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NVC Resources on Listening

Embracing Your Wounded Child

Embracing Your Wounded Child

Embracing Your Wounded Child

with Martha Lasley

Video • 45 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
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.

Learning How to Listen

Learning How to Listen

Learning How to Listen

with Oren Jay Sofer

Article • 3 - 5 minutes

All Skill Levels
Article
3 - 5 minutes

Listening is a cornerstone of dialogue and a powerful metaphor for spiritual practice. When we’re willing and able to listen, we open a conduit that allows connection and understanding to happen.

Expressing Ourselves Honestly

Expressing Ourselves Honestly

Expressing Ourselves Honestly

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Introductory Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Be aware of opportunities to be honest holding the intention to connect with people. If you do this with the elements of brevity, directness, and respect, you can increase your chances of being heard. If they don't like your honesty, consider switching to empathizing with them by listening to their feelings and needs.

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

All Skill Levels
Audio
6 - 8 hours

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...

Navigating Conflict (6 Session Course)

Navigating Conflict (6 Session Course)

Navigating Conflict (6 Session Course)

with Jim & Jori Manske

Audio • 6 - 9 hours

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
6 - 9 hours

Join veteran Mediators and Facilitators, Jori and Jim Manske in using Nonviolent Communication and mediation skills for transforming conflict into connection between yourself and others. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.

How to Invite Shared Vulnerability

How to Invite Shared Vulnerability

How to Invite Shared Vulnerability

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

Article • 3-4 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
3-4 minutes

Shared vulnerability can build more intimacy, mutuality, being seen and heard, empathy, or community. Inviting shared vulnerability means earning another’s trust that you can consistently offer attentive, curious, and compassionate listening. Here are four strategies to invite shared vulnerability.

Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (6 Session Course)

Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (6 Session Course)

Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (6 Session Course)

with Roxy Manning

Audio • 10 -12 hours

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
10 -12 hours

For many people, attempting to connect with others across differences can feel akin to walking through a minefield. With humility, tenderness, and courage, Roxy challenges your perspectives and encourages you to open your heart and mind. Roxy uses concrete examples and visual tools to illustrate complex concepts. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.

NVC Basics: A Foundational Course (6 Session Course)

NVC Basics: A Foundational Course (6 Session Course)

NVC Basics: A Foundational Course (6 Session Course)

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Audio • 6 hours, 49 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
6 hours, 49 minutes

Sylvia Haskvitz uses 20+ years of experience to introduce the core concepts of Nonviolent Communication, leaving you grounded in the basics and ready to make transformative improvements to the quality of your communication.

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

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
9 hours, 54 minutes

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.

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 16. Help Others Build Their Own Truth-Finding Neural Pathways

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 16. Help Others Build Their Own Truth-Finding Neural Pathways

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 16. Help Others Build Their Own Truth-Finding Neural Pathways

with Eric Bowers

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Along with it’s potential for helping others calm their emotions and feel deeply understood, the Nonviolent Communication process of empathetic listening can help someone increase their capacity for finding their own truth.

How to Ask for Responsiveness

How to Ask for Responsiveness

How to Ask for Responsiveness

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

Article • 3-5 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
3-5 minutes

If it's a tender topic and/or you are looking for a particular level of responsiveness, you can let listeners know what you want back before you share -- or you can ask them for a particular kind of response right after you share. The more you can do this, the more it can create supportive relationships in your life. Read on for ways to ask for a particular kind of responsiveness to meet...

Facilitating Connection

Facilitating Connection

Facilitating Connection

with Jim & Jori Manske

Audio • 59 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Audio
59 minutes

Expressing ourselves honestly is sometimes scary because we can't predict where the conversation will go after we've made ourselves vulnerable. This recording will demonstrate how the power of our honesty is enhanced by ending on a clear and present request.

Silent Empathy

Silent Empathy

Silent Empathy

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Silent empathy can be a powerful way of contributing to someone's life, giving them the gift of our presence.

Groups Tip Series: How Can I Support More Collaboration?

Groups Tip Series: How Can I Support More Collaboration?

Groups Tip Series: How Can I Support More Collaboration?

with Miki Kashtan

Trainer Tip • 4 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
4 minutes

It seems to me that people see ideas which are different from theirs as threatening. Instead of listening, the group polarizes around the different ideas and a lot of judgments develop, conflicts develop and people feel hurt. Forward progress becomes a battle ground. How can I support more collaboration?

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

Practical Ideas to Keep Workplace Relationships Satisfying

with Sylvia Haskvitz

Article • 4 - 6 minutes

Beginner Skill Level
Article
4 - 6 minutes

Sylvia offers practical tips to make today's complex workplace relationships more satisfying and effective.

Using Therapeutic Communication to Connect with Patients

Using Therapeutic Communication to Connect with Patients

Using Therapeutic Communication to Connect with Patients

with Melanie Sears

Article • 5 pages

Advanced Skill Level
Article
5 pages

"I was taught in Nursing School that when someone expressed a feeling to reflect it back. I tried this technique in the room of a patient who had just received a diagnosis of cancer."

Witnessing Humanity

Witnessing Humanity

Witnessing Humanity

with Arnina Kashtan

Audio • 40 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
40 minutes

CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan talks about what she calls "witnessing humanity," touching on the gift of presence, empathy vs. identification and staying present in the face of intensity.

Connecting with Someone Who Has Cancer

Connecting with Someone Who Has Cancer

Connecting with Someone Who Has Cancer

with Godfrey Spencer

Trainer Tip • 6 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
6 minutes

Ask the Trainer: I feel overwhelmed thinking of writing to someone with cancer. What can I do?

Guided Self-Empathy Experience

Guided Self-Empathy Experience

Guided Self-Empathy Experience

with Gina Cenciose

Audio • 23 minutes

Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
23 minutes

CNVC Certified Trainer Gina Cenciose guides listeners through a 20-minute guided self-empathy meditation.

Making the Most of Meetings: Proven Steps to Boost Meeting Productivity and Enjoyment

Making the Most of Meetings: Proven Steps to Boost Meeting Productivity and Enjoyment

Making the Most of Meetings: Proven Steps to Boost Meeting Productivity and Enjoyment

with Rachelle Lamb

Article • 4 pages

Intermediate Skill Level
Article
4 pages

Rachelle offers proven steps to substantially boost meeting productivity and efficiency, and make meetings more productive and enjoyable for everyone, when using NVC.

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