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The Tao of Empathy: Practicing the Presence of Empathy and Four Elements of Empathic Connection

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 02:10 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
02:10 hours:minutes

In this recorded telecourse, John Kinyon, world renowned CNVC Certified Trainer, offers an overview and practice with four elements of empathy – presence, understanding/meaning, need language and deepening into needs.

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Empathy – Not Empathy

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

Beginner Skill Level • Learning Tool • Read time: 2 - 3 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Learning Tool
Read time: 2 - 3 minutes

This handout defines and contrasts "empathy" alongside "responses may meet needs, but are not empathy" (such as advice, correcting, consoling, etc).

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Empathy Magic

with Dian Killian

Intermediate Skill Level • Video • 00:45 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Video
00:45 hours:minutes

Empathy guessing when I was new to NVC seemed magical and mysterious. How could that other person have known that about me? And seen inside me — often in ways I'd missed myself. While empathy is both intuitive and an art, there is also a science to it. In this brief yet fascinating introduction to Dian's course, Empathy Magic, you'll learn a super-practical way to demystify empathy guessing by...

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What is Empathy?

with Jim & Jori Manske

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:05 hours:minutes/seconds

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:05 hours:minutes/seconds

In this audio presentation, Jori offers clarity about the three different layers of empathy and the value of differentiating each layer. If you're looking for a daily practice for deepening your empathy skills...

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Empathy: An In-depth Study

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:23 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:23 hours:minutes

In this audio recording, Sylvia Haskvitz, veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, offers an in-depth discussion of the Nonviolent Communication process of empathy.

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The Empathy Factor in Workplaces Where People Thrive (Complete Course)

with Gregg Kendrick and Marie Miyashiro

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 4 - 6 hours

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
4 - 6 hours

How is empathy in the workplace a professional skill? If you are ready to learn why and how empathy is the critical factor to more productivity, profitability and collaboration in the workplace, this recording is for you! The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.

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The Power of Silent Empathy

with Rita Herzog

Beginner Skill Level • Article • 1 page

Beginner Skill Level
Article
1 page

When Rita first learned about silent empathy she didn't know how soon she'd try it out. She was visiting her daughter and making comments about her life, analyzing her behavior, giving her unsolicited view on everything.

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The Heart and Science of Empathy (complete course)

with Eric Bowers

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 6 - 8 hours

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
6 - 8 hours

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Eric Bowers in journeying through the world of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) as he expands on the theories and tools from his book Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success. You'll discover why IPNB and NVC complement each other so well, especially in the powerful practice of Somatic-Based Resonant Empathy. The first session of...

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Laughter, IPNB and Empathy

with Sarah Peyton

Beginner Skill Level • Article • Read Time: 3 - 5 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
Read Time: 3 - 5 minutes

Sometimes even a very skilled empathy practicitioner can go into offering a non-empathic response, even when asked for empathy. Why? One reason could be that our brains might be less receptive because of unseen forces that affect our brain and relationship with others. This article speaks to the deeper "why" and also to one thing we could do to turn it around...

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Empathy Buddy Guidelines

with Peggy Smith

Beginner Skill Level • Article • Read time: 2 - 3 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
Read time: 2 - 3 minutes

Here are some guidelines and agreements for creating empathy buddy sessions. Includes a list of blocks to empathy.

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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 9. Make Poetry Out of Empathy

with Eric Bowers

Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 2 pages

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 pages

Nonviolent Communication includes a practice of empathy that involves listening for feelings and needs no matter how someone expresses themselves, and reflecting back the feelings and needs when it is helpful to do so. You can reflect back in a traditional NVC manner, or in a more creative way, with metaphors.

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About Empathy

with Mary Mackenzie

Beginner Skill Level • Video • 00:08 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
00:08 hours:minutes

Mary Mackenzie, renowned CNVC Certified Trainer, shares her understanding and experience of empathy.

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Learning the Practice of Being in Empathy (Complete Course)

with Mary Mackenzie and Raj Gill

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 02:29 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
02:29 hours:minutes

Join CNVC Certified Trainers, Raj Gill and Mary Mackenzie as they explore the Nonviolent Communication process of Empathy. This audio will support people with a basic understanding of Nonviolent Communication who want to deepen their ability for empathic presence.

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Using Therapeutic Communication to Connect with Patients

with Melanie Sears

Advanced Skill Level • Article • 5 pages

Advanced Skill Level
Article
5 pages

"I was taught in Nursing School that when someone expressed a feeling to reflect it back. I tried this technique in the room of a patient who had just received a diagnosis of cancer."

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Two-Way Street Empathy and Honesty

with Liv Larsson

Intermediate Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 00:03 hours:minutes/seconds

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
00:03 hours:minutes/seconds

Ask the Trainer: "I recently attended an NVC workshop where the focus was entirely upon empathy, and expressing honestly was not covered. Aren't empathy and honesty both vital NVC components?"

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Empathy, a Potent Healer

with Mary Mackenzie

Introductory Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 1-2 minutes

Introductory Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 1-2 minutes

Trainer tip: Empathy, hearing feelings and needs behind someone’s words, can be incredibly healing -- and it can help us come to better understanding and resolution. Empathize with at least on person today. Read on for an example of applied empathy.

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Emotionally Exhausted? Try Empathy

with Sarah Peyton

Beginner Skill Level • Article • Read Time: 2 - 4 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
Read Time: 2 - 4 minutes

Living in this ceaselessly demanding world, how do we recover from emotional exhaustion? The hopelessness of not being met in the world can leave us wrung out like an old mop. Our heart rate plummets, our blood pressure and respiration drop, and energy and information processing start slogging along. Instead, we can build the bridge of empathy for greater rejuvenation.

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Empathy vs. Investigation

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

Beginner Skill Level • Article • Read time: 4-6 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
Read time: 4-6 minutes

To tell the difference between empathy and investigation, watch for distinctions along four different dimensions: energy, subject, intention and trust. These distinctions can help us engage awareness and skill to meet your needs and respond to others’ needs in more direct ways. The more you meet your needs in conscious and direct ways, the more present you can be for others. Read on for more...

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Silent Empathy

with Mary Mackenzie

Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page

Trainer Tip: Silent empathy can be a powerful way of contributing to someone's life, giving them the gift of our presence.

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The Power of Empathy

with Mary Mackenzie

Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page

Trainer Tip: When someone is in pain and lashing out, might be a time when empathy is needed most. Empathizing in these moments can be very challenging. Mary offers a few words of ecouragement for these situations.

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