Welcome to a course designed to help you develop a more heart-centered way of speaking and relating.

Nonviolent Communication is an approach to thinking, language, and dialogue that Marshall Rosenberg described as a path back to our original nature.

Its purpose is to create a quality of contact with ourselves and with others that allows for empathic exchange. In this way, we begin to move beyond acting out of duty, pressure, guilt, shame, fear of punishment, or hope of reward, and instead learn to give freely and from the heart in what we do for ourselves and for others.

Rosenberg saw a natural joy in human nature: the joy of giving to one another and helping enrich life.

Although the process is simple in essence, with just a few steps and an intention for clarity and connection, it can also open the door to deep inner change. As awareness turns toward life itself, language and habits may begin to shift from within. This can bring up a great deal, and the process is not always easy. Nonviolent Communication offers a steady guide for both inner work and outer relationships.

Nonviolent Communication in practice

During this course, you will learn how to apply Nonviolent Communication in everyday life. You will receive practical tools for expressing your feelings and needs, while also learning to listen to another person’s experience with an open heart. Through hands-on training and exercises, you will build skills in empathic communication and conflict resolution.

Focusing on what is alive

Nonviolent Communication centers on what is alive in us: our feelings and needs. You will learn to recognize and express what truly matters to you, creating greater clarity in your relationships and more authentic connection. At the same time, you will gain insight into how to stay present with another person’s pain without becoming overwhelmed by it.

Expanding your inner space

The course will also support you in expanding your inner space. You will be given tools to remain calm even when the world around you feels tense or aggressive. The practice is about strengthening your ability to stay deeply connected to your own needs and the values you want to live by in the present relationship, while also holding space for the needs and feelings of others.

Following the body’s resonance

We work experientially, with a minimum of theory and a strong emphasis on practice. You will be guided to listen to your body and use its resonance as a compass for discovering what is real and true for you. This approach fosters a deeper connection with both yourself and others.

Empathy in conflict resolution

Whether you are facing small tensions or larger conflicts, Nonviolent Communication offers effective ways to address them constructively. You will learn how to transform anger and criticism into connection and understanding, creating solutions that meet everyone’s needs. This is especially valuable in the workplace, in families, and in relationships.

Being with people who live the process

The course also gives you the chance to spend time with others who are engaged in the same process: living and exchanging resources of love and honesty. Within this community, you will find support and inspiration to continue your own development and practice in Nonviolent Communication.

The spiritual dimension

We will touch on the spiritual dimension through contact with the universality of needs, where the key is to distinguish between strategies and needs. This opens us to what lives through us, shifts our focus toward the universal, and can bring a sense of relief in becoming a channel for the energy represented by our needs — the divine, in which we live and from which we act.

About Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication was developed by American psychologist Marshall B. Rosenberg and is now recognized internationally. It helps us create wholehearted contact and cooperation, making it possible to resolve conflicts in a nonviolent way. When we focus on both our own feelings and needs and those of others, genuine communication becomes possible, along with solutions that honor everyone involved.

Come and join a journey that can bring you closer to your inner core and open access to the limitless resources of love and honesty that exist in all of us.

Are you ready to learn how to communicate from the heart?

We look forward to working with you!

PROGRAM

Thursday 3 September 2026

16.00 – 18.00: Registration and accommodation

18.00 – 19.00: Dinner

19.30 – 21.00: Introduction

Presentation of participants and the framework for the course.

Introduction to Nonviolent Communication

Basic elements that create empathic connection

Friday 4 September 2026

07.30 – 08.00 Morning meditation

08.00 – 08.45 Breakfast

09.00 – 12.00 Teaching with a break in between

Exercises with the core elements of Nonviolent Communication and the balance between honesty and empathy.

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch with time for a walk, etc.

14.00 – 14.30 Coffee/tea

14.30 – 17.30 Teaching with a break in between

Honesty and self-empathy, plus exercises to expand inner space

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner

19.30 – 21.00 Reflection, sharing the day’s learning, and preparing wishes for the next day. Night practice.

Saturday 5 September 2026

07.30 – 08.00 Morning meditation

08.00 – 08.45 Breakfast

09.00 – 12.00 Teaching with a break in between

The foundations of empathy, exercises in listening with empathy, and new ways into old conflicts

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch with time for a walk, etc.

14.00 – 14.30 Coffee/tea

14.30 – 17.30 Teaching with a break in between

Four ways of receiving a message and shifting focus from criticism to connection

18.00 – 19.00 Dinner

19.30 – 21.00 Reflection and a gratitude practice

Sunday 6 September 2026

07.30 – 08.00 Morning meditation

08.00 – 08.45 Breakfast

09.00 – 12.00 Teaching with a break in between

Integration into the deepest self you know

Preparing to go home

Possibly continuing with Nonviolent Communication

Lunch and farewell

PRACTICAL

Teaching is donation-based. A gift expressing gratitude may be offered to the teacher at the end of the course. A suggested donation could be 250 DKK per day.

Accommodation and meals:

The basic price for participating at Strandgården, Gomde includes your bed, all meals, and the practical necessities for holding the course. The fee is kept low thanks to many helping hands. Rooms are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you book a bed in a shared double room or a single room, pillow, duvet, bed linen, and towels are included in the price.

Everyone attending a course at Gomde/Strandgården has a yogi job during the day. This may include helping serve meals, washing up after meals, and light cleaning at the end of the day. You will receive your task when you register upon arrival.

The food is healthy, organic, and vegan.

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