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title: "Germany 2024 - Center for Nonviolent Communication"
description: "Join this International Intensive Training in Nonviolent Communication in Germany from 27-Sep-2024 to 06-Oct-2024. This transformative retreat will help you bring harmony and peace into all areas of your life."
url: "https://www.cnvc.org/germany-2024"
date: "2026-09-18T07:20:10+00:00"
language: "en-US"
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# Germany 2024
# Crossing deep valleys with Empathy and Love
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In person Intensive Training by the Center for Nonviolent Communication
Begins: Friday, 27-Sep-2024
Ends: Sunday, 06-Oct-2024
## Audience: Open to All Experience levels
English, German, Ukrainian
Format: In person
[ DJH Youth Hostel Sayda, Mortelgrund 8, 09619 Sayda, Germany](https://maps.app.goo.gl/nmUgdcJTDLpEpkxk7)
[ Venue website ](https://www.jugendherberge.de/jugendherbergen/sayda/ "New window will open, leaving cvnc.org website")
See our [Policies](#policies) below Donate to [help others attend intensive trainings](https://www.cnvc.org/donate/financial-assistance-fund?iit_name=Germany%202024&iit_id=2024-09-27-iit-germany)
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Join us for this residential retreat in Sayda, Germany (27 September - 6 October 2024) that will help you bring nonviolence and peace into all areas of your life. In this event, you can discover skills that will help you improve the quality of your relationships, deepen your inner peace, and increase your contribution to the world. Each session will be in English, and some sessions will be translated into Germand and/or Ukrainian
## Crossing deep valleys with Empathy and Love
*Please [click here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QHUU8Wq8O3o5rtvlZ_X6zGvsCIdwF3Xxaga3iLyaIaY/edit#heading=h.trb521ylfhww) for the edited German translation and [click here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QHUU8Wq8O3o5rtvlZ_X6zGvsCIdwF3Xxaga3iLyaIaY/edit#heading=h.bd56ip2oxw7c) for the edited Ukrainian translation.*
Come and live NVC in community, for nine days, in the heart of Europe: The Ore-mountains (Erzgebirge) in the east of Germany, close to the Czech border. We will, in connection with the beautiful surroundings, tap into empathy and love to be able to meet our daily challenges, both in our personal life and the societies and systems we are part of - in ways that serve life for all involved. Connect to yourself, meet the other, and strengthen your contribution to the world.
We want to hold space for the pain associated with past and ongoing historic events in Europe and the other continents we all come from. We will put attention to how they work through in our lives and the way we perceive the world around us and interact with others and ourselves. We will strengthen our resilience and grow our skills for the transformation of conflicts.
Do you strive to enhance your relationships in your personal, professional, and social life?
Do you want to grow your ability to listen to yourself and others, even when they have different ideas?
Do you want to gain more inner peace and contribute to peace in your surroundings?
#### Then this IIT will be perfect for you!
We explicitly wish to make this IIT accessible for those who do not speak English well enough to express their emotions and needs. Therefore, this IIT offers translation of all plenaries and some workshops during each session into German (consecutive) and partly Ukrainian (in-ear translation).
We have received confirmation from Berlin and Hessen, as federal countries of Germany, that our IIT is recognised as **educational leave**! This will be also recognized by the German federal countries: Brandenburg, Saarland, Thüringen, Bremen and Rheinland-Pfalz.
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**Learn how to restore broken relations with Irmtraud Kauschat, trainer and assessor.**
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**Join us as Irmtraud Kauschat speaks with Iryna Shevchuk, a Certification Candidate from Ukraine about how her participation in the Germany International Intensive Training can help her to contribute in uniting and connecting people in Ukraine.**
[Donate today to allow Iryna and the others attend this IIT!](https://www.cnvc.org/donate/financial-assistance-fund)
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### 9-day residential retreat in Nonviolent Communication
This 9-day immersion experience into Nonviolent Communication (NVC) will offer learning sessions, home groups, coaching and feedback from skilled trainers, and a community environment where you can learn and practice the key skills of NVC.
Our team of Certified Trainers will share both the core curriculum of NVC as developed by [Dr. Marshall Rosenberg](https://www.cnvc.org/about/marshall), as well as their own unique applications. We expect a group of approximately 50 to 60 people from different countries, cultural backgrounds, professions and walks of life.
People around the world are using [Nonviolent Communication skills](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/what-is-nvc) to transform conflict, create resilience in their relationships, and build a world where everyone's needs matter and are met collaboratively.
We will create a dynamic learning laboratory that will show you how to create a more compassionate and peaceful culture in your life at home, at work, and in your community by learning how to:
1. Speak from the heart
2. Practice deep, non-judgmental listening
3. Build self-empowerment from the inside out
The cost of this training includes two components: 1) Tuition; and 2) Room and Board. Click below for details.
### Tuition (USD)
We want to enable as many people as possible to participate in an IIT, regardless of their financial position. At the same time, we care that the cost of organizing the event is covered, CNVC (as a sponsor for this training) is sustainably funded, and that trainers and organizers can be adequately remunerated. Holding care for all these elements, the tuition fees have been set as follows:
- $2,175 - Early Bird *(make your payment through 14-May-2024)* - [convert to another currency](https://www.google.com/search?q=2175+USD+to)
- $2,495 - Standard *(15-May-2024 and after)* - [convert to another currency](https://www.google.com/search?q=2495+USD+to)
Discounts available include ([contact us](https://www.cnvc.org/about/contact-us#intensive-trainings-or-other-events) to get a discount code):
- 10% if you participated in (and paid for) a previous intensive training with CNVC
- 10% if you have been a [Supporting Member](https://www.cnvc.org/membership) of CNVC for 6 months or more.
- 15% for registered [Certification Candidates](https://www.cnvc.org/certification)
- 25% if you are an [active Certified Trainer](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers) with CNVC - Note, that there is also a limited number of tuition-free spaces available for Certified Trainers, granted by a committee. For more information, [contact us](https://www.cnvc.org/about/contact-us#intensive-trainings-or-other-events).
*Note: only one of these discounts may apply; you may combine it with the Early Bird price.*
If you are from the Ukraine, you qualify for the Regional Tuition Fee:
- $ 850 - Early Bird (make your payment through 14-May-2024) - [convert to another currency](https://www.google.com/search?q=850+USD+to)
- $ 985 - Standard (15-May-2024 and after) - [convert to another currency](https://www.google.com/search?q=985+USD+to)
*Note: The Regional Tuition fee cannot be combined with the discounts listed above.*
If you are a **resident of an EU country**, you *may* be eligible for Erasmus funding covering (part of) your travel costs, tuition fees, and accommodation. For more information, criteria, and conditions, please contact [the local organization in your home country](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VYHukDPn1-NQm764HqMS9cV0WaAEpMLdX_IWc8SN_l4/edit?usp=sharing).
It is very important for us to make the training accessible for people with low incomes, both from Eastern Europe and from other regions. This means that:
- If you think this IIT is for you, and the costs are too high for you to afford it (regardless your country of residence), we ask you to let us know in your pre-registration. Reduced tuition fees will be available for a number of participants, and we will look into solutions together for each request (which may involve jointly thinking of other ways to raise funds for your participation).
- If you think this IIT is for you, and you can quite easily afford to pay the standard price (alone or together with e.g. your employer or community), we warmly invite you not to apply for discounts, or to pay more than just your own tuition fee. This way you directly contribute to making participation in this IIT possible for people from different financial situations.
### Room and Board (EUR)
The hostel was selected on the criteria of "beauty of the surroundings in nature", "friendly hosts", "attractive seminar rooms" and "low cost of accommodation". The hostel has a simple standard as far as accommodation is concerned. At the same time, it is surrounded by forest, has a large, bright seminar room and some smaller seminar rooms, which also includes the outdoor area.
Room and Board prices include your room and all meals throughout the event beginning with dinner the first day and ending with lunch the final day. Prices are per person for the whole event. Room options include:
- EUR 780 - Single Room
- EUR 670 - Double Room
- EUR 565 - Triple Room
- EUR 435 - Dorm (Share with 3 other people)
#### Notes:
- The local Organizers will collect Room and Board fees - they will contact you once you’ve made your payment for tuition.
- Rooms and types of rooms are limited and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis; we encourage you to book your accommodation as soon as you register to increase the likelihood that you can get your preferred room type.
- If you choose a double room, triple room, or a dorm, you can choose your own roommate(s) or we can assign them based upon any preferences you have.
- Bed linen and towels will be provided.
- All rooms are with a private bathroom.
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### FUN FACT
In front of the hostel are 3 high gates, so-called "Torii" with Japanese signs: Joy, Love, Power. Please discover.
#### THE 3 MAIN GOALS OF THE PROGRAM
The purpose of this training is to give you the opportunity to live the process of Nonviolent Communication in community over an extended period of time, in order to develop the mindsets and practical tools to help you in three areas:
- 1-Relationships
- 2-Transformation
- 3-Contribution
**Personal and Professional Relationships**
- Increase connection and closeness with the people you love.
- Speak in a way that inspires compassion and understanding.
- Initiate difficult conversations with more ease and confidence.
- Remain centered and peaceful when receiving difficult messages.
- Express and receive anger fully, safely and respectfully... yet powerfully.
- Resolve long-standing conflicts and heal painful relationships.
- Parent children from the heart and move beyond power struggles into cooperation.
- Translate criticism, judgments and blame into life-serving messages.
**Inner Transformation**
- Shift patterns of thinking that lead to depression, guilt and shame and that perpetuate pain.
- Transform anger into self-understanding, thereby increasing inner peace.
- Enliven yourself by expressing and receiving gratitude.
- Learn to embody unconditional love.
**Contribution to others and Social Change**
- Share NVC in ways that transmit and model its power to transform and inspire others.
- Create educational systems where students love learning and teachers love teaching.
- Learn to engage in effective, lasting nonviolent social change in the tradition of Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Facilitate meetings and support group decision making in a power-sharing, collaborative, and consensus-based ways.
- Support holistic and human-based workplaces.
- Engage with others at work and in the community to foster openness, trust and authenticity.
- Support mutual understanding and connection when working in colonized countries.
- Foster restoration and harmony by mediating conflicts and helping to resolve differences among others.
While we will prioritize these three areas in the curriculum, there is also room for co-creation. There will be opportunities for you to request specific topics and applications to support you in living and sharing NVC at work, home, and in the community as well as internally in how you relate to yourself.
# Training team for Germany 2024
Introducing the Certified Trainers you will learn from and meet during the program. Each will share the core curriculum of NVC as developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, as well as their own unique approach and passion for NVC. You'll also connect with many like-minded people from different countries, cultural backgrounds, professions and walks of life.
[ ### Anja Ufermann
Certified Trainer since 2017
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=500:anja-ufermann&catid=13)
[ ### Cinta Depondt
Certified Trainer since 2021
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=600:cinta-depondt&catid=13)
[ ### Giacomo Poleschi
Certified Trainer since 2015
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=490:giacomo-poleschi&catid=13)
[ ### Irmtraud Kauschat
Certified Trainer since 2006
Assessor
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40:irmtraud-kauschat&catid=13)
[ ### Pavlo Kozeletskyi
Certified Trainer since 2019
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=631:pavlo-kozeletskyi&catid=13)
# Organizing team for Germany 2024
[ ### Ada Bienkowska
Certified Trainer since 2023
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1550:ada-bienkowska&catid=13)
[ ### Christiane Welk
Certified Trainer since 2014
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=473:christiane-welk&catid=13)
[ ### Sebastian Lenz
Read more
](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3044:sebastian-lenz&catid=42)
### 3 STEPS TO YOUR PROGRAM EXPERIENCE WITH CNVC:
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STEP ONE — pre-registration Please preregister even if you're not sure you can attend. **ZERO OBLIGATION.**
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STEP TWO — payment After pre-registering you receive instructions for how to register and pay.
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STEP THREE — Registration Confirmation Complete your registration by telling us more about yourself, such as your dietary preferences, etc. When complete, you get access to the Event Details page for participants.
### Policies
Cancellation Policy You wanted to attend this event, paid for it, and then something changed in your situation. That is when this Cancellation and Refund Policy becomes important!
We value flexibility and understand that “life happens” and sometimes people need to change their plans. At the same time, we want to acknowledge the financial commitments and other plans made by CNVC, the Organizer, and the venue.
Please note: For payments that are made directly to the **Local Organizer**, the payment transfer options outlined below (storing tuition payments with us as credit for a future program) are not available, due to legal and accounting restrictions.
We have established the below policy to take into account all of these needs.
**A. If *we* cancel:**
You receive a 100% refund of all tuition and/or room and board payments.
**B. If *you* cancel:**
##### Tuition
**30 days or more before the start date, you have two options:**
1. Transfer 100% of your payment to a future CNVC intensive training within 2 years starting the date you canceled (see credit policy below); or
2. Receive a refund on the tuition fee minus a 10% cancellation fee
**Between 30 days and 4 days before the start date you have two options:**
1. Transfer 75% of your tuition payment to a future CNVC training within 2 years starting the date you canceled - we retain 25% (see credit policy below); or
2. Receive a 50% refund of your tuition (we retain 50%).
**From 3 days before the start date you have two options:**
1. Transfer 60% of your tuition payment to a future CNVC training within 2 years (starting the date you canceled) - we retain 40% (see credit policy below); or
2. Receive a 30% refund of your tuition (we retain 70%).
**From the start date:**
- No refunds or transfers for tuition and room and board will be provided, even if you do not attend or only attend part of the event.
You will notice that the closer to the start date, the lower your refund. This is to acknowledge the financial commitments that CNVC makes in the planning process (e.g., we are often required to pay the venue whether or not you show up). We also put considerable human resources into the organization of our immersive programs and some of these costs are not recoverable.
*Since last minute cancellations are mostly because of an injury or a health issue, we recommend that participants take their own insurance to cover these cases.*
Refunds will be issued within 10 business days after you cancel and confirm which option you choose.
##### Room and Board
Refunds for room and board depend on the unique contractual factors with the venue. Please check the Cancellation Policy for your event or contact the **Local Organizer** for details.
##### CREDIT POLICY
If you choose to transfer some or all of your tuition payment to a future CNVC training, the following conditions apply:
- Credit is valid for two years from the date of cancellation.
- To use your credit, [contact us](https://www.cnvc.org/about/contact-us) with the name of the training you would like to apply it to.
- Credit can be applied to any CNVC training listed [here](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/intensive-trainings) that has space available.
- Credits apply only to tuition, and not to travel or room and board costs.
- Credit cannot be refunded for cash after it is issued.
- Credit is non-transferable.
- If the credit is not used within two years, it expires.
- If you move your credit to another program and then cancel, the new program’s refund options will apply (and you cannot opt for the credit option again)
- If you plan to attend an immersive program that is offered in a language *other than English*, we strongly recommend that you do not opt for the credit option, as CNVC cannot guarantee that another program in your preferred language will be offered within the next two years.
Discounts *Note: these discounts only apply to tuition payments (not to room & board or other expenses)*
**10% if you participated in (and paid tuition for) a previous Foundation Training (FT) or International Intensive Training (IIT) with the Center for Nonviolent Communication**
**10% if you have been, or will have been, a** [**Supporting Member of CNVC**](https://www.cnvc.org/membership) **for 6 months or more before the first day of the program**
**15% if you are a Certification Candidate registered with CNVC.** The discount applies only to people who are officially registered candidates.
If you are not sure if you are officially registered as a Certification Candidate, email us at . If you're not registered yet, ask your Assessor if it might be possible for you to become registered before the program
If you are not registered as a candidate at the time of payment, you can pay the full price without this discount, and if you become a registered certification candidate by the start date of the program, we will refund you the difference (the 15% discount amount).
**25% if you are an active Trainer certified with CNVC**
The discount applies only to active Certified Trainers. "Active" means that in the last year, you have completed the renewal steps including filling out the Annual Trainer Survey, making an Annual Trainer Contribution, and signing the Trainer Agreement if applicable (if it has been updated).
Note, that there is also a limited number of tuition-free spaces available for Certified Trainers, granted by a committee. For more information, [visit this page](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/attend-an-iit-tuition-free).
Financial Assistance # Financial Assistance for Immersive Trainings
We realize that life situations make it difficult for some people to raise enough funds to participate in one of our immersive trainings. If this is the case for you, we strongly encourage you to apply for financial assistance and we will do our best to support you to participate in this program.
Since money can be a loaded topic in our world, asking for financial support is challenging and uncomfortable for many people. If you are inspired to attend, we invite you to join us in a mutual process to explore possibilities.
#### HOW IT WORKS:
After applying the available [discounts](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/iit-discount-policy), if you are not able to afford the tuition, you can request financial assistance to **further reduce** your tuition fee. (Note: We do not offer assistance for Room and Board, which is a direct expense for your lodging and food). We have limited amount of finances available and we prioritize people who meet one or more of the following criteria:
1. Foundational NVC knowledge: have at least read the [NVC book](https://nonviolentcommunication.com/product/nvc/) and/or attended one NVC weekend course
2. Certification Candidate
3. Supporting Member
4. Can increase their impact in the world by participating in this training, e.g., by leading or supporting a social change project, and/or being an active member of an NVC community
5. Come from a disadvantaged group with less access to resources *(examples: race, ethnicity, origin, religion, sex, gender identity, class, age)*
6. From the geographical region where the program is held or from a region where there are no programs offered
7. Can pay some money toward tuition
8. Willing to search for other sources of financial support, such as their workplace (professional development), family (personal development), organizations, or [crowdfunding efforts](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zc0EmQid5gYBOc3tAfbAAobOByfLmzhfg0mfyKby0Aw/edit?tab=t.0)
9. No CNVC financial assistance received in the past
Instructions for how to request financial assistance will be provided after you submit the pre-registration form.[](https://www.cnvc.org/donate/financial-assistance-fund)
- [Find your training ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/intensive-trainings)
- [Donate to the Learning Fund](https://www.cnvc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=869&catid=16)
Agreements We are happy that you will participate in Nonviolent Communication training – the Foundation Training (FT) or the International Intensive Training (IIT) sponsored by the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC).
In order to create an environment that is supportive and that offers predictability -- and supports you in making choices for your wellbeing -- we ask you to make a series of agreements.
1\. If I complete this training, I will receive a Certificate of Completion, which is different from being authorized or certified as an official trainer of the CNVC. If I share NVC, unless I am already a Certified CNVC trainer, I agree to present myself as a student, supporter, or candidate for certification (if I am a registered candidate for certification) rather than as a CNVC Certified Trainer. Also, I agree to follow the “[Guidelines for Sharing NVC for Individuals who are not Certified Trainers.](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/sharing-nvc-guidelines)”
2\. All materials that I will receive are the property of the Trainers who created them. I agree to use these materials only for my personal use -- and refrain from copying or sharing with others -- unless I receive explicit consent from the creators.
3\. I understand that while this training might be healing and therapeutic in nature, it is not a substitute for mental health therapy or psychiatric care.
4\. I am responsible for my own behavior the entire time I participate in this event. I understand that some activities could be mentally and emotionally challenging. My level of participation in the activities is entirely my choice, and I can modify or end my participation at any time.
5\. I agree to follow any relevant public health regulations that may be imposed by the country or municipality where this program will take place. I will follow these regulations and not avoid any of them. At the same time, I understand that CNVC will not impose any additional regulations above and beyond what is required by the country or municipality. (Not applicable for online programs.)
6\. If I contract an illness from a virus or other pathogen during this training, I am responsible for the costs of medical care and any other related costs such as changing travel arrangements. I will exercise consideration for others when it comes to contagious illnesses and reach out to the organizer to decide on any actions. (Not applicable for Online Programs)
7\. Since the program is a closed event and only registered participants are allowed to participate in the sessions, I agree not to bring or invite to the sessions anyone who is not registered. If there are areas or spaces designated for participants of this event, like conference areas or dining areas, I agree not to bring or invite anyone who is not a registered participant to these spaces.
8\. I agree to the [Photo & Video Agreement](https://www.cnvc.org/about/policies-and-guidelines/iit-photo-video-agreement) which ensures me choice and gives the right to CNVC to gather photos and videos, celebrate, and for YOU to have memories.
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