NVC Life Hacks 24: Bridge & Self Expression
Video
7 minutes
03/25/2020
Welcome to the final video in our 3 part Embodied NVC Life Hack series. So far we've learnt about rewiring our brain from a flight, fright or freeze reaction to the choice of self-empathy, allowing us to centre and check-in with ourselves. In part two, Empathy Skills, we went beyond self-empathy to look at ways we can empathise with the other person. In this final instalment, we create a bridge from empathising to expressing.
Understanding And Recognizing Enmeshment
Practice Exercise
4 - 6 minutes
03/16/2022
Enmeshment refers to confusion about who is responsible for what. This lack of clear boundaries results in attempts to manage the other person's experience as a substitute for managing your own. When you think you're contributing to another person, but you're actually acting from enmeshment, there's inner tension and contraction. Read on for 16 common signs of enmeshment so that you can know when to pause and connect to your needs.
Serenity As A Consciousness
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
02/28/2022
Trainer Tip: Even when you hit deep emotional bottoms, instead of deciding whether something is good or bad, get clear on how you feel about it and what needs it will or will not meet. Let the Universe do the rest. Then take action to resolve any situations that are not enjoyable to you.
Exploring Your Connection To Life And To Your Life Purpose
Exploring Your Connection To Life And To Your Life Purpose
Exploring Your Connection To Life And To Your Life Purpose
Practice Exercise
1 - 2 minutes
02/01/2022
Here are some questions to support you in exploring your connection to life, your life purpose. Here we briefly touch upon what blocks you, your gratitude, strengths, passions, and what you’re committed to.
A Positive Relationship With Reactivity
Practice Exercise
4 - 6 minutes
03/02/2022
With practice we can prevent reactivity from overtaking and harming: notice signs of reactivity, bring compassion to it, see reactivity as the misperception of threat and a distortion of what's happening, plus engage and pursue connection and the clarity to weaken reactive impulses. In taking responsibility like this overtime, you can live from your values and from care. And life can get easier for you and others around you.
The Nature of our Reactions
Video
3 minutes
4/22/22
Responding to our own reactivity is an inside job. Robert reveals how our reactions are often a secondary reaction to a triggering stimulus, and that accepting responsibility for our reactions can lead to less blame and more inner peace.
Shooting For The Moon
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
02/28/2022
NVC Life Hacks 22: Embodied NVC Part One: Fight, Flight, Freeze
NVC Life Hacks 22: Embodied NVC Part One: Fight, Flight, Freeze
NVC Life Hacks 22: Embodied NVC Part One: Fight, Flight, Freeze
Video
7 minutes
02/06/2020
When we're faced with certain situations we tend to go into a fight, flight or freeze mode. While these can sometimes be helpful and even lifesaving, they can also be crippling when the situation may not be life-threatening. In this episode, we give you some tips on how to shift into a more intentional way of handling difficult situations.
W.A.I.T: Practices For Presence And Patience
Practice Exercise
2 - 3 minutes
02/01/2022
Needs-Based Negotiation: 3 Stages Of Dialogue And 3 Types Of Reactivity
Needs-Based Negotiation: 3 Stages Of Dialogue And 3 Types Of Reactivity
Needs-Based Negotiation: 3 Stages Of Dialogue And 3 Types Of Reactivity
Practice Exercise
6 - 9 minutes
03/02/2022
When there's quality connection then collaboration and creativity generosity of heart can come. Then strategies honoring everyone’s needs are easier. This requires us to trust connection, hear needs, brainstorm, experiment, prepare, and hold confidence that everyone’s needs can be met. Needs-based negotiation starts there. What derails this? Feeling urgency, listening from our (dis)likes or opinions, and dire predictions.