Sacred Treehouse 8-week course
Nonviolent Communication
Mindful communication for real connection.
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a world-renowned approach to speaking and listening with clarity, presence, and compassion. You'll learn to recognize your own feelings and needs first — and from that steadier ground, your conversations with others become more honest, more understanding, and far more easeful.
8-week program
Live on Zoom
Small group
Led by Jennifer Brummer
All experience levels
What you walk away with
Communication skills you can use day one.
Practical skills
Concrete techniques for speaking and listening that will immediately improve your conversations
Personal growth
Learn to name your own feelings and needs clearly, so unspoken expectations stop turning into conflict.
Deeper relationships
With empathy and honesty, your relationships across every part of life grow healthier and more fulfilling.
What if...
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difficult conversations don't end in resentment - they strengthen the relationship instead.
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you're no longer afraid to express your needs, and you let others support you.
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your child meets your boundaries with understanding rather than a fight.
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making your own needs a priority turns out to serve everyone around you.
The Method
Nonviolent Communication in four steps
Developed by psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, NVC gives you a simple, repeatable shape for even the hardest conversation — moving from blame toward a clear, kind request.
1 - Observation
State what actually happened - the facts a camera would catch - without evaluation or blame.
2 - Feeling
Name the emotion the moment brings up to you, and take ownership of what is yours.
3 - Need
Identify the deeper need or value underneath that feeling - what actually matters to you here.
4 - Request
Make a specific, doable request in the present - an invitation, not a demand.
See for yourself:
Is this course right for you?
NVC is made for connection, not for winning arguments.
This is for you if...
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You want deeper, more honest relationships
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You're a parent or educator building a more empathetic home or classroom
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You're a couple wanting to understand each other better
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You're a therapist, mediator, or counselor sharpening your craft
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You do community or social-justice work and navigate conflict often
It may not be a fit if...
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You'd rather not reflect on your own communication patterns right now
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You're hoping for a quick fix without ongoing practice
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You're happy with how you communicate and aren't looking to change
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You're seeking tactics to win arguments rather than resolve them
Jennifer Brummer
For most of her life, Jennifer was a people-pleaser — putting others' feelings first, staying silent until the weight became too much and spilled over. If you know that cycle of quiet-then-outburst, you may recognize yourself in her story.
In 2020, grieving her father and isolated through the pandemic, she found Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. For the first time, something named what she'd always felt. Learning to trace her discomfort to its root, understand her needs, and voice them clearly yet kindly changed how she related to everyone around her.
Her earlier work teaching English as a second language had already given her a love for helping people find their voice. NVC turned that into a mission. Today she draws on both to make these tools practical and human.
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Turn everyday conversations into connection.
Our struggles can become a catalyst for real growth. If you've felt overwhelmed, unheard, or stuck, Nonviolent Communication offers a way through - a language for meeting yourself and others with honesty and compassion.
For questions or scholarship inquiries, email us at info@sacredtreehouse.org.