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Life Force and the Spirituality of Human Needs (6 Session Course)

Life Force and the Spirituality of Human Needs (6 Session Course)

Life Force and the Spirituality of Human Needs (6 Session Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Audio • 6 - 9 hours • 10/9/2013
Audio
6 - 9 hours
10/9/2013
Your needs and your values are your Life Force: the river that flows through your spirit and your life, giving life and light to your being. Explore this river with Robert, and map out routes that support your growth. Gain a deeper understadning and acceptance of the spirituality and beauty of needs and values. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Transforming Complaint

Transforming Complaint

Transforming Complaint

with Jim & Jori Manske
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 08/2020
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
08/2020
Trainer Tip: NVC-based social change naturally emerges from “a certain kind of spirituality”, a quality of spiritual clarity. Intuitions and impulses arising from spiritual clarity are more likely to support sustainable systems. Read on for how to bring more of this in, and ways to transform your complaint into commitment.
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Can NVC Be Learned Without Learning Observation, Feeling, Need and Request?

Can NVC Be Learned Without Learning Observation, Feeling, Need and Request?

Can NVC Be Learned Without Learning Observation, Feeling, Need and Request?

with Bridget Belgrave, Jeff Brown and Mary Mackenzie
Audio • 44 minutes • 03/2012
Audio
44 minutes
03/2012
In this enlightening Trainer Conversation, three veteran CNVC Certified Trainers discuss whether NVC can be learned without first learning Observations, Feelings, Needs, Requests (OFNR). The conversation naturally meanders as the trainers grapple with the question, eventually covering a wide-range of topics including the spirituality and true essence of NVC.
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Connecting with Spiritual Clarity

Connecting with Spiritual Clarity

Connecting with Spiritual Clarity

with Jim Manske
Article • 2 - 3 minutes • 11/2019
Article
2 - 3 minutes
11/2019
We can cultivate spiritual clarity through bringing attention to our intentions, mourning, gratitude, and the dynamic flow of feelings and needs. This can bring more autonomy, choice and liberate the energy of connection and contribution. We can also awaken our hearts to see the reality that our well-being is mutually interdependent. Read on for more.
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Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (5 Session Course)

Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (5 Session Course)

Integration of Inner and Outer: Our Relationship to ALL of Life (5 Session Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Video • 6 - 9 hours • 01/27/2015
Video
6 - 9 hours
01/27/2015
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, and much more. The...
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Healing and Reconciliation (7 Session Course)

Healing and Reconciliation (7 Session Course)

Healing and Reconciliation (7 Session Course)

with Ike Lasater and John Kinyon
Audio • 7 - 9 hours • 01/20/2015
Audio
7 - 9 hours
01/20/2015
Old emotional hurts and pains can easily erupt when you’re in the throes of conflict – even if you’re the mediator. Wouldn’t it be lovely if you could avoid all of that, and instead create more peace and happiness for yourself, your family, your co-workers and your community? The introductory session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy:
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Living with the Power of Gratitude (2 Session Course)

Living with the Power of Gratitude (2 Session Course)

Living with the Power of Gratitude (2 Session Course)

with Hema Pokharna PhD
Audio • 1 hour, 16 minutes • 12/2008
Audio
1 hour, 16 minutes
12/2008
Hema Pokharna shares how truly becoming a healing influence in this world, requires we each be powerful in a balanced, spiritually mature and responsible way. To a large extent, we need to develop our own healthy way of being powerful, gratitiude is a key.
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NVC as Spiritual Practice: Transcendence, Transformation & Self (4 Session Course)

NVC as Spiritual Practice: Transcendence, Transformation & Self (4 Session Course)

NVC as Spiritual Practice: Transcendence, Transformation & Self (4 Session Course)

with John Kinyon and Newt Bailey
Audio • 6 - 8 hours • 01/31/2011
Audio
6 - 8 hours
01/31/2011
This 4 session telecourse recording offers practices while exploring the relationship between the core elements of NVC and universal spiritual principles. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Five Core Principles of Living Compassion and the Relationship of Needs to Spirituality

Five Core Principles of Living Compassion and the Relationship of Needs to Spirituality

Five Core Principles of Living Compassion and the Relationship of Needs to Spirituality

with Robert Gonzales
Audio • 8 minutes • 10/09/2013
Audio
8 minutes
10/09/2013
Listen to Robert describe the five core principles of Living Compassion and the relationship of needs to spirituality. Great material for reflection and reference!
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Clarity, Compassion and Empowerment (6 Session Course)

Clarity, Compassion and Empowerment (6 Session Course)

Clarity, Compassion and Empowerment (6 Session Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Video • 7 - 10 hours • 11/19/2014
Video
7 - 10 hours
11/19/2014
Living Compassion, for Robert, represents the spirituality that resides in every aspect of Nonviolent Communication. Its foundational principles are represented by three primary qualities or states of being: clarity, compassion and empowerment. In this course you’ll explore – and practice – how the unfolding of inner clarity opens your way to compassion, which further unfolds into empowerment....
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An Introduction to Self-Compassion (10 Session Course)

An Introduction to Self-Compassion (10 Session Course)

An Introduction to Self-Compassion (10 Session Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Audio • 11 hours, 12 minutes • 02/2011
Audio
11 hours, 12 minutes
02/2011
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. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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NVC Principles

NVC Principles

NVC Principles

with Miki Kashtan
Video • 22 minutes • 11/2007
Video
22 minutes
11/2007
In this 3-part video, Miki Kashtan discusses the spiritual nature of NVC, delves deeper into the NVC concept of needs and offers practical tools to make requests in ways that others are more likely to respond to positively.
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VIVENCIA: The Art of Empathic Intelligence (8 Session Course)

VIVENCIA: The Art of Empathic Intelligence (8 Session Course)

VIVENCIA: The Art of Empathic Intelligence (8 Session Course)

with Jorge Rubio
Audio • 9 hours, 54 minutes • 02/2011
Audio
9 hours, 54 minutes
02/2011
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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An Introduction to the Embodied Spirituality of NVC

An Introduction to the Embodied Spirituality of NVC

An Introduction to the Embodied Spirituality of NVC

with Robert Gonzales
Video • 21 minutes • 2009
Video
21 minutes
2009
In this inspiring video, Robert Gonzales, veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, talks about his personal search to integrate spirituality into his daily life, and how Nonviolent Communication provided the missing link for this integration and has become the focus of his work.
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Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (6 Session Course)

Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (6 Session Course)

Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (6 Session Course)

with Roberta Wall with Barbara Bash
Audio • 6 - 8 hours • 4/5/2017
Audio
6 - 8 hours
4/5/2017
Find renewed aliveness and connection in your daily life through NVC and Buddhist Mindfulness practices. NVC can be lived as a Mindfulness Practice and consciousness that helps us be more present, open and loving to the flow of life within ourselves and in relation to others. Buddhist principles and practices can add depth and insight to NVC practice and consciousness. The first session is...
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