Trainer Tips (312)
Finding Our True Self
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes • 06/24/2005
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
06/24/2005
Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
06/24/2005
Trainer Tip: Accepting our true feelings, needs and values can lead us to a more compassionate life. Are you being true to yourself?
Modeling Behaviors You’d Like to Receive
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes • 06/24/2005
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
06/24/2005
Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes
06/24/2005
Trainer Tip: The ways that we interact with our children shape the way they will interact in their world. How do your actions model compassion, tolerance, and love for your children?
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 22. Lead Yourself with Compassion
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 22. Lead Yourself with Compassion
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 22. Lead Yourself with Compassion
with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 3 - 5 minutes • 7/20/2018
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
3 - 5 minutes
7/20/2018
Trainer Tip
3 - 5 minutes
7/20/2018
Eric offers some tips for nurturing and affirming ourselves as a daily practice.
The Unconscious Mind Compared to the Conscious Mind
The Unconscious Mind Compared to the Conscious Mind
The Unconscious Mind Compared to the Conscious Mind
with Miki Kashtan
Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes • Circa 2007
Advanced Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes
Circa 2007
Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes
Circa 2007
Ask the Trainer: "I have the understanding that the unconscious is vast compared to conscious mind. When I state 'needs' how well can I depend on there being something beneath my awareness that is actually the motivation?"
Differentiating Needs from Strategies
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes • 10/2005
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes
10/2005
Trainer tip: When we focus on needs further possibilities are more likely to open up. When we focus on a particular strategy, our world can feel scarce and conflicts can arise. Resolution comes when we value everyone’s needs and seek mutually satisfying solutions. We can…
Idiomatic vs. Formal Compassionate Communication
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 03/16/2005
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
03/16/2005
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
03/16/2005
Trainer Tip: When do we move from using the formal 4-step process of NVC to a more idiomatic, natural-sounding expression? Whenever we're ready!
Getting Our Need for Love Met
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip: List specific things that would signify love to you. Based on who the other person is and who you are, how could your need for love be met? Being specific is important. General statements, such as “I just want you to love me”…
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 2. Cultivate Connection before Asking for Action
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 2. Cultivate Connection before Asking for Action
Tips for the Road Series: Tip 2. Cultivate Connection before Asking for Action
with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 01/2016
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
01/2016
Learn when to use the two types of requests in the practice of Nonviolent Communication: Action Requests and Connection Requests. Both are important when working through conflict or difficult situations and for building connection.
Mourning Our Disappointments
with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 02/01/2005
Beginner Skill Level
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
02/01/2005
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
02/01/2005
Trainer Tip: Taking time to mourn our regrets and unmet needs can lead to a deeper self-connection and feelings of peace.
Meeting Needs While Caretaking
with Godfrey Spencer
Trainer Tip • 7 minutes • Circa 2007
Intermediate Skill Level
Trainer Tip
7 minutes
Circa 2007
Trainer Tip
7 minutes
Circa 2007
Ask the Trainer: Can all needs be met when illness limits the capacity of one person to meet the needs of her partner?