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Key Differentiations in Nonviolent Communication

Vulnerability vs. Weakness Power with vs. Power over Value judgment vs. Moralistic judgment Being giraffe vs. Doing giraffe Giraffe honesty vs. Jackal honesty Idiomatic vs. Classical giraffe Observation vs. Observation mixed with evaluation Stimulus vs. Cause Love as a Need vs. Love as a Feeling Requests vs. Demands Appreciation vs. Praise Keywords: consciousness demands feelings observation...
How to present "harm being done" in an NVC way

of Roxy's class: how do we use the term "harm" in NVC? Roxy offers questions to think about how to deal when someone says "harm is being done". Keywords: social change Roxy Manning blame harm observation needs not met unmet needs
Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life

will practice giving and receiving empathy for specific situations. Finally, we’ll discuss resources and next steps for how you may contribute to your community. Keywords: consciousness needs observation strategies compassion healing intention values conflict resolution relationships social change spirituality peace power interdependence awareness responsibility animals LoraKim Joyner
Cultivating Gratitude

1. Write down something specific someone did that made your life more wonderful. (This gives you practice making observations.) 2. Write down what need that action contributed to. (This helps build needs vocabulary and needs consciousness.) 3. Write down how you feel RIGHT NOW, as you write the gratitude. (This helps build feelings vocabulary and feelings awareness.) 4. Savor the feeling. (This...
How to Create Your Own Teaching Activities

Listen as Mary Mackenzie shares an eight step path to create your own NVC learning activities, based on your own NVC learning experience. In this session, Mary uses the value of requests and observations as teaching examples. 8 Easy Steps for Developing Teaching Activities Opening premise: Borrowing teaching exercises from other people can be fun and easy. However, when we develop our own...
Naturalizing NVC Language Q&A

process for translating "jackal" messages into natural NVC language. What practical methods do you regularly use to naturalize your interactions? Can NVC be learned without the classical OFNR (observations, feelings, needs, requests) structure? Do you have any final comments about this topic? Keywords: consciousness expression feelings needs observation presence requests connection dialogue...
Group Feedback

by this person you would still stay connected to him/her; then you may be ready to speak your truth with compassion and honesty. This is the time you may choose to speak the four step process (observation, feeling, need and request) to the person in the group: When you speak from your heart with compassion and have humanized this participant by connecting with his/her needs and only want to...
Clarifying the Confusion About Responsibility for Others' Feelings

our feelings—our interpretations and unmet needs do. Through a relatable and humorous example, the trainer highlights how different people respond with a wide range of emotions to the same observation, depending on the story they tell themselves. This session supports growth in needs consciousness, emotional responsibility, and the power of self-connection. A powerful invitation to release guilt...
A Brief Introduction to "The Work"

brief introduction to The Work from Byron Katie, Arnina shows the connection of The Work to Nonviolent Communication. Arnina points out how the first two questions of The Work correspond to the observation step of the NVC process, and invites us into deeper self-inquiry. {attachment:all} Keywords: the work observation thinking thoughts interpretation self examination self inquiry self judgement...
Self-Empathy Regulation Process

can also be someone or something else that you bring to mind holding you just as you are—a friend, family member, object, entity, etc. The Self-Empathy Process Write down a clear, judgment-free observation of the behavior that was upsetting for you. If your situation has more than one observation, start with the most difficult one. Bring forth your Inner Leader (IL) and imagine yourself in a...