Trainer Tips (313)
Moving Out of the Hallway
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 1/2010
Intermediate Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
1/2010
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1 - 2 minutes
1/2010
Trainer Tip: The change you're looking for begins with a single step.
Using Anger as a Beacon
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 06/16/2005
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
06/16/2005
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1 - 2 minutes
06/16/2005
Trainer Tip: Anger is a prominent call to gain our attention. Mary explains why it's worth heeding that call.
Choosing Whom We Empathize With
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip: One of the basic philosophies of Nonviolent Communication is valuing everyone’s needs equally. That means that you consider your needs to be equal to another person’s needs. If someone asks you for empathy, and you choose to empathize at you own expense, you're…
Clarifying Our Needs
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip: We often find ourselves slipping into old behaviors that we would rather change. This is because we don’t have a new plan for responding to the same old situations. In that case, notice whether you are slipping into old behaviors today. Connect to…
Cultivating Gratitude
with Jim & Jori Manske
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 1/2020
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
1/2020
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
1/2020
Here's a five-step 30 day practice to cultivate gratitude, using the practice of observations, needs, feelings, presence, vitality, awareness of contribution, sharing power and interdependence.
We Don’t Need to Fix Other People
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip: The very process of giving someone space to talk about their issue without our judgment, to be truly understood by us, and to be deeply heard is very healing, enough so that most people will organically find their own creative ways to resolve…
Life-Alienating Communication
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes • 10/2005
Beginner Skill Level
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2 - 3 minutes
10/2005
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2 - 3 minutes
10/2005
Trainer tip: Be aware of times when you are judging others, demanding, making comparisons, or denying responsibility for your actions. Notice how these communication patterns affect your connection with other people.
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 17. Make Time to Grieve
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 17. Make Time to Grieve
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 17. Make Time to Grieve
with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 01/2016
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
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1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
Grieving reminds us of the preciousness of life, it helps us integrate loss, and it opens us to deeper compassion, inspiration, and joy. We need to create space in our lives to grieve fully.
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 1. Ask Before Offering Advice or Suggestions
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 1. Ask Before Offering Advice or Suggestions
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 1. Ask Before Offering Advice or Suggestions
with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 01/2016
Beginner Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
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1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
Do you ever think you have the perfect answer for someone who is struggling? Eric offers a tip on how to approach situations like this.
Losing Our Judgments
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005
Introductory Skill Level
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1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer tip: Various life circumstances that can seem to be something that we don't want, and we may think of them as bad. And then later the situation may reveal that it's a circumstance that we do want, and we may think of it as…