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Hit the Ground Running: How to Build and Sustain your NVC Business

Hit the Ground Running: How to Build and Sustain your NVC Business

Hit the Ground Running: How to Build and Sustain your NVC Business

with Dian Killian
Video • 1 hour, 10 minutes • 
Video
1 hour, 10 minutes
Listen in as Dian shares her vision for spreading NVC through the world, and engages with participants in sharing their visions, and the areas in which they are seeking support. This session stresses the value of visioning work.
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Covert Compassion

Covert Compassion

Covert Compassion

with Jeff Brown
Audio • 7 minutes • 
Audio
7 minutes
Interested in bringing NVC consciousness to your workplace, but want to use a natural and conversational way of speaking? Listen in as Jeff describes three specific skills you can apply immediately: #1: How to express your understanding of a co-worker’s needs; #2: How to apply the three dimensions of needs in a business setting; and #3: How to make a Symbiotic Request that acknowledges holding...
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How To Know If Someone Has Been Heard

How To Know If Someone Has Been Heard

How To Know If Someone Has Been Heard

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
Trainer Tip: People tend to look, act, and sound softer when they have been more fully heard. If you're unsure whether someone has been heard and you want to be cautious, you may ask them, “Is there anything else you’d like me to hear?”. If you try to reason with or educate them before they're heard, they'll likely respond negatively. After they're heard, you may notice a willingness on their...
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Getting Our Need for Love Met

Getting Our Need for Love Met

Getting Our Need for Love Met

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
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” or “I would like you to be more attentive and listen to me more” won’t work. (S)he may already think (s)he is attentive. What would being attentive look like...
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Acknowledging Our Inner Critic

Acknowledging Our Inner Critic

Acknowledging Our Inner Critic

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
Trainer Tip: Our inner critic judges ourselves and other people; and it is the most likely to get scared when we begin to make a change. It holds wisdom for us if we are willing to listen. When we acknowledge our inner critic and empathize with its need, we gain insights into ourselves and we clear the way for resolution.
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The Tao of Empathy: Breath, Body, Needs, Self Connection Exercise

The Tao of Empathy: Breath, Body, Needs, Self Connection Exercise

The Tao of Empathy: Breath, Body, Needs, Self Connection Exercise

with John Kinyon
Video • 9 minutes • 
Video
9 minutes
John introduces his Self-Connection Exercise as a mindful way of coming to awareness via OFNR. Breath: immediately observable, a reminder to observe. Body: feeling the body, awareness of sensations. Needs: an experience of wholeness that expands awareness of the totality of experience. Listen.
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What is Leadership?

What is Leadership?

What is Leadership?

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 51 minutes • 
Audio
51 minutes
What specifically is leadership? And why do so many people step back from it? Listen in as Miki shares her experience and thoughts around changing the paradigm of leadership, as well as the role – and challenges – of using NVC when working for social change.
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