CURRICULUM VITAE

Kirsten Kristensen, CNVC Certified Trainer, Coach and Mediator

2000 – now	Trainer and organizer of NVC courses through Kommunikation for Livet and LIVKOM Foundation Course, since 2000 Immersion Course, since 2003 NVC Summer Festival and Family Camps, since 2003 IIT – International Intensive Trainings, since 2004 1-year and 2-year trainings in Denmark and Germany, since 2005 NVC course for teachers and pedagogues, since 2005 NVC-Healing of Inner Child, since 2010 Train The Trainer online, in Denmark, Germany, and Poland Liberation – Spirituality in practice with NVC, since 2011
2005 – now	Owner Director of Kommunikation for Livet (Communication for Life)
2006 – now	Owner Director of Rosenlund Forlag, a publishing company that specializes in books on NVC and personal development.
2009 – now	Co-founder and Chair of LIVKOM, Foreningen Livsberigende Kommunikation (the Association of Life Enriching Communication)
2014 & 16	NVC Trainer in the project Healing and Reconciliation with Nonviolent Communication in Nepal that was organized by ProPublic.
2014-15	Initiator, NVC Trainer and Consultant on the film project “A Culture of Peace in Schools“ in collaboration with LIVKOM and Filmkompagniet. The purpose of the educational film and booklet is to provide teachers with NVC tools to engage with and understand conflicts in the classroom. The film is co-funded by the Danish Ministry of Education. The film has been translated to 12 languages.
2012	NVC Trainer: 10 days of NVC-training to the young people in Sri Lanka so they would be able to act as mediators and help other young victims of the war.
2012	NVC Trainer: Training of young people from “the Human Harmonizer Program” in India, a program that provides higher education to poor, bright students from marginalized communities in India. The students are taken care of so that they can grow and stand out physically, mentally, spiritually and professionally. Thanks to their education, they will have a strong impact in their own community, attract others through their approach, behavior, skills, professionalism, and be of inspiration to others.
2009	Initiator, NVC Trainer and consultant on the film project “NVC in 5^th Grade – an introduction to Nonviolent Communication” An educational film on NVC for teachers and school children. In the film I train a teacher and her 5^th class pupils in using NVC to handle conflicts and bullying in the class room. Produced at Rosenlund Forlag and co-funded by Foreningen Aldrig Mere Krig (the Association “No more war”)
1997-99	Healing Dialogue at two medical practices, Kristian Romme in Ejby and Anders Munk in Brenderup
1995-99	Self-employed NVC courses and private clients. Lecturer in personal development, psychology and yoga classes.
1985-94	Finance Department Assistant and Production Planner at A/S Kaj Neckelmann, Silkeborg, Denmark. Participated in the internal staff training and development.
1978-84	Fork-lift and Truck Driver and other jobs at steel factory
1974-78	Accountant for De Forenede Revisionsfirma, Copenhagen
1970-73	Trainee and assistant in a bank, Den Danske Bank, Copenhagen, Taastrup and Hedehusene

EDUCATION

1998-now	CNVC Certified trainer in Nonviolent Communication My first NVC training was in 1998. Up to and since my CNVC certification in 2003 I have attended many trainings, workshops and retreats in Denmark and abroad, both as participant, organizer and trainer. I have had more than 100 days of training with Marshall B. Rosenberg. Some of the other trainers I have learnt from include: Dunia, Gina Lawrie, Jorge Rubio, Klaus Karstadt, Marianne Göthlin, Nada Ignjatovic-Savic, Robert Gonzales, Susan Sky, Towe Webstrand, Wes Taylor.
2006	Seminar Leader from Familylab International GmbH, Baar, Switzerland
2000	Family Counselor from The Kempler Institute of Scandinavia, Denmark
1995	Psychology II, The University of Odense, Denmark
1995	Communication, cooperation and development, The University of Odense, Denmark
1987	Body Therapist and massage teacher, Nordlys Centret aps, Silkeborg, Denmark
1978	Psychology, HF Albertslund Forberedelseskursus, Denmark
1976	Higher Diploma in accounting, part one, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
1973	Bank clerk, Forstædernes Handelsskole, Købmandsskolen, Albertslund, Denmark