Sandhi Institute

Compassionate Communcation can dramatically improve our relationships by helping us focus our attention on

1) Empathic understanding of others without compromising our own values, and

2) Expressing our real feelings and needs openly and honestly, yet without blame or criticism.

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Here we offer some links to recommended resources and background information about Compassionate Communication (also called Nonviolent Communication, or NVC)

Video about Domination Systems and the Language of Domination (punishment/reward, retributive justice, etc.) and NVC, by Marshall Rosenberg

First chapter of the book Nonviolent Communication, by Marshall Rosenberg

"No Enemies, No Demands" by Miki Kashtan

Spritual Aspect of NVC (Deepak Chopra asks Marshall Rosenberg some questions about NVC)

NVC for Parents (article by Inbal Kashtan)

NVC in Power Relations (article by Miki Kashtan)

The Center for Nonviolent Communication

Work that Reconnects (Joanna Macy)