Connecting to Humanity
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
07/02/2005
Trainer Tip: The next time you are in conflict and catch yourself thinking that the other person doesn’t care about the same things you do, consider what needs she may be trying to meet with her actions. You may be surprised to find that both of you choose different strategies to meet the same needs.
Groups Tip Series: Working with Frequent Interruptions
Groups Tip Series: Working with Frequent Interruptions
Groups Tip Series: Working with Frequent Interruptions
Trainer Tip
3 minutes
07/06/2014
How can I deal with someone who is constantly interrupting and derailing our process?
Embracing Nonviolence (4 Session Course)
Audio
4 - 6 hours
7/15/2022
The heart of the practice of nonviolence is a commitment to live through the powerful combination of compassion, fierceness, and courage, with an uncompromising willingness to stand for truth. Join Miki Kashtan for this exciting and informative course to learn how to practically embrace nonviolence.
How To Listen and Find Aliveness in Containment
Article
5-9 minutes
04/2020
Physical distancing is opportunity to creatively to meet your needs in new ways. In this containment, with very few cues from others and the environment you now have a rare opportunity with less external distraction to rethink what's truly supportive -- and make significant changes to the less noticable habits of mind, standards and "should's". Applying questions and noticing certain symptoms can support. Read on for more.
Adding Active Bystander Skills to Your NVC Toolkit
Adding Active Bystander Skills to Your NVC Toolkit
Adding Active Bystander Skills to Your NVC Toolkit
Video
44 minutes
11/17/2018
CNVC Certified Trainer Lore Baur asks: "Have you ever seen something happen that made you feel uncomfortable and you didn't know what to do?" That's the "bystander effect:" a well-researched and commonly experienced phenomenon. Training can help you overcome it, enabling you to discern what to do and how to support others in ways that reduce trauma and increase safety.
Honor Your Need to be Heard
Article
2-3 minutes
04/2019
When you want to be heard, first check if your listener is available. This honors yourself, and the other person’s choice about listening. You need to be clear about wanting a particular quality of listening, and that you are willing to wait if that isn’t available in the moment. Read on for how to ask for listening in a way that can build trust that your request isn't a demand.
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 12. Connect to the Living Energy of Your Needs
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 12. Connect to the Living Energy of Your Needs
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 12. Connect to the Living Energy of Your Needs
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
For many, the word “need” is associated with lack, neediness, and scarcity. These associations are the opposite of the meaning of needs in Nonviolent Communication (NVC). In NVC, needs are the motivational energy of our innate wholeness and desire to grow, like the energy of a plant pushing it up through the soil and toward the sun.
"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop
"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop
"First Call for Children - the Power of my Dreams" NVC Workshop
Video
1 hour, 10 minutes
02/27/2017
In October 2016, CNVC Certified Trainer Gitta Zimmerman held her 5th international workshop for people working with street children in Ruhpolding, Germany. This time most of the participants were already experienced, and we were merging more and more into a family. The workshop focus was on “mediation” and “entrepreneurship.
The Purpose Of Gratitude
Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
07/13/2022
Gratitude keeps us connected to what is working, rather than dwelling on what is not working. As a celebration – gratitude keeps us connected to the natural joy of giving. Receiving gratitude also serves the function of feedback, and lets us know that we are effectively contributing.
Three Necessities for Integrating NVC
Audio
1 hour, 11 minutes
02/27/2017
Inspired by a talk given by Marshall Rosenberg, Jim offers an interactive exploration of powerful strategies for making NVC an integral part of your everyday life.