--- title: "NVC Level 2: Intermediate: Understanding Power & NVC - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Ceri Buckmaster, Ceri Buckmaster" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/nvc-level-2-intermediate-understanding-power-nvc-2026-11-14-14-00-00" date: "2026-10-22T19:55:58+00:00" language: "en-US" --- From our CNVC Certified Trainers Online # NVC Level 2: Intermediate: Understanding Power & NVC ## ✨Power affects communication — and communication can also reproduce or transform power.✨ By: **Ceri Buckmaster** # AUDIENCE: intermediate Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 2:00 PM — Sunday, Nov 15, 2026 5:00 PM English **Timezone:** Europe/London [ See in your local time ](https://dateful.com/eventlink/e/?d=2026-11-14&t=14%3A00%3A00&tz=Europe%2FLondon&title=NVC+Level+2%3A+Intermediate%3A+Understanding+Power+%26+NVC+ "Click to show how this event's date and time would appear in your time zone") This workshop runs ONLINE over Saturday and Sunday 2-5pm UK time A 6-hour experiential training for navigating difference, tension and power with greater awareness, choice and self-connection. NVC offers powerful practices for staying connected to ourselves and others when conversations become difficult. But what happens when the people in a conversation do not have equal power? When hierarchy, identity, privilege, exclusion, institutional authority or access to resources shape what can be said, heard or decided? Power affects communication — and communication can also reproduce or transform power. Here are the aims of the day To strengthen the foundations of your NVC practice To increase understanding of power and how it impacts communication and choice To remain grounded and self connected when navigating tension and difference. We will: Create a strong container Create shared reality around understanding power, using various tools and frameworksSteven Lukes - 3 dimensions of power Miki Kashtan's Scarcity, Separation, Powerlessness (and their antidotes) framing Pathways to Liberation matrix increase somatic self-empathy Resource ourselves and explore options for challenging conversations Practice giving and receiving feedback within different power dynamics Body centred, Self-Empathy and Roleplays for exploring situations in which power plays out All this with a compassionate lens! The session will involve reflection, discussion, practice and role play. [ LEARN MORE ](https://ceribuckmaster.co.uk/ "LEARN MORE") ### Related - [ **Keep your NVC fit: Role Play practice** (Trainer Event 11-04-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/keep-your-nvc-fit-role-play-practice-2026-11-04-14-00-00) - [ **Foundation training in Nonviolent Communication** (Trainer Event 11-11-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/foundation-training-in-nonviolent-communication-2026-11-11-18-30-00) - [ **Ceri Buckmaster** (Trainer Profile) ](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/ceri-buckmaster) ### TRAINING FOCUS: - Conflict Resolution - Diversity - Facilitation - Social Change [ REGISTER ](https://dandelion.events/e/r6fsr "REGISTER") Here is a testimonial from a participant: "I’ve done other workshops addressing equality, diversity, inclusion, racism and privilege, but what made this one stand out – and, I think, made it effective – was regularly returning to our somatic and emotional responses and seeing these as important sources of information. I have sometimes felt frozen and afraid of ‘getting it wrong’ when approaching privilege from a cerebral place and the focus on my body helped me to begin to understand a different way of doing this work". (November 2023) # ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EVENT First name \* Last name Email \* Country \* United States Your Message (rich text available) \* Website ![](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.