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

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

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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A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

with NVC Academy
Introductory Skill Level • Learning Tool • N/A
Introductory Skill Level
Learning Tool
N/A
The following list of words are used to express a combination of emotional states and physical sensations. This list is neither exhaustive nor definitive. It is meant as a starting place to help you develop your emotional vocabulary and further support your communication with others.
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Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (Complete Course)

Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (Complete Course)

Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (Complete Course)

with Kathleen Macferran
Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 05:26 hours:minutes
Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
05:26 hours:minutes
Bask in this telecourse recording with Kathleen Macferran and explore ways to nurture and maintain greater depths of joy by focusing on gratitude. The reward? To increase your ability to live fully present to the joy in life, even in the midst of pain. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Don't Take It Personally

Don't Take It Personally

Don't Take It Personally

with Rachelle Lamb
All Skill Levels • Article • Read time: 10 - 15 minutes
All Skill Levels
Article
Read time: 10 - 15 minutes
When we don't like what someone is saying to us, sometimes people encourage us to hear their needs, and "not take it personally" -- and we're inclined to agree. Could "not taking it personally" close our hearts and awareness to others, life and ourselves? Rachelle Lamb invites us to take a closer look at what it's like when we attend to the situation from our hearts, and skillfully reflect upon...
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The Shadow Side of Autonomy

The Shadow Side of Autonomy

The Shadow Side of Autonomy

with Rachelle Lamb
All Skill Levels • Article • Read time: 8 - 12 minutes
All Skill Levels
Article
Read time: 8 - 12 minutes
Could our "need for autonomy" be getting in the way of "partnership consciousness" (as NVC is sometimes called). Could "autonomy" also block healthy relationships with not only ourselves and with others, but also with the planet? This article invites us to consider how "autonomy" may colour our NVC practice at the peril of our critical values. Values such as our care for impact, shared...
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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 10. Take It to the Trees

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 10. Take It to the Trees

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 10. Take It to the Trees

with Eric Bowers
Beginner Skill Level • Trainer Tip • 1 page
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 page
One of the most important things you can do to live a meaningful and rewarding life filled with vitality is reclaim your emotions. Eric offers a tip to reclaim your emotions, rescuing you from the numb and deadening state of “fine."
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Taste of Compassionate Leadership Series: The Zero Step

Taste of Compassionate Leadership Series: The Zero Step

Taste of Compassionate Leadership Series: The Zero Step

with Jim & Jori Manske
Beginner Skill Level • Audio • 00:41 hours:minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Audio
00:41 hours:minutes
Jori and Jim Manske offer a process they call "The Zero Step," encompassing the characteristics of warmth toward self and other, care for the vitality of both yourself and other(s), wonder/interest, vulnerability and empathy, which leads directly to connection requestsand an openness to outcome.
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What the World Needs

What the World Needs

What the World Needs

with Inbal Kashtan
Beginner Skill Level • Article • 3 pages
Beginner Skill Level
Article
3 pages
In this written transcript of a live presentation, Inbal Kashtan shares how she first became aware of poverty. She explains how empathy is a vital and powerful force for creating peace in our world today, and a powerful means of creating a world that works for all of us.
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Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (Complete Course)

Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (Complete Course)

Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (Complete Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Beginner Skill Level • Video • 6 - 9 hours
Beginner Skill Level
Video
6 - 9 hours
During this course, you'll deeply examine this process of blending and integrating your inner and outer selves. Not only will you explore various states of being, such as defensive / protective and being / essence, you'll: Delve into the primary levels of relationship: to others, to the world and to Life; Acquire tools for transforming resistance into unconditional acceptance; Experience the...
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Agreements, Consequences and Punishment

Agreements, Consequences and Punishment

Agreements, Consequences and Punishment

with Miki Kashtan
Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 00:09 hours:minutes
Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
00:09 hours:minutes
In this short but provocative audio, Miki Kashtan talks about agreements, making a vital distinction between the natural consequences of unmet agreements and punishment. She provides information about how to balance our current state of needs associated with our previous agreements.
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Creating Collaborative Organizations

Creating Collaborative Organizations

Creating Collaborative Organizations

with Miki Kashtan
Intermediate Skill Level • Audio • 00:55 hours:minutes
Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
00:55 hours:minutes
Miki will take you step-by-step through four vital systems that support radical collaboration and foster meaning. You’ll learn how to design a decision making process, create clear statements of intent, and create a process for resolving conflict.
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Making the Most of Meetings: Proven Steps to Boost Meeting Productivity and Enjoyment

Making the Most of Meetings: Proven Steps to Boost Meeting Productivity and Enjoyment

Making the Most of Meetings: Proven Steps to Boost Meeting Productivity and Enjoyment

with Rachelle Lamb
Intermediate Skill Level • Article • 4 pages
Intermediate Skill Level
Article
4 pages
Rachelle offers proven steps to substantially boost meeting productivity and efficiency, and make meetings more productive and enjoyable for everyone, when using NVC.
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NVC Conversations About Privilege and Power-Over

NVC Conversations About Privilege and Power-Over

NVC Conversations About Privilege and Power-Over

with Dian Killian
All Skill Levels • Article • Read time: 9 - 14 minutes
All Skill Levels
Article
Read time: 9 - 14 minutes
Some people in the NVC community consider the words "privilege" and "power" triggering and/or evaluative. From this perspective, how can the concepts of "privilege" and "power" be considered part of the NVC teaching? This writing piece examines the power and privilege debate. It also discusses what the author sees as Marshall Rosenberg and Gandhi's stance on the subject...
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