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Judging Feelings

Trainer Answer Listen to the Audio above for the complete trainer answer. Keywords: feelings argument connection dialogue inspiration listening personal growth conflict resolution relationships Family Conflict family communication partnership Godfrey Spencer
Shifting The "Power Over" Pattern At Home

You may want to shift power dynamics, intimate and family relationships -- especially if there's longstanding, unprocessed hurts. Reflect on where, when and with whom you tend to enter reactive “power over” patterns. Explore the feelings and needs that are up for you in those contexts. Imagine other ways that could meet your needs in or before those moments. In this way, in similar situations...
Colloquial NVC Options

How can we express ourselves in a way that supports a natural flow of connection while maintaining a focus on NVC consciousness? This handout from CNVC Certified Trainer, Miki Kashtan, offers seven options that support NVC enthusiasts in evolving from classical to colloquial NVC language. KEYS: Fluency in our use of NVC rests on the foundation of connecting with compassion for self and other,...
Rooms in the Same House

Access this complete 6 session course Find renewed aliveness and connection in your daily life through NVC and Buddhist Mindfulness practices. In this 6 session course, you will explore how NVC helps bring to life Buddhist principles and values in relationship to yourself and others. And, you will discover how Buddhist practice deepens and supports your capacity to learn and live NVC in your...
How to Create a “Living” Organization

As a manager or business owner, you are responsible for getting business results! See how creating a happier and more productive workplace through NVC also delivers bottom line results. 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...
Looking at “Shoulds”

her job and grief regarding her husband's death A woman connects to her deeper needs that arise with the statement "I should do my taxes" A woman perceives that she has conflicting needs for family harmony, relaxation and comfort when deciding whether to spend holiday time with stepchildren If your life is fraught with "shoulds," this resource will support you in translating them into needs and,...
Judging and Feeling Judged

Trainer Miki Kashtan demonstrates the eye-opening experience of translating our judgments into needs. She uses this process in working with a mother who is stuck in a loop of feeling judged by family members and judging them back. It is powerful to hear Miki guide this mother toward looking at each judgment until she can reveal the true hidden gem – her needs – and then creating a positive...
Navigating Conflict

to transform conflict into connection. This course recording is ideal for anyone who wants to contribute to mutual co-operation and effectiveness with adults and children, in business or with family and friends. Lessons cover the essential elements needed to weave connection during conflict, including: Focusing on Layers of Empathy to support yourself and others in holding compassion, while...
Punishment, Needs and the Protective Use of Force

Ask the Trainer: For many years I have been using crime and punishment (reward and consequences) to discipline because it was the only thing I knew. I knew deep in my heart it was alienating me...
Increasing Your Capacity to Feel

Attachment Theory attachment parenting brain unconscious ineffective NVC trigger blocks to connection emotional safety self regulation connect before correct relationship building trauma Family Conflict conflict fight/flight/freeze trigger response emotional regulation Eric Bowers