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NVC Resources on Happiness

Neural Pathways to Happiness (9 Session Course)

Neural Pathways to Happiness (9 Session Course)

Neural Pathways to Happiness (9 Session Course)

with Anne Walton

Audio • 5 - 6 hours •

Audio
5 - 6 hours

Want to learn how to live your life more fully than you ever dreamed? In this course you’ll learn how you can shake off old behaviors that no longer serve you, get inspired to embrace a daily happiness practice, and begin experiencing a brand new sense of personal joy and inner peace.

The Art and Science of Happiness (4 Session Course)

The Art and Science of Happiness (4 Session Course)

The Art and Science of Happiness (4 Session Course)

with Jim & Jori Manske

Audio • 4 - 6 hours •

Audio
4 - 6 hours

What is it that enables us to thrive? How can we influence our capacity to live a meaningful and fulfilling life? Join Jim and Jori Manske in this exciting telecourse recording on the intersection of NVC and cutting-edge Positive Psychology, the science of human thriving.

Engagement And Happiness

Engagement And Happiness

Engagement And Happiness

with Jim & Jori Manske

Practice Exercise • 4 - 6 minutes •

Practice Exercise
4 - 6 minutes

When we are completely involved in an activity for its own sake we are in engagement. Here, the ego falls away and time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one. Our whole being is involved, and we're using our skills to the utmost. Read on for activities that could stimulate engagement, a list of subjectively experienced elements of engagement and a...

Enjoyment Redefined

Enjoyment Redefined

Enjoyment Redefined

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Mary reflects on the nature of happiness and its relationship to presence.

Finding Reasons to Celebrate

Finding Reasons to Celebrate

Finding Reasons to Celebrate

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Find ways to celebrate each day and enrich your life.

Conflict Improv: Returning the Flaky Olive Oil

Conflict Improv: Returning the Flaky Olive Oil

Conflict Improv: Returning the Flaky Olive Oil

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 15 minutes •

Video
15 minutes

Using an example from a participant, the trainers engage in a role play to explore how to stay in your heart even when being perceived as a difficult customer by store employees.

Conflict Improv: Connecting with Kids

Conflict Improv: Connecting with Kids

Conflict Improv: Connecting with Kids

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 9 minutes •

Video
9 minutes

In this upbeat video, CNVC Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson, Christine King and Jean Morrison enact two role plays that involve a triggered adult interacting with a young student and a teacher who has just witnessed an unpleasant interaction between two students.

Conflict Improv: A Mother and Son Negotiation

Conflict Improv: A Mother and Son Negotiation

Conflict Improv: A Mother and Son Negotiation

with Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 15 minutes •

Video
15 minutes

In this role play, Jean Morrison plays a mother who is asking her son to vacuum the house and he is objecting. She enacts the role first using "jackal" language and then again using Nonviolent Communication.

Conflict Improv: Mom Won’t Stop Bugging Me

Conflict Improv: Mom Won’t Stop Bugging Me

Conflict Improv: Mom Won’t Stop Bugging Me

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 22 minutes •

Video
22 minutes

In this poignant video, Jean Morrison and Christine King enact a role play that is posed by a participant. Christine plays the mother who asks, "Are you dating anyone?"

Looking at “Shoulds”

Looking at “Shoulds”

Looking at “Shoulds”

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Audio • 22 minutes •

Audio
22 minutes

Using real-life examples from class participants, Sylvia Haskvitz demonstrates the life-changing results of clarifying the needs underlying "shoulds."

Stop Suffering

Stop Suffering

Stop Suffering

with Kelly Bryson

Audio • 15 minutes •

Audio
15 minutes

In this inspiring audio, Kelly Bryson, veteran CNVC Certified Trainer and author of many NVC books and articles, explores the importance of setting a clear intention and then clarifies the difference between pain and suffering.

The Price of Nice

The Price of Nice

The Price of Nice

with Kelly Bryson

Article • 12 - 16 minutes •

Article
12 - 16 minutes

Have you been nice? Well then you must be enjoying the reward: depression, intermittent explosiveness, job meaninglessness, ambiguous anxiety, low resentment and subtle self hate. The antidotes: honesty, passion and compassion.

Conflict Improv: The Toilet Seat

Conflict Improv: The Toilet Seat

Conflict Improv: The Toilet Seat

with Christine King, Jean Morrison and Kelly Bryson

Video • 10 minutes •

Video
10 minutes

Have you ever had an argument with someone who simply wouldn't put the toilet seat down? Watch veteran CNVC Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson, Christine King and Jean Morrison navigate this challenging yet common dialogue.

Conflict Improv: “I’m Bored”

Conflict Improv: “I’m Bored”

Conflict Improv: “I’m Bored”

with Christine King and Kelly Bryson

Video • 11 minutes •

Video
11 minutes

In this amusing and inspiring video, CNVC Certified Trainers Kelly Bryson and Christine King engage in a role play about a parent talking to a seven year old daughter who is feeling bored.

Conflict Improv: My Friend's Inner Jackals

Conflict Improv: My Friend's Inner Jackals

Conflict Improv: My Friend's Inner Jackals

with Christine King and Kelly Bryson

Video • 9 minutes •

Video
9 minutes

Kelly Bryson and Christine King engage in a role play about how to stay connected to a friend whose persistent jackal voices tell her that she is worthless and her life is hopeless.

Conflict Improv: She Talks Too Much!

Conflict Improv: She Talks Too Much!

Conflict Improv: She Talks Too Much!

with Christine King

Video • 8 minutes •

Video
8 minutes

In this edition of Conflict Improv, CNVC Certified Trainer Christine King navigates the challenging practice of expressing honesty when that expression might easily be heard as criticism.

Embracing Your Wounded Child

Embracing Your Wounded Child

Embracing Your Wounded Child

with Martha Lasley

Video • 45 minutes •

Video
45 minutes

It's never too late to have a happy childhood. In this class, Martha will share the process for witnessing a wounded child. She will work with a volunteer to demonstrate the power of creating safety, listening empathically, and honoring the child's deepest needs.

NVC “Reality TV” (4 Session Course)

NVC “Reality TV” (4 Session Course)

NVC “Reality TV” (4 Session Course)

with Catherine Cadden and Jesse Wiens

Audio • 3 hours, 44 minutes •

Audio
3 hours, 44 minutes

If role-play, hearing conversations modeled, and dialogue practice is how you learn, this 4-part telecourse recording is for you! Learn the art of entering into, staying in, and bowing out of “the dance” of communication, playing with your real-life situations using the four components of Nonviolent Communciation as the foundation.

Moving Out of the Hallway

Moving Out of the Hallway

Moving Out of the Hallway

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: The change you're looking for begins with a single step.

Finding Ways to Meet Our Needs

Finding Ways to Meet Our Needs

Finding Ways to Meet Our Needs

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: There are many ways to meet a need. Open to new possibilities.

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