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Past Stories, Present Feelings

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, I think I have heard Marshall Rosenberg emphasize that going back to past stories does not help. I have noticed that sometimes when I am in a story telling mood I am usually trying to prove that I am right and that once I connect with a need, the urge to give all the information goes away. However, this is not all that simple. I have a professional relationship...
Expressing Big Emotions Compassionately

Trainer Tip Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. —Albert Schweitzer Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where we become extremely frustrated, angry, or exasperated. It happens to all of us from time to time. The difference for me now is that I express my intense feelings by owning them. This is called screaming in giraffe. In the...
Feelings Cards

Print-and-cut these 56 feelings cards for one-on-one, partner or group activities, to help support the pratice of empathy. Includes eight blank cards for you to customize. See this learning tool See this guide for ideas on how to use them. Find needs cards here. Keywords: learning tool empathy feelings cards Peggy Smith
Experiencing Feelings Outside of Right & Wrong

Many of us have been raised within a right/ wrong culture. From very young ages, we are asked, "What is wrong?" Yvette Erasmus shares a different view where emotions can be seen as expansion and contraction, where they can help us identify our needs. I celebrate feeling frustrated because it makes me feel alive and connects me to my needs. Keywords: feelings body awareness Yvette Erasmus
Feelings and Needs Reference Guide

Feelings and Needs form the cornerstone of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), offering a profound framework for cultivating empathy, compassion, and authenticity in our interactions. This comprehensive 9-page Feelings and Needs Reference Guide is designed to support you in integrating these vital concepts into your daily life. By embracing the principles of feelings and needs, we pave the way for...
Feelings and Needs Cards

Feelings Cards These downloadable cards can be printed on card stock or perforated business card sheets. These cards are graciously offered free of charge by Jason Stein, LAc, PCC, helping busy parents who want more time and less struggle. Keywords: learning tool feelings needs parenting Free to Be Parents
Love as a Feeling and a Need

Trainer Tip We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. —Benjamin Disraeli Love can be both a feeling and a need in Nonviolent Communication. It can be seen as a need if we do something to meet our need for love, such as reading to someone, helping someone with his homework, snuggling, or helping our elderly mother comb her hair. For many of us, any of these...
Helping With Difficult Emotions

If you want to support someone in distress offer a menu of ways you can contribute. Often a person in distress can’t articulate what they need but can recognize it when they hear it. Move fluidly among these 11 options to offer what’s truly helpful, rather than offering something out habit or based on what you think they should have. Remember that you can ask, “Is this helpful?” to support...
Can NVC Be Learned Without Learning Observation, Feeling, Need and Request?

In this enlightening Trainer Conversation, three veteran CNVC Certified Trainers discuss whether NVC can be learned without first learning Observations, Feelings, Needs, Requests (OFNR). The conversation naturally meanders as the trainers grapple with the question, eventually covering a wide-range of topics including the spirituality and true essence of NVC. Keywords: consciousness feelings...
Feelings Awareness

In this intriguing audio, Jim and Jori Manske create a framework for growing your feeling awareness, and offer daily practices for working with your feelings. Listen to this audio if you’d like to expand your emotional vocabulary! Keywords: feelings awareness needs Jim & Jori Manske