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Foundational NVC Skills: Requests

Foundational NVC Skills: Requests

Foundational NVC Skills: Requests

with John Kinyon

Audio • 1 hour, 25 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
1 hour, 25 minutes

Marshall Rosenberg suggests that there are two requests that are the most transformative to relationships, (1) What’s alive in both of us? and (2) What would make life more wonderful for both of us? This telecourse recording offers an easy-to-digest overview of how carefully crafted requests inspire joyful relationships.

Taking 100% Responsibility for Every Relationship (4 Session Course)

Taking 100% Responsibility for Every Relationship (4 Session Course)

Taking 100% Responsibility for Every Relationship (4 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 4 - 6 hours

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
4 - 6 hours

Taking 100% Responsibility offers a powerful antidote to the all-too-common dynamic of blaming that leaves you in the victim position and unable to have the relationship you want. Miki invites you to assume a stance of leadership while holding full care for both parties’ needs. No longer will you need to wait for the other person to change, nor will you need to give up your needs to reach...

Confidentiality Agreement

Confidentiality Agreement

Confidentiality Agreement

with Miki Kashtan

Trainer Tip • 4 - 6 minutes

Advanced Skill Level
Trainer Tip
4 - 6 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "A participant in our beginners' NVC practice group asked the co-facilitators if there was a confidentiality agreement that was typically used in NVC practice groups?"

Neither Rioting Nor Colluding: Powerful Speaking to Create Social Change

Neither Rioting Nor Colluding: Powerful Speaking to Create Social Change

Neither Rioting Nor Colluding: Powerful Speaking to Create Social Change

with Roxy Manning

Audio • 1 hour, 9 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
1 hour, 9 minutes

Listen to Roxy Manning explore the barriers to speaking authentically as powerful voices for change, and practice these needed conversations about the ongoing violence in the streets of America.

Being Honest About Our Anger

Being Honest About Our Anger

Being Honest About Our Anger

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
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.

Parenting Series: Understanding Requests and Demands

Parenting Series: Understanding Requests and Demands

Parenting Series: Understanding Requests and Demands

with Inbal Kashtan

Video • 8 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Video
8 minutes

Inbal speaks to a group about our habit of demanding something of our children but making it sound like a request, the components of a true request and the importance of being honest when making a demand.

The Jackal as a Teacher

The Jackal as a Teacher

The Jackal as a Teacher

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Introductory Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer tip: Why do NVC practitioners sometimes use the jackal as a metaphor in the NVC world? What can it teach us? Read on for more.

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

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

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

with John Kinyon

Audio • 1 hour, 11 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
1 hour, 11 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 through the Enemy Image Process and Learning/Growth Spiral.

From Suffering to Aliveness: Not Fighting Reality

From Suffering to Aliveness: Not Fighting Reality

From Suffering to Aliveness: Not Fighting Reality

with Bob Wentworth

Audio • 26 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
26 minutes

How we relate to life parallels how we relate to others! Learn how to have a more healthy way of relating to situations and people when your needs are not being met. Bob Wentworth offers some wisdom on moving from suffering to aliveness through not fighting what is.

The Tao of Empathy: Practicing the Presence of Empathy and Four Elements of Empathic Connection

The Tao of Empathy: Practicing the Presence of Empathy and Four Elements of Empathic Connection

The Tao of Empathy: Practicing the Presence of Empathy and Four Elements of Empathic Connection

with John Kinyon

Audio • 2 hours, 10 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
2 hours, 10 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.

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

with John Kinyon

Audio • 11 - 14 hours

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
11 - 14 hours

This telecourse recording provides an experience with the language, skills and consciousness of NVC applied to mediating all types of conflict whether you are one of the people in conflict or you are supporting others in conflict. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.

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

Beginner Skill Level
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!

Let it RAIN!

Let it RAIN!

Let it RAIN!

with Jim Manske

Article • 5 - 8 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
5 - 8 minutes

This article outlines a four-part transformation process to help us recognize what's giving rise to our suffering and resentment -- and transform it into more freedom, creativity, and choice.

Does Anyone Deserve Anything?

Does Anyone Deserve Anything?

Does Anyone Deserve Anything?

with Miki Kashtan

Article • 13 - 20 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
13 - 20 minutes

Our world trains us to think in terms of providing for everyone’s needs because they deserve it, earned it, or they possess the resources -- it's fair, socially just, supports equality or because people have rights. Instead, can we step outside this worldview to look at providing for everyone’s needs because those needs exist -- can we hold this basic reverence for life? Are we able to have a...

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

Beginner Skill Level
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.

Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: We can improve our relationships by focusing our attention first on connection instead of other stragegies.

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 13. The Eight Most Powerful Things You Can Do to Build an Inspiring Relationship

with Eric Bowers

Trainer Tip • 4 - 6 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
4 - 6 minutes

What are the most powerful things I can do to build an inspired relationship? I answered the question with romantic relationships in mind; however, I believe the answer below applies to all important relationships.

Needs-Based Negotiation

Needs-Based Negotiation

Needs-Based Negotiation

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: When we create situations that value one person’s needs at the expense of another, we open the door for someone to lose. Instead, look to see if you can speak openly and honestly, value the other person’s needs, and create solutions that value all stakeholder needs.

Transforming Complaint

Transforming Complaint

Transforming Complaint

with Jim & Jori Manske

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

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.

Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests (5 Session Course)

Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests (5 Session Course)

Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests (5 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 5 hours, 11 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
5 hours, 11 minutes

In this telecourse recording, expert trainer Miki Kashtan will help you uncover what prevents you from asking for everything you want without fear. The class includes daily practices for ongoing skill building.

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