NVC Annual Gathering UK & Ireland 2026

26–29 November | Purley Chase Centre

Come together

This gathering exists because NVC cannot be lived in isolation.
It takes relationship — and spaces where we are willing to be real, to practice, and to be changed by each other.

As the team organising this year — Kirstin, Sarah-Jane, and Angela —
we are holding the space and inviting the wider community to shape it with us.

If Nonviolent Communication is something you are living with others or passing on,
this is a place to meet others who are carrying similar questions, responsibilities, and tensions.

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What this is

A long weekend to:

• reconnect with yourself and others
• explore what’s alive in you now
• practice NVC beyond ideas — in real relationship
• bring attention to what is happening in NVC in the UK & Ireland and in the wider world
• contribute what you care about

We will co-create the programme using Open Space Technology.
The content comes from us — from what feels most alive, relevant, and needed.

Alongside learning and connection, we are interested in something deeper:

Staying present when things are not smooth.
Allowing rupture, difference, and not-knowing to be part of the space.
Making room for grief — personal and collective — without rushing to resolve or fix.

We trust that something is built through this:
a quality of connection, reflection, and shared learning that continues beyond the gathering itself.

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Who it’s for

This event is for people who are sharing NVC in the world.

That could mean you are:

• offering workshops grounded in NVC
• bringing NVC into organisations or workplaces
• holding a regular practice group
• contributing to community spaces informed by NVC
• living and applying NVC actively in your relationships

You might be a certified trainer, long-time trainer, a certification candidate, or someone stepping more fully into sharing.

We don’t set a fixed threshold — but we do expect that participants have a solid grounding in NVC and some lived experience of practicing it with others.

You don’t need to arrive in any particular way.
Just come as you are.

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The space

📍 Purley Chase Centre

https://www.purleychasecentre.org.uk/

A simple, held environment with:

• shared and private accommodation
• indoor and outdoor spaces
• multiple breakout rooms
• nourishing meals prepared on site

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Cost

Sliding scale: £210 – £550

We ask you to contribute at a level that supports both your reality and the sustainability of the gathering. Prices vary depending on accommodation.

• Limited single rooms
• Day tickets available for Saturday

(Full booking details provided on registration)

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Why come

Because this is one of the places where our community can meet itself.

Not only to connect —
but to see more clearly what we are doing, what we are carrying, and what might be emerging.

There is something we build when we come together like this —
not quickly, not always comfortably, and not always visibly.

But it shapes how we practice, how we teach, and how we show up in the world.

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Join us

If something in you responds, we’d value you being part of this.

➡️ Book your place

(Bookings not open yet – we will announce when they are)

With care,
Kirstin, Sarah-Jane & Angela