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Facilitating Connection

will go after we've made ourselves vulnerable. This recording will demonstrate how the power of our honesty is enhanced by ending on a clear and present request. Doing so supports self-connection because we know what we want before we open our mouth, and also supports connection with the other person because it gives them the gift of knowing how they can contribute back to us. Personal practices...
Four D's of Disconnection

Mary Mackenzie shares how Marshall Rosenberg's Four D's of Disconnection live in her. Join Mary and learn how you can reframe the 4 D's to enhance connection. 1. Diagnosis (judgment, analysis, criticism, comparison); 2. Denial of Responsibility; 3. Demand; 4. 'Deserve' oriented language. Keywords: integrating NVC diagnosis deserve denial demands needs Mary Mackenzie Marshall Rosenberg
Pause Difficult Conversations with Skill and Self-Connection

our awareness—to counter the fight-or-flight response and self-regulate. Oren also teaches a simple three-part structure for pausing a conversation without damaging the relationship: affirm the connection, state your limit, and offer a next step. By practicing and even memorizing a short version of this framework, we can exit challenging moments with clarity, care, and self-respect. Keywords:...
Connecting with Ourselves

True inner freedom arises from self-connection. Without self-connection, we're mostly acting from habits, and those habits do not necessarily attend to our own needs. Here's a practice you can explore in your daily life to deepen your relationship with yourself, and experience true choice and inner freedom. Read this article Keywords: choice freedom self connection habits self sabotage practice...
Self-Connection Meditation

Stephanie Bachmann Mattei leads you through an 8 minute meditation designed to develop a more integrated body and feelings/needs awareness. Keywords: meditation self connection presence needs feelings Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
Strengthening Parent-Child Connections

Discover how fostering strong attachment and connection with your child can lead to fewer conflicts and more harmonious interactions. Ingrid Bauer offers practical guidance on using empathy, self-connection, and consistent care to create a secure and loving environment for your child. Open the Handout Keywords: Ingrid Bauer NVC parenting attachment empathy self connection captions searchable...
Connecting Requests

discover how connecting requests can transform conversations into meaningful exchanges. Referred to as the "steering wheel" of NVC dialogue, connecting requests shift the focus from action to connection, creating clarity and understanding. Learn how to express yourself, ensure you’re understood, and check in with others without falling into the trap of assumption. Whether it's asking for...
Repair and Heal Disconnection in Relationships

blow it sometimes. Maybe we are triggered and react in ways we regret. Or we unknowingly say or do something that unexpectedly touches a nerve for someone else. Either way, how do we heal the disconnection? In this session, you'll learn how to integrate skills for repairing relationships. Jim and Jori Manske are leading first with a self-connection meditation, then move on to practice with...
Cradle of Compassion (Connecting with Request Energy)

"request energy". One of them helps us practice in the moment (7 steps). The other one helps us connect to ourselves (11 steps). Read this article Keywords: cradle of compassion request self connection practice Jim and Jori Manske Jim Manske Jori Manske
Staying Self-Connected in a Challenging Dialogue

When we're judging we're less able to access what we care about and what we could do about the situation. Instead, create more internal space, self connection and agency starting with connecting to your feelings and needs; then feel your grief or disappointment; followed by getting curious about the other party's needs and context -- and then based on collective needs and the long term effects...