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NVC Life Hacks 39

We live in a world where there is a lot of anger. It can be a strong and intense emotion that we feel or receive from others sometimes on a daily basis. Whether that's an agitated partner, road rage, or a disgruntled colleague. While we're familiar with this feeling, we're not necessarily well equipped with how to express it in a healthy way. In this month's Life Hack, Shantigarbha takes us...
Poetic License

Poetic License is a fun group exercise that's sure to incite laughter in your NVC group! (This game originated from Doug Dolstad) Instructions: In a group circle, everyone has a piece of notebook paper. Everyone writes an "observation" phrase across the top of the page ("When I see/hear _______"); and folds the paper over so that what they have written is hidden. Each person passes their paper...
The Murky Waters of Asymmetric Relationships

Lately there has been, in our global trainers’ community, a conversation about how to deal with instances of trainers having sex with participants, at the trainings or immediately after. And many questions started to be presented into the field, some of them made me shook my head in puzzlement. One of the most typical questions I hear is: “Why singling out sex as something dirty, wrong, almost...
The Power of Being Heard

Trainer Tip "To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well." —Chinese proverb In Compassionate Communication, some of us call the critical voice inside our heads our jackal. The jackal says you should or shouldn’t do something; it judges you and other people; and it is the most likely to get scared when you begin to make a change. I often hear people say this in my classes,...
Empathy, a Potent Healer

Trainer Tip Nobody sees a flower—really—it is so small it takes time—we haven’t time—and to see takes time,like to have a friend takes time. —Georgia O’Keeffe I cannot say it enough. Most of us rarely feel truly heard and understood. Empathy, the simple act of hearing someone and focusing your attention on them, can be incredibly healing. Try to listen for the feelings and needs behind...
Increasing Presence Through Observations

CNVC Certified Trainer, John Kinyon, leads participants through two Observation Exercises to strengthen their ability to be present. Through the exercises, John distinguishes the difference between feelings, which are emotions felt inside the body, and observations which are witness to our experience. John further discusses why it is our thinking that causes our suffering rather than the...
Compassionate Communication and Empathy's Awakening

John Cunningham provides support to deepen your understanding and practice of NVC, including a sketch of the participatory and onlooker modes of consciousness, lists of feelings, needs and sample dialogues. It includes an overview of Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication, a sketch of the participatory and onlooker modes of consciousness, lists of feelings and needs and sample dialogues....
Learning the Practice of Being in Empathy

Access this complete 2 session course Explore the Nonviolent Communication process of Empathy. This course supports people with a basic understanding of Nonviolent Communication who want to deepen their ability for empathic presence. Empathy is a learned skill and a beautiful process that helps people build connection and trust. Imagine being present with your whole being to perceive and relate...
Discover Your Superpowers!

Access this complete 6 session course Would you like to learn how to: Use line and color to deeply connect with the feelings and needs that are alive for you ? Find a way forward that comes from your creative self ? Meet your creative self, even if you have never had the pleasure of meeting it before ? Come join Olga for Neuroart / Visual NVC– even if you have never drawn or painted before, and...
Practice, Practice, Practice

Trainer Tip I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. —James Boswell Sometimes I hear people say things like: “I didn’t use Nonviolent Communication this week. Everything was going so smoothly, I didn’t have to.” I suggest a different approach. Consider practicing the Nonviolent Communication process every day,...