NVC for the 21st Century
Speak from
the Heart.
Be Truly Heard.
A 9-week live coaching program that teaches you a modernized approach to Nonviolent Communication — so you can navigate any conversation with presence, depth, and love.
The Gap Most of Us Have
You were taught to talk.
No one taught you to listen.
Most of us learned to communicate — to articulate, persuade, defend. What we never learned was how to truly hold space for another person, or how to hear hard feedback without shutting down. This program closes that gap.
Listen with your whole self
Move beyond hearing words — learn to receive what someone is actually trying to express, needs and all, even when they're struggling to say it clearly.
Receive feedback without armor
Stop bracing for criticism. Develop the inner stability to stay open when it's hard — so feedback becomes information instead of an attack.
Transform reactivity into presence
Understand what's underneath your triggers. Learn to pause, orient, and respond from your values — not your survival brain.
Live in authentic expression
When you know your needs and can name them cleanly, every relationship shifts. This is communication at the level of the self.
Who This Is For
Anyone ready to stop
surviving conversations.
This program works for couples, leaders, parents, healers — and for anyone who wants to be someone others feel genuinely safe with.
Couples & Partners
Break the cycles of defensiveness, withdrawal, and misunderstanding that erode intimacy over time.
Parents
Model the kind of communication that gives children emotional fluency they'll carry for life.
Leaders & Managers
Create team cultures where feedback flows both ways and people feel genuinely seen.
Coaches, Therapists & Healers
Deepen the quality of presence you bring to every client and session.
Anyone in Conflict
If there's a relationship in your life that feels stuck, these tools give you a practical path forward.
Personal Growth Seekers
Ready to go deeper than communication technique — into self-awareness, emotional mastery, and authenticity.
The Curriculum
Nine weeks. One transformation.
Each phase builds on the last — from foundational awareness to advanced emotional mastery to full integration.
Foundation
- Distinguish observation from judgment
- Decode emotions to discover needs
- Listen with your heart, not your head
- Transform self-criticism into self-compassion
Connection
- Hold space without fixing or advising
- Express truth without blame
- Set loving boundaries that honor all needs
- Make requests that invite, not demand
Mastery
- Navigate your triggers with grace
- Deepen intimacy through vulnerability
- Apply tools to your hardest relationships
- Cultivate responsive presence
Integration
- The Hero's Journey: reflect on your arc
- Commit to ongoing practice
- Celebrate with your cohort
- Receive your certificate of completion
Program Details
What you're
signing up for
- Format Live Zoom sessions — small cohort (12 max)
- Schedule Mondays, 4:00–6:00 PM PST
- Duration 9 weeks · 18 hours of live coaching
- Recordings All sessions recorded · lifetime access
- Materials Weekly resources + reflection assignments by email
- Completion Certificate of completion
- Led by Shiva J · Transformational work since 2003
Investment
What this
costs — and saves
✦ Full curriculum + weekly materials
✦ All recordings — lifetime access
✦ Small cohort (12 max) for personal attention
✦ Certificate of completion
What Participants Say
Real words from
real change.
I used to go quiet the moment my husband raised his voice. By week six, I could stay in the conversation — actually present, not just enduring. That shift alone was worth everything.
I manage a team of fifteen people. The listening tools from this program have changed how I run one-on-ones. My team tells me they feel actually heard now — and they're right.
I've done other communication workshops. This one goes somewhere different — into the body, into what's underneath the words. I left with tools I use every single day.
Your Guide
Shiva J
Transformational educator, healer, and community builder
Since 2003, Shiva J has dedicated his work to helping people move beyond the surface of communication — into the body, the heart, and the deeper needs that shape every relationship.
He brings a rare combination of modalities to this work: NVC, somatic awareness, Kundalini Yoga, hypnotherapy, and NLP — weaving them into an approach that is both intellectually grounded and immediately practical.
What makes Shiva J distinct as a teacher is his capacity to hold space. Participants consistently describe his sessions as the first place they've felt truly safe to be honest about what's hard.
Questions
Everything you
want to know
Not quite. We use NVC as the foundation and expand it with somatic awareness, emotional intelligence practices, and contemporary relational tools. The result is something more embodied and immediately applicable than traditional NVC training alone.
None required. Whether you've read Rosenberg's book or have never heard of NVC, the program meets you where you are and builds sequentially from the ground up.
Not at all. The skills apply across every relationship — romantic partnerships, family, friendships, workplace, and your relationship with yourself. Many participants join specifically for professional or family contexts.
All sessions are recorded and available for the duration of the program. Live participation is encouraged for the richest experience, but we know life happens — recordings mean you never fall behind.
Plan for two hours of live session, plus 30–60 minutes for that week's reflection exercises. Beyond that, the real work happens in your actual conversations — no extra time required.
Yes. Email [email protected] before registering and we'll work something out together.
It's a guided group reflection on your arc through the program. You'll write a short essay after Session 9 about how your communication has shifted — then share and celebrate with your cohort in the final gathering.
Ready?
Your most important
conversations are waiting.
Twelve people. Nine weeks. One program that changes the way you show up in every relationship for the rest of your life. This cohort starts this Monday — and the $597 early rate disappears in 48 hours.
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