--- title: "Beyond Right and Wrong - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Pernille Plantener, Gitte Brandenburg Carlsen, Pernille Plantener" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/beyond-right-and-wrong-2027-04-20-17-00-00" date: "2026-10-22T21:06:48+00:00" language: "en-US" --- From our CNVC Certified Trainers Online # Beyond Right and Wrong ## Foundations of Nonviolent Communication - online By: **Pernille Plantener, Gitte Brandenburg Carlsen** # AUDIENCE: beginner Tuesday, Apr 20, 2027 5:00 PM — Tuesday, May 18, 2027 8:00 PM English Recurring event **Timezone:** Europe/Amsterdam [ See in your local time ](https://dateful.com/eventlink/e/?d=2027-04-20&t=17%3A00%3A00&tz=Europe%2FAmsterdam&title=Beyond+Right+and+Wrong "Click to show how this event's date and time would appear in your time zone") #### Imagine communicating with ease and kindness - even in heated situations. Without sacrificing your truth. What would it do to your sense of dignity and self-trust? How would it impact your relationships at work and home? ## Beyond Right and Wrong **Foundations of Nonviolent Communication - A Language of the Heart.** This training is designed for you who are new to NVC or looking to refresh your understanding of its core concepts. Learning happens through a dynamic mix of theory, demonstration, and practice. Rather than simply introducing the concepts of Nonviolent Communication, the training supports participants in beginning to embody and integrate them in real-life interactions. **What is NVC?** Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, is a powerful process for compassionate connection and action, based on the principles of nonviolence—the natural state of compassion when no violence is present in the heart. NVC helps us express ourselves honestly and clearly while rooted in empathy and understanding in our interactions with others. NVC is far more than a communication protocol; it is a lens through which we understand ourselves and the world around us. It is a direct bridge to connect from heart to heart, and it offers a journey toward radical self-acceptance. Furthermore, NVC sparks hope about a world where every living being matters and where we resolve conflicts peacefully. **Why is NVC called ‘A Language of the Heart’?** It refers to the common experience that as we learn NVC, we find the way to express ourselves we always longed for, with radical honesty while still in empathic connection with others. It replaces superficial conversations with caring, meaningful exchanges about what matters to us. More than a way of communication, the power of NVC lies in how regularly practicing it **gradually changes our mindset toward ourselves and others**. As if given a pair of X-ray glasses, we begin to see the deeper intentions of others and connect with them at a needs level. This approach asks nothing of those we communicate with and offers ease in connecting no matter how we speak to one another. What you can expect: \- Discover your life within and acknowledge your own needs and how to meet them in harmony with others. \- Understand what drives other people and meet them relevantly and compassionately. \- Increase your capacity to gracefully handle difficult emotions and situations. \- Build more compassionate relationships personally and professionally. \- Communicate more effectively, reducing misunderstandings and conflicts. \- Experience choice where you used to feel stuck \- Midwife the YOU within you that has been waiting for a chance to manifest **Is this YOUR training?** This training is open to everyone, regardless of background or experience. Whether you hope to improve your personal relationships, enhance enhance your professional communication skills, or cultivate kindness toward yourself, this course offers valuable insights and practical tools. **Course Structure:** The training runs over 5 weeks of each 3 hours of virtual, interactive sessions that include: - Lectures covering the assumptions and foundations of NVC, - Group dialogues for shared learning and reflection, - Demonstrations, roleplays, and practice implementing NVC techniques in simulated and real life scenarios, Homework assignments to anchor your learning in everyday situations. > “Behind every judgement is an unmet need” *Marshall Rosenberg* If you consider joining the Needs-Based Coaching Foundation Training or the Resonant Healing Practitioner Certification Training, where a basic understanding of NVC is required, this training qualifies you. **Date, Time, and key words** All days 17:00-20:00 CEST / 8-11 am PDT / 11 am-2 pm EDT 20th April, 2027: Awakening Aliveness 27th April: Discovering what drives us 4th May: Authentically asking for what we want 11th May: Listening for the human heart 18th May: Building satisfying relationships **Course cost** The sustainable rate for us is 395 EUR for the 5 × 3 hours of training. EARLY BIRD 295 EUR until 24th of March, 2027 If you live in a financial situation where it is sometimes difficult to meet your basic needs, please contact us. We don’t want money to be a barrier to your participation **Facilitators** **Pernille Plantener** is an internationally recognized certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication, PCC coach, and Resonant Healing Practitioner. She brings lived experience, neuroscience-informed methods, and gentle presence to her facilitation. Her aim is to offer every participant a felt sense of safety, connection, and transformation, reading the space and walking the talk of what she presents. **Gitte Brandenburg Carlsen** is a certified NVC trainer since 1997, a Resonant Healing Practitioner, and a coach. She is a certified occupational therapist with decades of experience in psychiatry, blending somatic, psychological, and psychiatric expertise into her facilitation practice. Furthermore, she is integrates her training and experience as a body-oriented psychotherapist. [ LEARN MORE ](https://www.needsbasedcoaching.com/beyond-right-and-wrong "LEARN MORE") ### Related - [ **Beyond Empathic Listening** (Trainer Event 11-18-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/beyond-empathic-listening-2026-11-18-15-00-00) - [ **Stuck in Empathy?** (Trainer Event 10-27-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/stuck-in-empathy-2026-10-27-17-00-00) - [ **Repair is More Important than Perfection** (Video) ](https://www.cnvc.org/video-library/repair-is-more-important-than-perfection) - [ **Pernille Plantener** (Trainer Profile) ](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/pernille-plantener) ### TRAINING FOCUS: - General [ REGISTER ](https://www.needsbasedcoaching.com/registration-oUzLP/p/beyond-right-and-wrong "REGISTER") This introduction to NVC may be the most important five weeks you’ve ever spent! 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