books about mindful communication
Mindful Communication is grounded in Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process. Here are some books on NVC that you may find helpful in practicing Mindful Communication:
Nonviolent communication: A language of life. Marshall Rosenberg. The classic manual on NVC.
Connecting across differences: A guide to compassionate, nonviolent communication. Jane Marantz Connor, Dian Killian. Focusing on compassionate connection; many good exercises.
Don’t be nice, be real: balancing passion for self with compassion for others. Kelly Bryson. Focusing on understanding personal needs and expressing them appropriately.
Creating harmonious relationships: A practical guide to the power of true empathy. Andrew Le Compte (2000). Focusing on empathy and understanding the other in relationshiop.
Nonviolent communication workbook: A practical guide for individual, group or classroom study. Lucy Lui. A companion to Rosenberg's first NVC manual providing a progressive study program.
Practical spirituality: Reflections on the spiritual basis of nonviolent communication, a q&a session with Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. Marshall Rosenberg. A reflection on NVC's spiritual roots.
Speak peace in a world of conflict: What you say next will change your world. Marshall Rosenberg. A reflection of Rosenberg's later work, focusing on using NVC is conflict resolution.
Nonviolent communication: Create your life, your relationships and your world in harmony with your values. Marshall Rosenberg. This is an audio introduction to Nonviolent Communication.
The nonviolent communication training course. Marshall Rosenberg. An in-depth introduction to Nonviolent Communication with Rosenberg.
These books focus on the key elements of Mindful Communication: mindfulness, acceptance and compassion.
Leave Your Mind Behind, Matthew Mckay & Catherine Sutker. A collection of mindfulness and acceptance exercises.
Wisdom of No Escape, Pema Chodron. An introduction to the practice of accepting whatever shows up in our lives without resignation or struggle.
Path is the Goal, Chogyam Trungpa. A classic introduction to mindfulness from a Buddhist perspective.
Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach. A practical approach to embracing life's pains and pleasures.
Awake in the Wild, Mark Coleman. Learning mindfulness by working with the natural world.
The Calm Technique, Paul Wilson. A simple, secular approach to learning mindfulness.
You can find other books on ACT, mindfulness, acceptance and compassion by looking at my ACT resources page.
You can also find information on Nonviolent Communication by visiting my collection of links and resources on mindful counseling.
