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Staying Present in the Face of Conflict

Trainer Tip Each time any one of us is willing to take a foray into the land of conflict with an intention to create connection, we are taking a stand for co-operation, and for creating the awareness of our interdependence and honoring needs - not just my needs, not just your needs but the needs that enable all of us to not only survive, but to flourish in the world. In order for us to stick...
Sharing Power

Jim and Jori discuss sharing power through exploring our experience of having and not having power, how we make choices about our power and examining our relationship to power itself. Keywords: consciousness exercises/practices presence requests strategies dialogue intention relationships power community interdependence belonging awareness Jim and Jori Manske Jim Manske Jori Manske
Developing Patience

Jim and Jori offer practical tools to help us develop patience through a process they call WAIT: Wake up, Accept, Insight, Take a step. Practice Opportunities for Patience A. Practicing W.A.I.T.: Choose a time at the end of each day to review your day or in the mornings to review your previous day, and consider: Are there times you remember that you were feeling impatience or a sense of urgency...
Self-Connection Exercise for Well Being and Interconnectedness

Jim leads a self-connection exercise focused on how our lives are interwoven with people we love, acquaintances, people unknown to us, and even those who have come before us or will come after us. Keywords: consciousness exercises/practices presence intention self talk relationships self connection community interdependence belonging Jim and Jori Manske Jim Manske Jori Manske
Honest & Conscious Expression

Jim and Jori Manske explore the considerations of expressing ourselves honestly, considerations that lead to more fully conscious and nonviolent connections. Practices for Honest Expression 1. Each evening, review your day and consider how you expressed your honesty, and if and how you would like to do it differently in the future. 2. With a practice partner, replay scenarios with you playing...
Developing Discernment

Listen to Jim and Jori Manske share their understanding of discernment to gain clarity, insight, and wisdom for making life-serving distinctions and choices. Discernment Exercise: Using the "Four Choices" for Self-Empathy Once each day, write down a message you found difficult to hear... Imagine receiving the message and then internally responding with each of these choices: 1. Judgmental...
Owning Your Own Experience

Listen to Jim and Jori Manske share how we are conditioned to disconnect from our own feelings and how we can unlearn this habit to experience more full and rich inner lives. Practices for owning your own experience 1. Set aside about 10 minutes per day to journal, using this template, in order to support “owning your own emotional experience.” Begin with an intention to be gentle with yourself...
Facilitating Connection

Expressing ourselves honestly is sometimes scary because we can't predict where the conversation 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...
What Could I Say or Do When Someone Does Not Talk?

Ask the Trainer Hello, I am familiar with NVC, having read the main book and several of the booklets, and find the concepts very heartening. However, I do have a bit of a challenge that I hope you can help me with. Can you give me advice on what to do when people won't talk to me? I find it very difficult to discover what their needs are that aren't being met! Also, how can I be effective with...
Tuning in to the Gratitude Channel

CNVC Certified Trainers Jim and Jori Manske show you how to tune into the "Gratitude Channel," sharing exercises and practices to hone your awareness toward gratitude. Keywords: consciousness exercises/practices expression needs presence gratitude intention relationships Jim and Jori Manske Jim Manske Jori Manske
Self-Empathy

Watch this video with Jim Manske to explore the practice of Self-Empathy through a different lens. Included is a unique four-step Self-Empathy process that culminates in a focus of gratitude. The four-step process of Self-Empathy as seen by Jim Manske is: Recognizing that you need Self-Empathy (tuning into physical sensations, emotions and self-talk). Self-acceptance (looking at what upsets you...
Apologizing in NVC Language

In this brief audio, Jim Manske uses a live situation to demonstrate how to use the NVC process in an apology. Jim starts by identifying the four steps to self-connection before expressing your apology: Identify what you are apologizing for Clarify your feelings associated with the situation Identify the need you were trying to meet Craft a statement that represents what you’d like to say to...
Four Types of Feedback

Trainer Tip Here are four different ways you may offer feedback, followed by the four ways you can hear any message: What's wrong? Destructive Criticism: Demeaning, depreciative, punitive intending to tear a person down. What's right? Constructive Criticism: Timely, sympathetic, supportive, explicit, instructive, problem-solving, intending to build the person up. Feedback by demonstration: We...