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NVC Resources on Exercises and Practices

The Building Blocks of Interpersonal Collaboration (4 Session Course)

The Building Blocks of Interpersonal Collaboration (4 Session Course)

The Building Blocks of Interpersonal Collaboration (4 Session Course)

with System Administrator

Audio • 5 -7 hours •

Audio
5 -7 hours

Don’t know how to effectively work through differences with others in your organization? You are not alone… Like most of us, you simply lack the training and skills – and that’s what you’ll acquire listening to this course recording. Join Miki and learn specific tools and tips that work – for everyone!

Integrating NVC and Abundance Consciousness: How to Create a Successful and Sustainable NVC Livelihood (5 Session Course)

Integrating NVC and Abundance Consciousness: How to Create a Successful and Sustainable NVC Livelihood (5 Session Course)

Integrating NVC and Abundance Consciousness: How to Create a Successful and Sustainable NVC Livelihood (5 Session Course)

with Francois Beausoleil and Jeff Brown

Audio • 5 hours, 49 minutes •

Audio
5 hours, 49 minutes

If you are passionate about sharing Nonviolent Communication and want to create a successful livelihood in doing so — or create more sustainability and abundance in your current efforts in sharing NVC — this course recording is designed with you in mind!

Truth as an Act of Love

Truth as an Act of Love

Truth as an Act of Love

with Kelly Bryson

Audio • 2 hours, 14 minutes •

Audio
2 hours, 14 minutes

Speaking the truth creates congruence, which creates trust, facilitating understanding and cooperation. Without truth there is no growth in our relationships and community. If this is true, then what keeps us from speaking our truth?

Increase Your Capacity and Diminish Separation Habits

Increase Your Capacity and Diminish Separation Habits

Increase Your Capacity and Diminish Separation Habits

with Miki Kashtan

Video • 3 minutes •

Video
3 minutes

The human species is trained and habituated towards separation. This model encourages humans to either give up on their needs or fight for their needs. In this short video, Miki shares how increasing capacity shifts habits of separation and supports holding of all needs.

Every Angry Message is a "Please"

Every Angry Message is a "Please"

Every Angry Message is a "Please"

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Anger can be an opportunity to hear the "Please" behind the words and create a path to resolve conflicts compassionately.

Being Honest About Our Anger

Being Honest About Our Anger

Being Honest About Our Anger

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Mary shares how staying present to our anger and finding the underlying feelings and needs can lead to deeper connection and more satisfying outcomes.

Setting Goals for the New Year

Setting Goals for the New Year

Setting Goals for the New Year

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: What are your goals, hopes and dreams? For greater success it’s important to make your goals concrete, specific, and focused on what do you want (rather than what you don't want).

Making Demands

Making Demands

Making Demands

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

When we ask something of a person and threaten negative repercussions if she doesn’t comply, we're making a demand. Demands limit the possible responses and reduce joyful participation. Instead, look to find mutually satisfying resolutions. And look for ways to change your demand into a request. Read on for more.

How To Deal With Ourselves When We Are Less Than Perfect

How To Deal With Ourselves When We Are Less Than Perfect

How To Deal With Ourselves When We Are Less Than Perfect

with Kathleen Macferran

Practice Exercise • 30 minutes •

Practice Exercise
30 minutes

How we treat ourselves when we fall short of our own ideals, desires and hopes can profoundly affect the quality of our lives. Learn how to identify your triggers and reactions, to mourn falling short, and to practice self-connection and self-empathy.

Basic Pitfalls of Using NVC

Basic Pitfalls of Using NVC

Basic Pitfalls of Using NVC

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 5 -8 minutes •

Article
5 -8 minutes

Miki explains the distinction between the language and the underlying consciousness of NVC, and the pitfalls of failing to do so.

Past Stories, Present Feelings

Past Stories, Present Feelings

Past Stories, Present Feelings

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes •

Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "I have noticed that sometimes when I am in a story-telling mood I am usually trying to prove that I am right and once I connect with a need the urge to give all the information goes away."

Forming, Uniting and Nurturing NVC Communities

Forming, Uniting and Nurturing NVC Communities

Forming, Uniting and Nurturing NVC Communities

with Barbara Larson, Deborah Bellamy, Jeff Brown, Kristin Masters, Louise Romain and Mary Mackenzie

Audio • 52 minutes •

Audio
52 minutes

Please join us as we take a deeper look into this mysterious word, “community.” In this Trainer Dialogue recording, we explore the living process of creating, uniting and nurturing NVC communities so that they transcend yet sustain and empower their members.

Peace Starts At Home (6 Session Course)

Peace Starts At Home (6 Session Course)

Peace Starts At Home (6 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 6 hours, 13 minutes •

Audio
6 hours, 13 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!

Compassion: Mature, Astute & Courageous

Compassion: Mature, Astute & Courageous

Compassion: Mature, Astute & Courageous

with Rachelle Lamb

Article • 10 - 15 minutes •

Article
10 - 15 minutes

Getting "feel good" empathy can become an addiction. Even to the point of seeing people who don't offer empathy as "not being NVC". Rachelle urges us to notice how this view of NVC can be seductive, and even dangerous. In this article, she explains how we can expand our compassionate awareness when we go beyond equating NVC with harmony and empathy. She asks us to become more open to noticing...

All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 6 - 8 hours •

Audio
6 - 8 hours

How can we live life fully connected to the core values of nonviolence, no matter the circumstances, internal or external? Join Miki Kashtan as she shares the 17 core commitments that have served as a compass for herself and hundreds of others around the world as well.

Extreme Gratitude

Extreme Gratitude

Extreme Gratitude

with Eric Bowers

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: When I am in resistance to what is happening in my life, when I'm having a very difficult time enjoying or just being with what is occurring, I like to offer up my gratitude.

The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude

The Power of Gratitude

with Jim & Jori Manske

Video • 13 minutes •

Video
13 minutes

Listen to Jim and Jori ask each other about the role of gratitude in their daily activities as they share how gratitude can be a primary tool to help us stay present and at peace.

The Freedom of Committing to a Path

The Freedom of Committing to a Path

The Freedom of Committing to a Path

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 5 - 8 minutes •

Article
5 - 8 minutes

In June, 1996, I had an epiphany. In a motel room in Indiana, the night before returning home from a solo camping trip in Michigan and Canada, I discovered how much I had lost in my life because of so fiercely protecting myself. Up until that day, bringing forth my vulnerable self was to be avoided at all costs, which kept me numb much of the time, disconnected from myself and from much of...

How to Survive the Holidays: 6 Communication Tips

How to Survive the Holidays: 6 Communication Tips

How to Survive the Holidays: 6 Communication Tips

with Oren Jay Sofer

Article • 6 - 10 minutes •

Article
6 - 10 minutes

For many, spending time with relatives over the holidays may be challenging. In addition to the love and care we may feel, family gatherings can bring up old hurts or expose painful differences. How many family meals have been marred by tense silence or devolved into harsh argument?

How to Interrupt

How to Interrupt

How to Interrupt

with Jeff Brown

Trainer Tip • 3 - 5 minutes •

Trainer Tip
3 - 5 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "I feel a lot of fear or nervousness about approaching a neighbor who uses 'wastebasket talk.' Once she's engaged, there are only two techniques that interrupt the flow: leaving or interrupting."

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