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Self-Empathy for Self-Evolution

Access this complete 6 session course Support for you in learning about: Becoming “Trigger Happy” (Happy for the healing and evolution empathy creates when we are triggered) Using Empathy to create the inner connection, from which flows the outer direction of your life Empathy beyond the empty, lacking, absence of unmet needs and into the powerful, passionate, presence of the desire! Empathy...
Self-Empathy Regulation Process

If you are aware that your amygdala is activated, that you are in fight/flight or freeze and struggling to stay connected and compassionate with yourself or another, You can connect to your prefrontal cortex, regulate your upset, and find a healthy response to the situation by observing your breath, thoughts, and sensations; feeling and expressing your emotions; and connecting to your needs...
A Worldwide Field of Compassion

Access this complete 8 session course The vision of this program is to live in this field/space in order to strengthen, support, and inspire each other. In this space, we bring a caring and loving energy into a field of living compassion within ourselves, our relationships, and our communities. We are reminded that every expression and every act of compassion and kindness restores our wholeness...
Moving From Blame to Self-Responsibility

Often when someone else does something we don’t like, it’s easy to get pulled into blaming the other person. After all, we have all been trained to focus on fault and punishment when needs are not met. What can we do to shift that pattern? Until we actually know that we’re triggered and that we are under the seduction of blame, we will have no room to maneuver. Releasing blame requires moving...
Self-Empathy "Wrap" Process

In this inspiring audio, Mary Mackenzie takes the traditional NVC self-empathy process of identifying judgments, feelings and needs to a much deeper and more profound level by adding a "wrapping" component. By staying in the process as Mary demonstrates, you will begin to understand your communication/behavior patterns that don't serve you, uncover patterns of unmet needs that permeate many of...
Sharing Power

Jim and Jori discuss sharing power through exploring our experience of having and not having power, how we make choices about our power and examining our relationship to power itself. Keywords: consciousness exercises/practices presence requests strategies dialogue intention relationships power community interdependence belonging awareness Jim and Jori Manske Jim Manske Jori Manske
Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace

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. Keywords: demands empathy exercises/practices expression feelings honesty needs requests...
Self Assessment Matrix

This self-assessment matrix is a concrete step toward naming and clarifying many skills that you may find valuable in your life. We suggest you periodically assess your skills to track your progress. Listen to this audio overview, and download the Self Assessment Matrix document to use in your self-assessment. You can also download the handy Strength/Edge Worksheet to record your strengths and...
Celebrating Love

Celebrate love with Rodger Sorrow! Listen in as Rodger discusses a range of topics including: What is love? Religion and love How to handle unloving responses Sex as a need Experiencing the energy of the need of love This recording is from the Taste of Compassionate Leadership monthly videoconference. Keywords: beauty of the needs empathy exercises/practices feelings honesty needs observation...
The Power of Forgiveness

Delve into the power of forgiveness with Rodger Sorrow! Listen in as Rodger explores 3 areas: Asking for forgiveness (Beneficial regret process) When it's hard to forgive (Hard to forgive the enemy process) Forgiving ourselves (Cradle of compassion process) This recording is from the Taste of Compassionate Leadership monthly videoconference. Keywords: beauty of the needs empathy...