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The Living Energy of Needs

training video and associated exercise, Susan Skye helps you unlearn existing, negative associations with the term "needs" to instead build a new association grounded in your natural state of compassion. Part 1 — Susan discusses the "aliveness" of human needs and our culturally inherited view of needs. Part 2 — Susan continues the discussion by sharing an example and exercise from her own...
The Price of Nice

then you must be enjoying the reward: depression, intermittent explosiveness, job meaninglessness, ambiguous anxiety, low resentment and subtle self hate. The antidotes: honesty, passion and compassion. Have you been a naughty or a nice boy or girl? You have been Nice? Well then you must be enjoying the reward for being a good little boy or girl, i.e. depression, intermittent explosiveness,...
Peace Starts At Home

life everywhere with empathy, goodwill and authenticity. The vision: Imagine what this could be. Imagine sweet, open dialogue in all your relationships, both intimate and otherwise. Imagine full compassion for yourself, accepting your humanity in moments of challenge. Imagine the freedom to choose in every moment, how you want to meet life. Imagine the power of responding empathically to those...
Navigating Conflict

or with family and friends. Lessons cover the essential elements needed to weave connection during conflict, including: Focusing on Layers of Empathy to support yourself and others in holding compassion, while recognizing that each person is responsible for their own experience. Using requests to facilitate dialogue during disputes so that everyone's experience and values are expressed and...
Living Without Enemies

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan as she explores enemy images to increase your capacity to embrace life more fully. Free yourself from the “us-them” paradigm and experience true compassion for the people whose actions most trouble you. Whether in government or in our bedroom, we often resort to dehumanizing others when core needs of ours are critically unmet in response to their...
Self-Empathy

skills for: Understanding yourself more deeply Expressing a fuller spectrum of emotions Getting past persistent jackal messages Becoming fully loving toward yourself Releasing greater depths of compassion for others Keywords: exercises/practices needs presence intention personal growth meditation mindfulness self compassion self connection self love self empathy self inquiry self care Mary...
Embracing Leadership within Yourself

develop practices for integrating your new choices into your life. The goal: for you to establish yourself firmly on the path of becoming the person you want to be, while maintaining love and compassion for who you currently are. The four sessions cover the following topics: Understanding leadership Taking full responsibility for your life: aligning with vision Taking full responsibility for...
Keeping Our Perspective

met in this situation. Don’t we all want this, really? Don’t we all want to be valued in our totality, to be loved even when we make mistakes? Wouldn’t we also like to offer this to ourselves? Compassion is about seeing the humanness in everyone, including ourselves. One way to express compassion is to remember your entire relationship with someone, rather than focusing on one disappointing...
Creating and Sustaining Strong Teams

efficiency and collaboration during meetings. Keywords: Miki Kashtan power imbalances Power differences power structures power under power over expression feelings honesty needs strategies compassion connection dialogue listening personal growth self compassion values education leadership parenting relationships social change workplace groups peace truth collaboration politics vision community...
Repairing Relationships with Empathy

Sarah highlights how acknowledging impact, expressing authentic feelings and needs, and offering genuine empathy can restore trust and rebuild connection. By approaching repair with compassion and vulnerability, we can transform conflict into an opportunity for deeper understanding and stronger relationships. If you enjoy this snippet then you might also enjoy the full course, Healing Trauma,...