Mary Mackenzie is a certified NVC trainer and author of Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing and Compassion. She is the executive director of the Flagstaff Center for Compassionate Communication and co-founder of the NVC Academy. She holds a master’s degree in Human Relations.
Jim Manske Jim Manske is a certified NVC trainer and a certified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). He has been actively studying communication skills as well as intrapersonal and interpersonal awareness since the 70's. He has degrees in Mass Communications and Social Work.
Free Communication Skills Courses & Tools
The NVC Academy offers a variety of FREE courses to give people a chance to whet their whistle before committing to our programs. We are confident that once you try a few courses, you simply won’t be able to resist registering for one of our fee based courses!
Free MP3 Recordings
Introduction to Nonviolent Communication: MP3 Download (FREE!) with CNVC Certified Trainer Sylvia Haskvitz
This 56 minute NVC recording was created in Tucson, Arizona, USA and is available as an MP3 download for convenient listening.
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Free Online Courses
Introduction to Nonviolent Communication, with certified trainer Mary Mackenzie
Nonviolent Communication (also known as Compassionate Communication or NVC) is a method of communicating that helps you connect with yourself and other people, allowing you to resolve conflicts more peacefully. By integrating NVC into your life, you will experience more ease and joy in your relationships.
Take the Introduction to Nonviolent Communication FREE course and learn the basics of this process. If you would like to learn more consider taking the Foundations of NVC online course.
Effective Email
Emailing is one of the primary modes of communication in our culture today. Take this FREE course on Effective Email and learn concrete, doable Super Tips for enhancing your success with emails. Employ these Super Tips today and you will experience more ease and success with your emails immediately!
Free Telecourses
Telephone Practice Group with certified trainers Mary Mackenzie and Jim Manske
Each week, participants from a variety of countries gather on the telephone to deepen their ability to live in Nonviolent Communication consciousness and to extend their community of people interested in living peacefully. Bring your real life situations and quandaries to this group and receive support on how to integrate Nonviolent Communication into your life and relationships.
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Free NVC Learning Tools
Nonviolent Communication CIRCLE OF LIFE (FREE)
A FREE NVC learning tool from Galloping Giraffe
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