"Gratitude: a Cornerstone of Bhakti"
Six Session Online ENVC Course, 2026
November 1st - December 6th, 2026
3-4.30 pm CET (Central European Time)
Welcome to join in exploring the power of gratitude!
"I highly recommend the Gratitude course.
Empathic Gratitude is the fuel
that gives us the energy and inspiration
to deepen our connection
with Krishna and His parts and parcels."
- His Holiness Bir Krishna das Goswami -
"Gratitude is a divine virtue that is so important
that other divine virtues could not exist without it."
- His Holiness Radhanath Swami -
How this Course Will Enrich Your Life?
Giving and receiving genuine gratitude is an integral part of spiritual life and a loving exchange between practitioners.
The Gratitude course will apply the clarity of Empathic Nonviolent Communication (ENVC) to help you (re)discover the power of giving and receiving gratitude graciously in both your spiritual and material life. It will also guide you in cultivating enlivening gratitude practices in your daily life to nourish you and keep inspired.
One of the goals is to learn to distinguish between self-focused gratitude (praise) and empathic appreciation. This understanding holds the potential of creating a shift of paradigm from praising that comes from an authoritarian mindset to genuine appreciation and gratitude with the only purpose of celebrating the God-given power to contribute to each others' wellbeing.
This course is designed for both those new to Empathic Nonviolent Communication and seasoned practitioners seeking deepening and integration.
You are warmly welcome!
The Gratitude course will apply the clarity of Empathic Nonviolent Communication (ENVC) to help you (re)discover the power of giving and receiving gratitude graciously in both your spiritual and material life. It will also guide you in cultivating enlivening gratitude practices in your daily life to nourish you and keep inspired.
One of the goals is to learn to distinguish between self-focused gratitude (praise) and empathic appreciation. This understanding holds the potential of creating a shift of paradigm from praising that comes from an authoritarian mindset to genuine appreciation and gratitude with the only purpose of celebrating the God-given power to contribute to each others' wellbeing.
This course is designed for both those new to Empathic Nonviolent Communication and seasoned practitioners seeking deepening and integration.
You are warmly welcome!
Benefits:
By actively participating in this course you have the opportunity to:
- Deepen your gratitude practice and elevate it to another level.
- Experience a shift of paradigm from praising rooted in authoritarian mindset to genuine appreciation and heartfelt gratitude grounded in empathy and honesty.
- Explore expressing gratitude and making courageous requests in support of relationships based on love and trust.
- Become an expert in receiving gratitude as a service, instead of "shovelling" it off or shying away.
- Gain an understanding of the importance of being grateful to yourself without feeding false ego.
- Feel empowered by reconnecting with and appreciating your place in the natural flow of giving and receiving.
- Make use of communication that contributes to expressing and receiving gratitude graciously.
- Nourish yourself, your relationships and your spiritual practice by cultivating the attitude of gratitude.
"Expressing our gratitude has two benefits:
You become more conscious of what you have, and
You connect with the person (human or divine) you feel grateful to."
- His Holiness Sacinandana Swami -
Course details
When?
The 6 weekly sessions
November 1st - December 6th, 2026
3-4.30 pm CET (Central European Time).
Where?
How?
The 6 weekly sessions
November 1st - December 6th, 2026
3-4.30 pm CET (Central European Time).
Where?
- Online Zoom meetings. Information about joining details will be provided after registration.
How?
- This course offers highly practical and experiential hands-on training, requiring your full focus and presence at all times, with your camera on during the sessions.
- We combine the concepts of ENVC with group discussions, experiential exercises, weekly buddy practices & journaling between the sessions.
- Each session takes place on the Sundays mentioned above.
- All sessions will be recorded and available for participants for reviewing.
- We humbly ask for your commitment to practice with a buddy at least for 30-60 minutes a week between the sessions, because it is essential for your progress as well as for your peers growth.
"The attitude of gratitude,
that's the key to advancement in Krishna consciousness.
No matter what happens."
HH Bir Krishna das Goswami
💝 Contribution & Reciprocity
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Our Approach We offer our trainings in the spirit of loving exchange, inviting contributions from the simple joy of giving while receiving valuable knowledge, new insights and widened perspective to communication with yourself and others. We invite you to choose a contribution from below that reflects your current financial reality, with a gentle stretch if possible. Your generosity helps create a learning community rooted in care, inclusion, and shared responsibility — values at the heart of Empathic Nonviolent Communication. |
✨ Suggested Contributions Sliding-scale
1) U.S., Canada, UK, Western & Central Europe, Oceania💫:
€250 – €600 / $290 – $700 / ₹22,000 – ₹53,000 INR
- Lower end: choose this if money is tight
- Middle range: choose this if you’re financially comfortable
- Higher end: choose this if you can stretch a bit to support others
2) Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India & similar regions💫:
€90 – €250 / €90 – €250 / $105 – $290 / ₹8,000 – ₹22,000 INR
- Lower end: choose this if funds are limited
- Middle range: choose this if the course is affordable for you
- Higher end: choose this if you can contribute extra to support those with fewer resourses
Please choose an amount that fits your situation, with a gentle stretch if possible — higher contributions help make the course accessible to others with more limited finances.
Participant agreement
We admit that in this age of constant distractions there are countless opportunities we'd love to pursue, making it a real challenge to choose what matters most and prioritize our time and energy. To support you in making this choice, we have created this Participation Agreement.
Please click on the PDF file below and read the agreement thoroughly before considering enrollment in our courses and trainings.
Please click on the PDF file below and read the agreement thoroughly before considering enrollment in our courses and trainings.
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P.S. We care about ensuring that everyone who wishes to learn Empathic Nonviolent Communication has the opportunity to do so.
If committing to full participation or keeping your camera on doesn’t feel right for you at this time, we invite you to explore our previous recorded seminars as an alternative.
You can find different ENVC resourses also under the Resources.
If committing to full participation or keeping your camera on doesn’t feel right for you at this time, we invite you to explore our previous recorded seminars as an alternative.
You can find different ENVC resourses also under the Resources.
Registration
Registration information is on its way. In the meantime, we kindly suggest that you familiarize yourself with our Participant Agreement and consider if and how you can make space in your life for fully committed participation.
Please check back shortly. Thank you for your patience!
Please check back shortly. Thank you for your patience!
Reciprocation
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Warm welcome, dear Spirit Soul!
We are shifting from a market based approach to one rooted in compassionate giving and receiving, and we warmly invite you to reciprocate for our service as an expression of love, gratitude, and the joy of contributing to one another’s lives. Inspired by Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Nectar of Instruction, and Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, we see giving not as business, but as loving exchange among people. We offer our services as a heartfelt gift, so that Empathic Nonviolent Communication can be accessible to people, regardless of financial means. Like Marshall Rosenberg teaches, true giving arises from joy and a desire to contribute—not obligation or expectation. Money, when given freely, becomes a means to meet needs and support meaningful connection. The śāstra also affirms this: guru-dakṣiṇā offered in gratitude helps us internalize wisdom and deepens the bond between teacher and student. As Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says in Nectar of Instruction (Text 4), loving exchanges include giving and receiving gifts, sharing the heart, and honoring each other. This is the foundation of relationships based on love and trust. All we offer is by the mercy of Krishna and the blessings of our teachers. Your contribution helps sustain and expand this service within the ISKCON family—as we grow together in compassion and devotion. |
In this way, we complete the cycle of loving exchange: sharing and receiving knowledge, acquiring skills, and drawing inspiration from our collective journey together. We acknowledge that this approach may be new and unfamiliar to you, so if you need clarification, please don't hesitate to reach out to us: veedakultuur(at)gmail.com |
Accountability
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Hours of active participation in this course will count toward certification with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) for those pursuing certification as Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trainers.
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We’re delighted to be at your service!
Madhuri Radhika Devi Dasi , Certified CNVC Trainer - Facilitating the courses and managing the website. veedakultuur(at)gmail.com Janananda Dasa - Handling the technical aspects and finances of the courses. WhatsApp: +46705 387617 Warm welcome! |
Benefits of Empathic Communication
Empathic Communication skills and consciousness have potential to:
- allow our compassionate nature to flourish;
- enable us to consciously choose our responce instead of reacting to the triggers;
- transform our critisising tendency to heartfelt connection across the diffrences;
- create unity while accepting and honoring diversites;
- deepen our relationships - with ourselves, fellow devotees, holy name and all living beings;
- foster respect, attentiveness, and care towards every living being;
- enhance our ability for honest introspection while being kind and gentle to ourselves as parts and parcels of Krishna;
- gain awareness of our anarthas and the needs associated with them so that we can deal with these unwanted qualities in effective and caring ways.
- uplift us to functioning on the intelligence platform in the mode of goodness;
- and much more...
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