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Your Resonant Self

Access this complete 6 session course You will gain an understanding of the neuroscience of the left and right hemispheres of the human brain and locate just where this savage inner voice is coming from and how to respond to it with empathy. Some of what you can expect: Discover that your own brain makes sense! Develop skills for emotional self-care and resilience Take away new levels of...
Grief and Mourning for the World

As you witness injustices in the world, tension, anger, hopelessness, despair and more, may rise up in you. These feelings may lead to reactive thinking that doesn't contribute to healing nor wise action. Mourning is a universal need. If your culture pushed away grief and its emotional expression, you may have habits that block your access to the aliveness of grief. Read on for ways to give...
NVC at Work

Access this complete 6 session course Numerous studies, books, and articles show that companies and organizations are experiencing a crisis. Survey after survey shows that the majority of employees feel disengaged from their companies. The epidemic of organizational disillusionment goes way beyond corporations – teachers, doctors, and nurses are leaving their professions in record numbers...
What is Nonviolent Communication?

Trainer Tip I saw my Lord with the eye of my heart, and I said: Who art Thou? He said: Thou. —Al-Hallaj "Nonviolent Communication (sometimes known as Compassionate Communication) is a way of interacting that facilitates the flow of communication needed to resolve differences peacefully. It focuses on shared human values and needs, and encourages the use of language that increases good will, and...
Deal-Breakers and Staying with Yourself

When navigating any relationship, you might find yourself asking if it is okay to have particular boundaries, to decide that particular behavior is a deal-breaker, or to make certain requests. You ask, “Should I expect this need to be met? Or, “Am I supposed to be okay with this behavior?” Unfortunately the state of mind that asks questions like these is not the state of mind that can answer...
Expressing Ourselves Honestly

Trainer Tip "We never know how high we are—till we are called to rise." —Emily Dickinson You have something that you want to say to someone, but you’re worried they won’t enjoy hearing it. What do you do? Say it anyway or keep it to yourself to maintain peace in the relationship? If you bottle it up, you will begin to resent the other person, so being honest is the best way to maintain the...
Empathy vs. Sympathy

Trainer Tip "Check with your body. It knows almost instantly if the connection is a good one." —Sark When we sympathize, we relate an aspect of someone’s story to ourselves, such as when we say: “Oh, I know just how you feel. Last week he did the same thing to me.” Another example is: “It’s going to be OK. You’ll see. I’ve been through this. Next week you’ll feel much better about it!” When we...
NVC Life Hacks 17

Falling in love is quite an experience, especially when it comes to that moment of saying 'I love you'. So what happens once you're in a relationship but still need to express the way you feel? Sometimes people feel like just saying 'I love you' is too impersonal or unspecific. So in this Life Hack, we give you some tips on how Nonviolent Communication can help set the mood with your loved...
Courage

Don’t just do something, stand there…… take a breather from the internet, infomercials, the dramas and challenges. Go for a walk, take some space, sit in silence to connect to the real web ………and then do something. Courage The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, courage meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all of one’s heart.” We all seek the...
10 Things White People Can Do to Work for Racial Justice

It’s essential to give ourselves time to grapple with the complex feelings surrounding the brutality of state-sanctioned racism and violence. But if all we do is reflect and attend to our emotions we fail to show up, where and when it counts. So let's not perpetuate the violence by standing idly. Instead, here's ten things you can do to move into concrete action to address the continued,...