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From Obedience and Shame to Freedom and Belonging: Transforming Patriarchal Paradigms of Child-Rearing in the Age of Global Warming

From Obedience and Shame to Freedom and Belonging: Transforming Patriarchal Paradigms of Child-Rearing in the Age of Global Warming

From Obedience and Shame to Freedom and Belonging: Transforming Patriarchal Paradigms of Child-Rearing in the Age of Global Warming

with Miki Kashtan
Article • 33 pages
Intermediate Skill Level
Article
33 pages
What will it take to reclaim our fundamental relatedness with all things alive, surrender our attempts to control nature, and find a way of living that averts or mitigates the worst possible catastrophes awaiting us while it's still possible?
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A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

with NVC Academy
Learning Tool • N/A
Introductory Skill Level
Learning Tool
N/A
The following list of words are used to express a combination of emotional states and physical sensations. This list is neither exhaustive nor definitive. It is meant as a starting place to help you develop your emotional vocabulary and further support your communication with others.
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Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (complete course)

Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (complete course)

Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (complete 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...
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Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (Complete Course)

Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (Complete Course)

Awareness to Action: Creating Bridges Across Differences (Complete 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.
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Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (Complete Course)

Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (Complete Course)

Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (Complete Course)

with Kathleen Macferran
Audio • 5 hours, 26 minutes
Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
5 hours, 26 minutes
Bask in this telecourse recording with Kathleen Macferran and explore ways to nurture and maintain greater depths of joy by focusing on gratitude. The reward? To increase your ability to live fully present to the joy in life, even in the midst of pain. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Getting Past Childhood Trauma To Transform Your Chronic Jackal Messages (Complete Course)

Getting Past Childhood Trauma To Transform Your Chronic Jackal Messages (Complete Course)

Getting Past Childhood Trauma To Transform Your Chronic Jackal Messages (Complete Course)

with Susan Skye
Audio • 7 - 9 hours
Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
7 - 9 hours
Join Susan Skye as she guides you to experience profound transformation of the inner jackal messages resulting from childhood trauma. Discover how the limbic system of the brain works, and transform jackal messages stored there with compassionate connection. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Cooperating with the Life Principle: Living the Heart of Life Unfolding (Complete Course)

Cooperating with the Life Principle: Living the Heart of Life Unfolding (Complete Course)

Cooperating with the Life Principle: Living the Heart of Life Unfolding (Complete Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Video • 6 hours
Beginner Skill Level
Video
6 hours
If you're interested in learning specifically how and what you can do to live compassionately – with plenty of hands-on practice time – this course is for you. Observe actual demonstrations of Robert guiding participants through the transformational territory of healing and integration.
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Living the Fullness of Life (Complete Course)

Living the Fullness of Life (Complete Course)

Living the Fullness of Life (Complete Course)

with Robert Gonzales
Video • 14-18 hours
Intermediate Skill Level
Video
14-18 hours
How do we live each and every day from the “living energy of needs” – with the unimpeded fullness of life’s energies flowing through us, regardless of the conflicts or life circumstances we may be experiencing? Through developing deep self-compassion. How can we experience our inner world from a place of utter and total compassion? When we practice compassionate self-care, we create an inner...
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Being Me and Loving You (Complete Course)

Being Me and Loving You (Complete Course)

Being Me and Loving You (Complete Course)

with Kelly Bryson
Audio • 6 - 8 hours
Intermediate Skill Level
Audio
6 - 8 hours
It is time to create true transparency, empathy and trust in your intimate relationships! In this inspiring telecourse recording, Kelly Bryson combines humor, music, group readings and experiential exercises to help you realize the fulfilling and intimate relationships you long for.
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Don't Be Nice, Be Real! (Complete Course)

Don't Be Nice, Be Real! (Complete Course)

Don't Be Nice, Be Real! (Complete Course)

with Kelly Bryson
Audio • 4 - 5 hours
Beginner Skill Level
Audio
4 - 5 hours
In this dynamic 4 session telecourse recording, Kelly Bryson provides practical skills to balance passion for self with compassion for others. You will learn to apply Nonviolent Communication to stop yourself from being intimidated, giving in or giving up, abandoning your own needs or resenting others.
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Don't Take It Personally

Don't Take It Personally

Don't Take It Personally

with Rachelle Lamb
Article • Read time: 10 - 15 minutes
All Skill Levels
Article
Read time: 10 - 15 minutes
When we don't like what someone is saying to us, sometimes people encourage us to hear their needs, and "not take it personally" -- and we're inclined to agree. Could "not taking it personally" close our hearts and awareness to others, life and ourselves? Rachelle Lamb invites us to take a closer look at what it's like when we attend to the situation from our hearts, and skillfully reflect upon...
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Taste of Compassionate Leadership Series: The Zero Step

Taste of Compassionate Leadership Series: The Zero Step

Taste of Compassionate Leadership Series: The Zero Step

with Jim & Jori Manske
Audio • 41 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Audio
41 minutes
This resource is free for all to enjoy during February. nvctraining.com Jori and Jim Manske offer a process they call "The Zero Step," encompassing the characteristics of warmth toward self and other, care for the vitality of both yourself and other(s), wonder/interest, vulnerability and empathy, which leads directly to connection requestsand an openness to outcome.
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The Shadow Side of Autonomy

The Shadow Side of Autonomy

The Shadow Side of Autonomy

with Rachelle Lamb
Article • Read time: 8 - 12 minutes
All Skill Levels
Article
Read time: 8 - 12 minutes
Could our "need for autonomy" be getting in the way of "partnership consciousness" (as NVC is sometimes called). Could "autonomy" also block healthy relationships with not only ourselves and with others, but also with the planet? This article invites us to consider how "autonomy" may colour our NVC practice at the peril of our critical values. Values such as our care for impact, shared...
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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 10. Take It to the Trees

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 10. Take It to the Trees

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 10. Take It to the Trees

with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
One of the most important things you can do to live a meaningful and rewarding life filled with vitality is reclaim your emotions. Eric offers a tip to reclaim your emotions, rescuing you from the numb and deadening state of “fine."
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