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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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Developing Presence

with Jim & Jori Manske

Introductory Skill Level • Audio • 00:29 hours:minutes

Introductory Skill Level
Audio
00:29 hours:minutes

In this learning module, Jim and Jori Manske will lead you through a presence exercise, provide an overview of presence and give you daily exercises you can use to develop your “presence muscle.”

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Naturalizing NVC Language Series: Developing Empathic Presence

with Miki Kashtan

Intermediate Skill Level • Video • 00:04 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Video
00:04 hours:minutes

CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan guides a participant to find his inner empathic presence.

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Increasing Presence Through Observations

with John Kinyon

Introductory Skill Level • Practice Exercise • 00:26 hours:minutes

Introductory Skill Level
Practice Exercise
00:26 hours:minutes

John Kinyon leads participants through two Observation Exercises to strengthen their ability to be present. Through the exercises, John distinguishes the difference between feelings, which are emotions felt inside the body, and observations which are witness to our experience.

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How to Open Your Holiday Presence

with Jim & Jori Manske

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:48 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:48 hours:minutes

In this telecourse recording, you will learn and practice self-awareness skills to fine tune your attention to met needs; savoring feelings of well-being; expressing these feelings to others; and receiving other people's messages of joy, gratitude, inspiration and more!

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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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An Introduction to Self-Compassion (Complete Course)

with Robert Gonzales

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 11:12 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
11:12 hours:minutes

In this 10 session telecourse recording, world renowned CNVC Certified Trainer Robert Gonzales will help you discover a new level of self-acceptance that can lead to profound emotional healing and a deeper spiritual presence.

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Witnessing Humanity

with Arnina Kashtan

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 00:40 hours/minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
00:40 hours/minutes

CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan talks about what she calls "witnessing humanity," touching on the gift of presence, empathy vs. identification and staying present in the face of intensity.

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It Takes a Community to Raise a Relationship

with Eric Bowers

Intermediate Skill Level • Article • 4 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
4 pages

Using his own life experience, Eric explores why we need support from others, what support might look like, and what blocks us from asking for support for our relationships.

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Staying Present in the Face of Conflict

with Jim & Jori Manske

Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page

Jim and Jori offer a tip to stay present in the face of our reactivity to witnessed conflict.

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How to Enjoy Your Family Dinner

with Miki Kashtan

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:49 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:49 hours:minutes

If you dread family gatherings because of family tensions, you can find ways to excavate through piles of hardened judgments and hopelessness, build on your inner strength, and engage with family conflicts with open-hearted curiosity, greater presence, and connecting with what really matters to everyone.

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Transforming Anger: The Enemy Image Process and Learning/Growth Spiral

with John Kinyon

Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 01:11 hours:minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
01:11 hours:minutes

Transforming anger is a key practice for returning to conscious presence and connection with self and others when triggered into a reaction. Join John Kinyon to learn this essential life skill.

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Self-Empathy: Healing from the Inside Out (part 1)

with Mary Mackenzie

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 01:20 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
01:20 hours:minutes

Gain clarity around empathy and self-empathy with this perceptive teaching. Develop your capacity for presence, for connection, for discerning what's important, and more.

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VIVENCIA: The Art of Empathic Intelligence (complete course)

with Jorge Rubio

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 09:54 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
09:54 hours:minutes

In this telecourse recording, you'll learn to differentiate between cerebral empathy and intuitive empathic listening. Awaken your sensitivity towards body sensations and inner feelings to recognize the clear inner clues to your empathic connection.

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Observation: The Awareness of the Thoughts, Stories and Core Beliefs to Enhance Connection

with John Kinyon

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, guides you through processes to strengthen your capacity for mindful presence and awareness of your thinking, and to develop the skills to translate thoughts into observations.

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Feast for the Soul: Awakening

with Kathy Ziola

Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:53 hours:minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:53 hours:minutes

From the depths of internal winter to the melting open in the warm sunshine of spring to rest in the ocean of Spirit, this poetry is a journey of discovering deep Presence through the human experiences so many of us share.

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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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