“I see this role as an opportunity to serve, with humility, responsibility and a genuine commitment to the community that has given me so much.”
Hello everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Salil Ganeriwal from India.
My motivation for serving on the CNVC Board comes from a deep appreciation for what Marshall Rosenberg created and for the many people around the world who continue to keep Nonviolent Communication alive, evolving and accessible.
Having been part of this community for over a decade, I have experienced both the richness of our shared learning and the challenges that come with being a diverse, global community.
I would like to help strengthen connections between Board members, staff, Certified Trainers, certification candidates and the wider community. I believe our collective wisdom is one of our greatest resources, and that the health of an organisation depends not only on its structures and policies but also on the quality of relationships within it.
I would love to help create in-person gatherings where Certified Trainers, Board members and staff from around the world can meet, connect and exchange ideas. I believe that once real connection happens, strategies emerge that can meet the needs of all.
I would love to support a culture where differences can be expressed honestly, disagreements can be navigated with curiosity, and decisions emerge through meaningful dialogue.
Growing up in India, a country shaped by colonial history and immense diversity, I have seen both the pain of exclusion and how difficult healing can be. I believe the experiences of those who have faced exclusion deserve to be heard with great care, and I would like to help us hold that complexity together, so that everyone in our community can feel they belong.
Over 25 years of running businesses, chairing a pioneering community service initiative supporting a free school serving over 600 children, and nearly two decades of organising community events have given me an appreciation of the practical realities of leadership, governance, financial responsibility and collaboration. I hope this experience can be of use.
NVC has given me so much that it has become the work of my life. I trust deeply in the completeness of what Marshall offered us. As the world around us changes, I would like to help us stay close to that heart, so that NVC remains alive and accessible without losing its essence.
I would hope to bring a combination of organisational experience, a practitioner’s perspective, curiosity and a willingness to engage with different viewpoints.
I would like to help create more bridges than divisions, and contribute to an organisation that can hold its differences without losing sight of its shared purpose.
Salil Ganeriwal
My journey with NVC began in 2014. But, in many ways, the journey itself had begun much earlier. I was already deeply immersed in the study of self-discovery, particularly through the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the wisdom of the yoga tradition. Read my story
When I encountered NVC, something quite beautiful happened.
The perspectives and language were different, but what I was seeing outside felt remarkably familiar. I found echoes of many things I had been exploring through yoga philosophy, now expressed through the language and practice of Nonviolent Communication.
What began as a meeting of two traditions gradually became a much deeper journey of personal exploration and transformation.
I’ve had the opportunity to participate in several International Intensive Trainings, including in India and Bali. Over the years, I’ve also had the privilege of learning from and being supported by some wonderful trainers and mentors.
NVC has become much more than something I practise or teach. It has influenced how I look at relationships, how I understand myself and others, and increasingly, how I understand life itself.
If you’d like to know more about who I am and how I work, these are good places to start.
My journey, from yoga philosophy to NVC, and what guides me.
Read my story →Four books weaving NVC with the ancient wisdom of India, and what fellow trainers wrote about them.
See the books →The Itsukant retreat, practice programmes, and study groups for certification candidates.
See the offerings →Articles on NVC and the wisdom traditions of India: empathy, observation, Ahimsa and more.
Read the reflections →