--- title: "Navigating Anger, Demands, and Mourning - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Yoram Mosenzon, Yoram Mosenzon" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/navigating-anger-demands-and-mourning-2026-11-14-10-00-00" date: "2026-09-19T11:07:34+00:00" language: "en-US" --- From our CNVC Certified Trainers In person # Navigating Anger, Demands, and Mourning ## Liberating Painful Dynamics in Relationships By: **Yoram Mosenzon** # AUDIENCE: intermediate Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 10:00 AM — Sunday, Nov 15, 2026 6:00 PM English Switzerland Kappeli-Saal, Schule Kappeli Primar Badenerstrasse 618, 8048 Zürich [ Get Directions ](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Kappeli-Saal%2C+Schule+Kappeli+Primar%0D%0ABadenerstrasse+618%2C+8048%0D%0AZ%C3%BCrich) **Timezone:** Europe/Zurich [ See in your local time ](https://dateful.com/eventlink/e/?d=2026-11-14&t=10%3A00%3A00&tz=Europe%2FZurich&title=Navigating+Anger%2C+Demands%2C+and+Mourning "Click to show how this event's date and time would appear in your time zone") Navigating ‘Demand energy’ Working as a mediator, I see again and again that one of the biggest killers of relationships is “demand.” Demand is not only when we outwardly do not accept the “no” of another person, but also, in a more subtle way, when the other’s “no” brings pain in us—a sense of desperation or rejection. I often see people fall in love, their eyes shining with excitement in the first months: their new partner feels like a gift to their life. Yet after some time, a certain grayness can replace that shine… Demand is often quietly present beneath this shift. When my “no” is not welcome, it means I cannot fully be honest or myself with you. And if I cannot fully be myself, then there is no one here to love you… And distance begins. I see this between lovers, with children, among friends, and within families We will practice: ❀ The clear difference between a request and a demand ❀ How to receive ‘demanding energy’ and navigate challenging dialogues while staying honest and connected ❀ How to trust the signals that come from our bodies and never betray them ❀ How to work with painful stories (such as “rejection” or “desperation”) and reconnect with reality as it is—rather than the painful stories we tell ourselves ❀ How to take a “time-out” and why it can be so life-serving ❀ How to receive a “no” (and stay alive and connected). Navigating Anger Anger (including irritation, frustration, and impatience) often arises unexpectedly in our interactions with those we care about most. It is a powerful energy asking to be expressed. And yet, acting on it often creates more harm. Anger is a powerful and beautiful life energy expressed in a tragic language that rarely serves its true purpose. How can we navigate anger in a way that supports connection? Why is it risky to express it—and even riskier to suppress it? What is its deeper message? We will practice: ❀ How to express (rather than suppress) anger in ways that serve connection ❀ How to enjoy (!) others’ anger directed at us ❀ How to repair connection after anger has caused harm Mourning as a key life practice Mourning is a daily practice: Mourning doesn’t only happen when we lose someone. Mourning exists on a spectrum, in different sizes, shapes, intensities, durations, and forms: Mourning is a certain kind of pain, a contraction in the body. There are intense forms, where it feels like our heart is being ripped apart; we can’t breathe, or we feel like we won’t survive the immensity of the pain. These can take weeks, months, or even a lifetime to digest… ❀ What ‘mourning’ really means ❀ How to “mourn our favorite strategies,” ❀ Why “being with the unknown” is key in dialogue Definitions we will work with: ❀ Mourning = the capacity to be with pain—mine and yours—and to trust the gentle movement that unfolds when pain is welcomed and experienced ❀ Mourning = the time needed to move from imagination into reality ❀ Mourning = a bodily process, a digestion that allows acceptance, new creativity, and the development of new habits. ❀ Mourning = a core skill for living in an ever faster-changing world, the capacity to adjust and evolve ❀ Mourning = a key to discovering the very nature of being human [ LEARN MORE ](https://www.connecting2life.net/workshop/2026-11-14/switzerland/liberating-painful-dynamics-in-relationships-switzerland/ "LEARN MORE") ### Related - [ **Sri Lanka 2025** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2025-09-19-iit-sri-lanka) - [ **Germany May 2025** (International Intensive Training) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/iit/2025-05-23-iit-germany) - [ **Connecting in Conflict- From Polarization to Togetherness** (Trainer Event 05-06-2027) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/connecting-in-conflict-from-polarization-to-togetherness-2027-05-06-14-00-00) - [ **Intermediate Course** (Trainer Event 10-14-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/intermediate-course-2026-10-14-18-30-00) - [ **Advanced Course** (Trainer Event 10-13-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/advanced-course-2026-10-13-18-30-00) - [ **Basic Course** (Trainer Event 10-13-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/basic-course-2026-10-13-18-30-00) - [ **Ask for the Moon** (Trainer Event 12-04-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/ask-for-the-moon-2026-12-04-10-00-00) - [ **Approfondir la CNV** (Trainer Event 04-23-2027) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/approfondir-la-cnv-2027-04-23-10-00-00) - [ **Incarner et transmettre la CNV** (Trainer Event 06-11-2027) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/incarner-et-transmettre-la-cnv-2027-06-11-10-00-00) - [ **Connecting in Conflict** (Trainer Event 11-21-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/connecting-in-conflict-2026-11-21-10-00-00) - [ **Dancing between self-connection & empathic listening** (Trainer Event 10-31-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/dancing-between-self-connection-empathic-listening-2026-10-31-10-00-00) - [ **Ask for the Moon** (Trainer Event 10-16-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/ask-for-the-moon-2026-10-16-10-00-00) - [ **Connecting with Children** (Trainer Event 10-09-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/connecting-with-children-2026-10-09-09-30-00) - [ **Intermediate Course** (Trainer Event 10-08-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/intermediate-course-2026-10-08-18-30-00) - [ **NVC Mediation: Year Course** (Trainer Event 02-20-2027) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/nvc-mediation-year-course-2027-01-16-15-00-00) - [ **Train-the-trainer: Embodying & Teaching NVC** (Trainer Event 10-16-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/train-the-trainer-embodying-teaching-nvc-2026-10-16-12-00-00) - [ **Yoram Mosenzon** (Trainer Profile) ](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/yoram-mosenzon) ### TRAINING FOCUS: - Business - Children - Conflict Resolution - Counseling & Coaching - Diversity - Education - Facilitation - General - Health & Healing - Intimate Relationships - Mind-Body-Spirit - Parenting & Family - Social Change [ REGISTER ](https://www.connecting2life.net/workshop/2026-11-14/switzerland/liberating-painful-dynamics-in-relationships-switzerland/ "REGISTER") # ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EVENT First name \* Last name Email \* Country \* United States Your Message (rich text available) \* Last Name ![](https://www.cnvc.org/templates/yootheme/assets/images/consent_placeholder_map.svg) ![](https://www.cnvc.org/templates/yootheme/assets/images/consent_icon_openstreetmap.svg)OpenStreetMap service required to load this map. ![](https://www.cnvc.org/templates/yootheme/assets/images/consent_icon_openstreetmap.svg)OpenStreetMap service required to load this map.