inner responses
I’d be delighted to explore this with you.
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