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How to Use Positive Language When Making Requests

Yoram Mosenzon suggests that when we make positive language requests, we tell people what we want. We give them an image of what would make life more wonderful. What we usually do is tell people what we do not want. This tends to create resistance. For example: How do you feel when I say Stop asking me questions all of the time? What about if I say Would you be willing to write down your...
NVC Tools

of force vs. punitive use of force Requests vs. demands Keywords: consciousness demands feelings needs observation protective use of force requests strategies connection inspiration personal growth OFNR universal human needs Wes Taylor
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...
Naturalizing NVC Language Q&A

your inner 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...
Poetic License

this writing, and pass it to their right. Now everyone unfolds their paper, and each person volunteers to read their Giraffe Poem. Great for comic relief! Variation: In this variation, all the OFNR relate to each other. Start with each person having a piece of paper, they write an "observation" at the top. Pass to the right (without folding down the page). Now each person can see the...
Principle Based Teaching

Session Topics: Session 1 - Why Focus on Principles? —This introductory session provides an overview of the rest of the series. Instead of viewing NVC as a formal process of communication, and the OFNR components and the dialogue template as the centerpiece of your teaching, the premise of this class is to understand them as practice tools that help us deepen and integrate a transformation of...
Feelings and Needs Reference Guide

with fulfillment and meaningful relationships. Read this guide Keywords: NVC basics Feelings Needs Universal Human Needs Human Needs NVC Consciousness NVC Model NVC Structure NVC Fundamentals OFNR Learning Tool Needs List Emotions Sensations Feelings List
Embracing the Body

with your body)… better understanding of what your body is telling you… greater insight, self-mastery, choice, and more. (Note: If you are new to NVC, please be familiar with the four basic OFNR steps and with making NVC empathy guesses.) By listening closely with deep empathy to your body and your younger parts – who often have been waiting for decades to be heard – you will free up energy,...