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The Heart of Conflict

Access this complete 6 session course Explore using Nonviolent Communication in the context of Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Practice exercises are woven with lessons covering the essential elements needed in order to begin to use the NVC process during conflict situations. This 6-session telecourse recording integrates the skills and consciousness of empathy, honesty and self-connection...
Honest & Conscious Expression

Jim and Jori Manske explore the considerations of expressing ourselves honestly, considerations that lead to more fully conscious and nonviolent connections. Practices for Honest Expression 1. Each evening, review your day and consider how you expressed your honesty, and if and how you would like to do it differently in the future. 2. With a practice partner, replay scenarios with you playing...
10 Ways To Identify Your Needs

To learn to identify and speak from your needs requires specific tasks and practices. Here's a list of 10 learning tasks and practices for you to choose from. Some of these ideas include using needs cards and lists, working backwards from strategies and ideal scenarios, reflecting on past experiences and relationships, and asking for/offering/exchanging empathy. Read this practice exercise...
Stop Suffering

In this inspiring audio, Kelly Bryson, veteran CNVC Certified Trainer and author of many NVC books and articles, explores the importance of setting a clear intention and then clarifies the difference between pain and suffering. Kelly tells us that pain is different from suffering and then offers specific suggestions on how to meet your pain and your suffering to stimulate personal healing....
Learn the Difference Between Observation and Observation Mixed with Evaluation

Recollecting the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Marshall calls the capability of distinguishing observation mixed with evaluation from observation, "the highest form of human intelligence." A useful exercise for me in practicing observation skills consists of mindful walking. First, setting an intention to connect with myself, I begin walking, preferably with no set direction in mind....
Empathy

In this audio recording, Sylvia Haskvitz, veteran CNVC Certified Trainer, offers an in-depth discussion of the Nonviolent Communication process of empathy. Included is clarity about what empathy is and is not, information about the presence suggested to maintain empathic connection and the healing attributes of empathy, as well as: How to know when you have lost empathic connection The needs...
Embodying the Consciousness of NVC

Access this complete 6 session course Explore how you can embody the consciousness of NVC and live every moment of every day in the fullness of compassion - for yourself and others. This course recording includes specific teachings from Robert with time for practicing the principles he covers, as well as processes that you may take into your daily life for deepening your learning. In this...
Self-Empathy

Access this complete 6 session course This 6-session course is designed to deepen your ability to connect with self and heal your past through the process of Self-empathy. Known and practiced worldwide, Mary's signature Self-empathy processes provide clear insight into the emotional triggers and habits that get in the way of your ability to live a happy and successful life. They also provide...
Allow Yourself to Feel Your Emotions

Do your emotions ever feel overwhelming or out of control? You’re not alone. In this heartfelt video, Mary Mackenzie shares a simple yet transformative technique inspired by Nonviolent Communication (NVC) that helped her move past the fear of feeling too much. By setting a timer, Mary discovered a practical way to fully experience emotions—whether it’s sadness, worry, or joy—without becoming...
Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests

Access this complete 5 session course Uncover what prevents you from asking for everything you want without fear. The class includes daily practices for ongoing skill building. Listen to this exciting audio with Miki Kashtan and gain a greater sense of power in your life as you learn to ask for what you want and deepen your connection with others. Themes of the course, Creating the Life You...