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Why I'm Grieving the Loss of Both Israelis and Palestinians

The past week since the horrific terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas and the ensuing war in Gaza have been extraordinarily difficult. As distraught as I feel, I cannot begin to fathom the shock, grief, and pain of those directly affected. Yet I have been profoundly affected emotionally, both as a longtime peace activist and as an American Jew born to an Israeli parent. As a Buddhist meditation...
Self-Empathy

Access this complete 6 session course This 6-session course is designed to deepen your ability to connect with self and heal your past through the process of Self-empathy. Known and practiced worldwide, Mary's signature Self-empathy processes provide clear insight into the emotional triggers and habits that get in the way of your ability to live a happy and successful life. They also provide...
The Seven Adjustments

Here are seven self inquiry questions. Half of them can help you assess your NVC consciousness. The other half can help you move from pain, fear, resistance, judgement, criticism, and shame – to love, compassion, understanding, appreciation, curiosity, and more. Read this article Keywords: NVC consciousness intention Katrina Vaillancourt self-inquiry
What the World Needs

In this written transcript of a live presentation, Inbal Kashtan shares how she first became aware of poverty. She then explains how empathy is a vital and powerful force for creating peace in our world today, and a powerful means of creating a world that works for all of us. Good morning. My name is Inbal Kashtan. I grew up in Israel, but when I was 3 to 5 years old, my family lived in Mexico...
The Value of Taking a Step Back

Keys to Have a “Fight to the Life” Instead of “to the Death” Have you ever gotten a fishing line all tangled up? You got so frustrated you just started yanking on the different loops of line, which of course made the knots and tangles even tighter and more difficult to untangle. Wouldn’t it be great if you could notice the minute you were starting to tangle things up in a discussion with your...
From Obedience and Shame to Freedom and Belonging

Abstract The core question I address in this article is: What will it take to reclaim our fundamental relatedness with all things alive, surrender our attempts to control nature, and find a way of living that averts or mitigates the worst possible catastrophes awaiting us while it's still possible? I drawn on Humberto Maturana's investigations of the "biology of love" and on the growing field...
Taking the First Step

Trainer Tip "Love is the recognition of Oneness, of knowing yourself as other. The Oneness is love." —Eckhart Tolle Sometimes I hear people say things like, “Why does it always have to be me who takes the first step?” It can feel overwhelming when we put effort into something but other people don’t participate as much as we’d like. I see this most often in couples and colleagues. One person in...
Integrating NVC

Access this complete 6 session course Does NVC seem like a good idea, but not practical in the real world? Do you feel frustrated when you find yourself in the same jackal scenario over and over again? This course will guide you toward integrating NVC into all aspects of your life. Provided in 6 parts, this course aims to deepen understanding about the arenas in which NVC operates. Once in a...
Making Requests to Enrich Our Lives

Trainer Tip The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it, whether he’s got an abscess on his knee or in his soul. —Rona Barrett Contrary to popular belief, when you make a request of someone, you do not diminish your relationship; you enhance it. It is laborious, frustrating, and futile to search for the perfect person who will automatically know what you want...
Interdependence in the Face of Cultural Imperatives

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan as explores interdependence, autonomy, valuing self and others, and power-sharing in your relationships. Free yourself to honor your longing for community, belonging, and love. We are all born dependent. We have a lot of practice and experience in modern culture with trying to be independent. Yet ancient traditions, along with our current global...