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Parenting and Anger: Walking the Ultimate Path to Peace (Part 1)

with John Kinyon and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:09 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:09 hours:minutes

John and Stephanie combine mediating conflict, parenting and study of brain science to this ground-breaking course recording on how to funnel your anger and your child’s anger toward mutual caring and peace.

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Parenting and Anger: Walking the Ultimate Path to Peace (Part 2)

with John Kinyon and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:09 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:09 hours:minutes

John and Stephanie combine mediating conflict, parenting and study of brain science to this ground-breaking course recording on how to funnel your anger and your child’s anger toward mutual caring and peace.

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Parenting and Anger: Walking the Ultimate Path to Peace (Part 3)

with John Kinyon and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:32 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:32 hours:minutes

John and Stephanie combine mediating conflict, parenting and study of brain science to this ground-breaking course recording on how to funnel your anger and your child’s anger toward mutual caring and peace.

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Parenting and Anger: Walking the Ultimate Path to Peace (Part 4)

with John Kinyon and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:02 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:02 hours:minutes

John and Stephanie combine mediating conflict, parenting and study of brain science to this ground-breaking course recording on how to funnel your anger and your child’s anger toward mutual caring and peace.

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Parenting and Anger: Walking the Ultimate Path to Peace (Part 5)

with John Kinyon and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:29 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:29 hours:minutes

John and Stephanie combine mediating conflict, parenting and study of brain science to this ground-breaking course recording on how to funnel your anger and your child’s anger toward mutual caring and peace.

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Peace Is Possible (Part 2)

with Hema Pokharna PhD

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 01:09 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
01:09 hours:minutes

Listen to this 4-session telecourse recording with CNVC Certified Trainer, Hema Pokharna, PhD and her sister, Manda Pokharna, MD, and you will learn simple steps for transforming conflicts and mobilizing peace at home, at work and in the world.

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Peace Is Possible (Part 1)

with Hema Pokharna PhD

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:56 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:56 hours:minutes

Listen to this 4-session telecourse recording with CNVC Certified Trainer, Hema Pokharna, PhD and her sister, Manda Pokharna, MD, and you will learn simple steps for transforming conflicts and mobilizing peace at home, at work and in the world.

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Peace Is Possible (Part 3)

with Hema Pokharna PhD

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 01:04 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
01:04 hours:minutes

Listen to this 4-session telecourse recording with CNVC Certified Trainer, Hema Pokharna, PhD and her sister, Manda Pokharna, MD, and you will learn simple steps for transforming conflicts and mobilizing peace at home, at work and in the world.

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Peace Is Possible (Part 4)

with Hema Pokharna PhD

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 01:12 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
01:12 hours:minutes

Listen to this 4-session telecourse recording with CNVC Certified Trainer, Hema Pokharna, PhD and her sister, Manda Pokharna, MD, and you will learn simple steps for transforming conflicts and mobilizing peace at home, at work and in the world.

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From Obedience and Shame to Freedom and Belonging: Transforming Patriarchal Paradigms of Child-Rearing in the Age of Global Warming

with Miki Kashtan

Intermediate Skill Level • Article • 33 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
33 pages

What will it take to reclaim our fundamental relatedness with all things alive, surrender our attempts to control nature, and find a way of living that averts or mitigates the worst possible catastrophes awaiting us while it's still possible?

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Peace Starts At Home (Complete Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 06:13 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
06:13 hours:minutes

Through your dialogues at home, where the stakes are often very high, you can increase your ability to meet the challenges of life everywhere with empathy, goodwill and authenticity. Please listen to this inspiring recorded telecourse with Miki Kashtan and learn how!

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Bringing Peace to Kids in Conflict (Complete Course)

with John Kinyon and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 9 -12 hours

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
9 -12 hours

This 6-session telecourse recording focuses on supporting people who work with children (e.g. parents, teachers, ministers, etc.) in applying the skills of NVC mediation in conflict situations that involve children. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.

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Acknowledging the Impact of Identity Within Social Change Movements (Part 1 of 2)

with Mary Mackenzie and Roxy Manning

All Skill Levels • Article • Read time: 23-35 mins

All Skill Levels
Article
Read time: 23-35 mins

In this transcript, clinical psychologist and organizational consultant, Roxy Manning, PhD, offers ways for us to increase our capacity to (1) See things that we otherwise wouldn't; (2) Bring more relevance to our groups, organizations and social change movements; (3) Talk openly about microaggressions: statements or (in)actions that (inadvertently) minimize, diminish or negate somebody's...

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Curiosity, The Art of Waiting, and Finding Peace

with Dian Killian

Intermediate Skill Level • Article • Read time: 7 - 11 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
Read time: 7 - 11 minutes

Sitting with uncertainty can be very uncomfortable and evoke anxiety. Or it can be a practice that brings in the curiosity and inner spaciousness that allows for creative solutions to emerge, and that help us to relax our attachment to outcomes. Here's a closer look...

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Empathy in the Face of Powerful Structures

with Dian Killian

Intermediate Skill Level • Article • Read time: 12 - 18 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
Read time: 12 - 18 minutes

Here's an inspiring story of one citizen (the author) who faced a police officer and judge in court to contest a transit ticket... and inspired structural changes in the way one aspect of New York City transit operates. She inspires change with her application of empathy for self and others, acknowledgement, connecting requests -- and an inspiring vision of understanding, shared reality and...

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Differentiating Needs from Strategies

with Mary Mackenzie

Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • Read time: 2-3 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
Read time: 2-3 minutes

Trainer tip: When we focus on needs further possibilities are more likely to open up. When we focus on a particular strategy, our world can feel scarce and conflicts can arise. Resolution comes when we value everyone’s needs and seek mutually satisfying solutions. We can ask for support towards this outcome.

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Moralistic Judgments

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: When we express moralistic judgments we are implying that other people are wrong or bad because they don’t act in ways that are in harmony with our values. Judging the situation or people can create distance and hurt. Instead, we can express our needs and how we're affected, bringing greater connection and healing. Today, notice how often you judge, and how you feel when you judge.

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Key Assumptions and Intentions of NVC

with Inbal Kashtan and Miki Kashtan

Introductory Skill Level • Learning Tool • 3 pages

Introductory Skill Level
Learning Tool
3 pages

NVC practice is based on several key assumptions and intentions. When we live based on these assumptions and intentions, self-connection and connection with others become increasingly possible and easy, helping us contribute to a world where everyone’s needs are attended to peacefully.

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Healing and Reconciliation (part 1)

with Ike Lasater and John Kinyon

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:10 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:10 hours:minutes

When you have intrusive thoughts about yourself and feel ‘crummy,’ Ike recommends using the Chooser / Educator map as a guide to lead you out of the primitive part of your brain and back to your prefrontal cortex. Both the Chooser and the Educator want to contribute to your well being, but in different ways. This map facilitates having a positive conversation with them.

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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict

with Eric Bowers

Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 4 pages

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
4 pages

Conflict is a normal and natural part of life. To varying degrees, it happens whenever two or more people consistently spend time together. Resolving conflict effectively and peacefully, in a way in which all parties feel respected and valued, does not feel natural for those of us who grew up with punitive, adversarial, or avoidant approaches to conflict. Eric offers some tips for approaching...

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