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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 • 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” 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 • 10/2005
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
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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It’s All About Please and Thank You

It’s All About Please and Thank You

It’s All About Please and Thank You

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 10/2005
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
10/2005
Trainer Tip: People’s choice of words may be difficult to hear. In fact, we may feel downright aggravated by them. Whether we enjoy these statements or not, we can begin to recognize that behind each statement is a desire to meet needs, either by saying please or thank you. In this way, we are more likely to feel compassion because we have connected to their humanness. Listen for the please or...
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Power Relations and Connection Across Differences in US Society: An NVC Perspective (4 Session Course)

Power Relations and Connection Across Differences in US Society: An NVC Perspective (4 Session Course)

Power Relations and Connection Across Differences in US Society: An NVC Perspective (4 Session Course)

with Inbal Kashtan and Roxy Manning
Audio • 3 hours, 17 minutes • 02/2009
Audio
3 hours, 17 minutes
02/2009
Join CNVC Certified Trainers Inbal Kashtan and Roxy Manning, for a passionate and intimate exploration of how NVC can support personal and social transformation in the area of power relations and social divisions. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Integrating NVC (6 Session Course)

Integrating NVC (6 Session Course)

Integrating NVC (6 Session Course)

with Kathleen Macferran
Audio • 6.5 - 9 hours • 09/2007
Audio
6.5 - 9 hours
09/2007
Does NVC seem like a good idea, but not practical? Do you feel frustrated when you find yourself in the same jackal scenario repeatedly? Let beloved trainer Kathleen Macferran guide you toward integrating NVC into all aspects of your life. 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 (6 Session Course)

Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (6 Session Course)

Stoking the Fires of Joy: Living with Gratitude (6 Session Course)

with Kathleen Macferran
Audio • 5 hours, 26 minutes • 03/2008
Audio
5 hours, 26 minutes
03/2008
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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NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

NVC Mediation Level 1 Training: Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others (8 Session Course)

with John Kinyon
Audio • 11 - 14 hours • 02/2011
Audio
11 - 14 hours
02/2011
This telecourse recording provides an experience with the language, skills and consciousness of NVC applied to mediating all types of conflict whether you are one of the people in conflict or you are supporting others in conflict. The first session of this course is available for all to listen to and enjoy.
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Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 6 minutes • 10/2008
Audio
6 minutes
10/2008
Listen to Miki discuss two strategies for bringing NVC into the workplace in ways most likely to be well received. First Miki explains why it's best to focus more on needs than feelings in business environments. Second, she talks about unpacking needs into phrases as a way of enhancing workplace connection.
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The Power of Difference: Work Challenges

The Power of Difference: Work Challenges

The Power of Difference: Work Challenges

with Roxy Manning
Audio • 5 minutes • 07/10/2016
Audio
5 minutes
07/10/2016
How do you bring empathy and authenticity to uncomfortable work situations when there are so many layers of difference – especially if your primary reason for working is to feed your family and pay your bills? Listen in as Roxy opens participants' eyes to some of the many layers of difference we all deal with on a daily basis.
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Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (2 Session Course)

Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (2 Session Course)

Giraffe Fighting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too (2 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 2 hours, 35 minutes • 07/2011
Audio
2 hours, 35 minutes
07/2011
Do you find yourself giving in with growing resentment? Do you avoid conflict and explode later without apparent reason? Miki Kashtan, a world-renowned CNVC Certified Trainer, invites you to listen to this two-session telecourse recording to re-imagine and fine tune your skills at dealing with disagreements and negotiations.
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How I Continue to Mess Up Being an Ally

How I Continue to Mess Up Being an Ally

How I Continue to Mess Up Being an Ally

with Oren Jay Sofer
Article • 5 - 8 minutes • 06/2020
Article
5 - 8 minutes
06/2020
Working for racial justice is a shift in perspective—a shift in understanding and empathy that leads to a change in our actions: to listen instead of talk, to follow instead of lead, to yield rather than dominate. And to accept that I will continue to mess up. Part of working to undo racism is having the humility to know when our own understanding is limited. Read on for more this, and how it...
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How to Create a “Living” Organization

How to Create a “Living” Organization

How to Create a “Living” Organization

with Gregg Kendrick
Audio • 1 hour, 5 minutes • 05/15/2014
Audio
1 hour, 5 minutes
05/15/2014
Listen to this interview with Gregg Kendrick and one of his clients to learn how to successfully introduce NVC into an organization that is unfamiliar with the concept. Gregg’s client, Dale Neikirk, will be sharing how NVC has supported and improved the results of his insurance company, through Gregg’s masterly facilitation.
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Covert Compassion

Covert Compassion

Covert Compassion

with Jeff Brown
Audio • 7 minutes • 05/15/2014
Audio
7 minutes
05/15/2014
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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Principle Based Teaching (6 Session Course)

Principle Based Teaching (6 Session Course)

Principle Based Teaching (6 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 7 - 10 hours • 10/09/2011
Audio
7 - 10 hours
10/09/2011
The focus of this 6-session class is on shifting the intention of your teaching from how to why while embodying the principles and practice of NVC every step of the way - from planning to delivery. The methodology Miki offers is to start with understanding what the people in your audience face in their environment, continue with what they might want to learn and how NVC principles can provide...
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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 7. Talk about Conflict When You’re Not in Conflict

with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 4 - 6 minutes • 01/2016
Trainer Tip
4 - 6 minutes
01/2016
Conflict is a normal and natural part of life. To varying degrees, it happens whenever two or more people consistently spend time together. Resolving conflict effectively and peacefully, in a way in which all parties feel respected and valued, does not feel natural for those of us who grew up with punitive, adversarial, or avoidant approaches to conflict. Eric offers some tips for approaching...
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