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The Zero Step

“Know what you want before you open your mouth.” -Marshall Rosenberg, developer of Nonviolent Communication The Story of the Zero Step Shortly after meeting Marshall Rosenberg in November of 2000, Jori and I started attending the Community NVC Practice Group in Albuquerque. One member of the group, Mel Schneider, offered the group a lesson he called “The Zero Step”. Mel started the presentation...
What is Community and Community Well-Being?

Duke Duchscherer shares that community well-being is created by the relationships that exist within the community. He discerns two vital components: bonding connections within similar groups and bridging connections between different groups. This interplay forms what is commonly termed as social capital, a cornerstone of community vitality. Duke says that a community's strength lies in its...
Authenticity

Trainer Tip The first point of courtesy must always be truth. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Is it sometimes hard for you to be honest about who you are? Do you ever censor yourself to meet your needs for acceptance or community? It can be challenging to be the only one on the bus who wants to go to the mountains, when everyone else wants to go to the beach, isn't it! The truth is, if you say that you...
From Awareness to Action

Access this complete 6 session course For many people, attempting to connect with others across differences can feel akin to walking through a minefield. Even one's best attempts may inadvertently trigger an unexpected explosion, especially when dealing with situations such as: Striving to understand someone's culture or behavior when it's vastly different from your own; Getting scared whenever...
The Long-Short Way, And The Short-Long Way

Many times I’ve attempted to take a shortcut, and the project, or the route I was taking, ended up taking longer. I’ve noticed the high cost of this approach especially in interpersonal situations. We avoid a conversation because we don’t want conflict, but the avoidance -or the shortcut- ends up costing more in time, energy, and emotional grief because we weren’t willing to take the time at...
Empathic Connection and Politics

fabric of basic social trust and cohesion, and which has only magnified and intensified since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Society is increasingly dividing itself into polarized, tribal in-groups living inside of partisan echo chambers. Conspiracy theories across the political spectrum are rampant. Any information that challenges our beliefs can easily be countered or dismissed as “fake...
Facilitate Change

Certified Trainers Martha Lasley and Dian Killian to explore how you can "be the change" in your life, to live fully in integrity with your values in your work, community, faith and social action groups. Through this, you will learn new ways to use NVC to support social change and to create the world where you want to live! Through sharing an NVC-based approach to social change with an...
Mediating Conflict for Yourself and Others

others resolve conflict Successfully mediate the conflicts in your own life Create peace between the warring voices in your own head Apply mediation skills to conflict coaching and working with groups Keywords: demands needs presence argument compassion connection healing judgment mediation workplace family Conflict disagreement is progress John Kinyon
Interdependence in the Face of Cultural Imperatives

us that the nature of life is interconnectedness. This new/old awareness provides an immense opportunity to open to different aspects of our humanity and new ways of relating to individuals and groups. This telecourse recording offers support in growing your capacity for interdependence as a conscious practice of peace for sustaining life at all levels. In this session you’ll learn skills and...
Introduction to NVC Mediation

conflicts you are having with others Learn to be present with the intensity of conflict Lend skills to support others in conflict – both informally and formally Apply mediation skills to support groups in conflict Offer conflict coaching to others to support their personal growth {attachment:all} Keywords: empathy feelings jackal show observation presence requests self empathy compassion healing...