Annual Gathering for Sharers/ Wannabe Sharers of NVC 2025

🌿 Connect, Learn, and Celebrate

The 10th Consecutive NVC Annual Gathering in the UK

🗓️ 13th – 16th November 2025

🎉 Join Us!

Join us for our 10th consecutive UK NVC Annual Gathering – a vibrant celebration of you, our growing community, and the power of Nonviolent Communication!

Whether you’re a seasoned NVC trainer or just beginning your journey, this gathering offers a unique opportunity to:

• Celebrate
• Find inspiration
• Learn new skills
• Connect deeply with like-hearted individuals

Spend a long weekend connecting with kindred spirits.

🫶 Bring Your Whole Self

• All celebrations and mournings on your NVC path are welcome
• Connect with both familiar and new faces
• Discover the gifts of giving and receiving within the community
• Bring your whole self – from uncertainty to joy
• Embrace your choices – perhaps leaning into trust, integrity, and authenticity
  

💬 Our Intention

We aim to create an inclusive space where you can arrive as you are, contribute to our shared experience through open space technology, and delve deeply into learning and connection.

Expect a blend of:

• Insightful exploration
• Joyful moments
• Tender holding of what emerges
• Collective discovery of new possibilities

And of course, we’ll joyfully celebrate our 10th consecutive annual gathering!

📍 Venue: The Greenhouse at Barnes Close

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire (easily accessible from Birmingham)

Originally a Quaker Cadbury family home, the Greenhouse offers a peaceful sanctuary designed for:

• Personal growth
• Peace-making
• Exploring expressions of peace

🌳 Features:

• Comfortable accommodation
• Lounges, terraces, and a bright conservatory
• Direct access to Waseley Hills Country Park
  
• Gentle Alpacas: Jay and Chino
  
• Meditation space
• Fire pit for communal gatherings
• Wholesome home-cooked meals by Harry
  

💷 Cost & Payment Options

Sliding Scale: £230 – £500

We invite you to contribute at the highest level that feels both sustainable for you and supportive of our community.

• Limited single rooms – first come, first served
• Accommodation types: single, twin, double, or dormitory
• Off-site options available

📅 Early Bird Payment Plan (before 13 May 2025):

• Secure your place with a 20% deposit
  
• Spread remaining cost over 6 monthly installments
  

💡 Example:

• Total after deposit: £67 – £31/month (based on your contribution level & room choice)
• Booking deposit: £100 – £60

🧠 Workshop Topics (Co-created with You)

All sessions will be created together using Open Space Technology.
Past topics have included:

• Working in organisations
• Internal Family Systems & NVC
• Grief, Death & Dying
• Power & Privilege
• Trust
• Intimacy & NVC
• Neurodiversity
• Dancing, Singing, Games
• And so much more!
  

✨ Supervision will be available from a member of the Supervision Team.

🙌 Ready to Connect, Learn and Celebrate?

With excitement,
Kirstin, Gulcin, Sab and Barry
The 2025 Annual Gathering Team