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How to Enjoy Your Family Dinner

full humanity. Please join me and see for yourself! Keywords: consciousness connection gratitude intention judgment families Family Conflict family communication power politics holidays Miki Kashtan
Empathy Hurdles

on ourselves rather than on the other person. We cannot be in empathy when we are focused on how things affect us. Read this article Keywords: empathy presence spirituality authenticity Miki Kashtan
Open-Hearted Disagreement

process to shift from right/wrong thinking about our disagreements to a more open-hearted state of being. Keywords: consciousness needs intention judgment social change power fear awareness Miki Kashtan
How Does Change Take Place?

the bottom, which requires many people to have enough power and resources to effect change. Keywords: consciousness needs observation requests strategies intention social change power awareness Miki Kashtan
The Freedom of Committing to a Path

turn this from singular moment to a path I’ve been following all these years. Read this article Keywords: core beliefs presence spirituality authenticity vulnerability acceptance freedom vision Miki Kashtan
Wanting Fully without Attachment

to need as life Live in peace with unmet needs Overcome the experience of “rejection” when hearing a “no” {attachment:all} Keywords: beauty of the needs demands needs strategies relationships Miki Kashtan
Communicating with Family Across Political Divides

CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan talks with radio show host Hollis Polk about strategies for communicating with family members whose political views oppose our own. Keywords: expression feelings honesty requests strategies anger argument compassion connection dialogue gratitude listening personal growth conflict resolution families relationships Family Conflict family communication peace...
Colloquial NVC Options

How can we express ourselves in a way that supports a natural flow of connection while maintaining a focus on NVC consciousness? This handout from CNVC Certified Trainer, Miki Kashtan, offers seven options that support NVC enthusiasts in evolving from classical to colloquial NVC language. KEYS: Fluency in our use of NVC rests on the foundation of connecting with compassion for self and other,...
My Group is in Conflict, I Want It to Stop

Miki Kashtan hosted Living Room Radio Show on KPFA Radio 94.1FM in Berkeley, California, USA. Listen as she works with a caller who outlines a conflict between two people who are crucial to the cohesiveness of a dance troupe and asks, “What do you do when you see a conflict between two people in a group, when you are not directly involved?” Miki starts by acknowledging the challenge of...
I Want to Repair a Relationship, But I am Scared

Miki Kashtan hosts Living Room Radio Show on KPFA Radio 94.1FM in Berkeley, California, USA. Listen as she works with a mother who is experiencing a strained relationship with her recently married daughter after a verbal “attack” from the daughter. Miki guides the caller to connect with her feelings of fear and her needs for ease of connection, and to further connect with her daughter’s needs....
It's Hard to Communicate When My Partner Drinks

Miki Kashtan hosted Living Room Radio Show on KPFA Radio 94.1FM in Berkeley, California, USA. Listen as she works with a a woman whose relationship is challenged by what happens when her lover drinks. In this segment, Miki encourages the caller to get support for her stress, find an outlet for it and receive empathy. Miki addresses the challenges of addiction, the self-judgment of trying to...
Connection Requests

requests empathy expression feelings honesty needs requests self empathy compassion connection dialogue listening relationships NVC in relationships universal human needs Inbal Kashtan Miki Kashtan
Embracing Jackal Thoughts

really trying to embrace my jackal by listening and responding. If you have other thoughts / exercises on jackals and embracing them, I'd love to hear about it / them. —M.O. Trainer Answer from Miki Kashtan: Dear M.O., You raise a number of issues in your question that I would like to address. I would like to start by saying that I don't see all thoughts as jackal. In fact, I don't think that...
Speaking Classical Giraffe

agreement to use formal NVC language. There, draw upon what you have learned from NVC but simply speak in a way that most expresses your heart. Good luck! Warmly, Jeff Brown with support from Miki Kashtan Keywords: connection inspiration personal growth naturalizing NVC giraffe Jeff Brown
The Cause of Our Feelings

needs themselves are created by and an expression of the Life Force within that creates all things. In other words, I believe needs are primary to thinking and transcend it. —John Kinyon From Miki Kashtan: Dear S.C., I like what John said, and have a few additional thoughts to contribute. What I want to add is where I see the connection between needs and interpretations/thoughts. I would like to...
Not Trusting the “Yes”

how to stay connected to ourselves and others in a role play. Keywords: demands empathy honesty requests role play connection dialogue personal growth conflict resolution relationships power Miki Kashtan
Judging and Feeling Judged

In this short but potent audio, expert CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan demonstrates the eye-opening experience of translating our judgments into needs. She uses this process in working with a mother who is stuck in a loop of feeling judged by family members and judging them back. It is powerful to hear Miki guide this mother toward looking at each judgment until she can reveal the true...
Courageous Living Towards the World We Want

advocates Keywords: consciousness presence blame compassion connection judgment leadership social change groups peace renewal and vitality community interdependence belonging activism activist Miki Kashtan
Choice in Every Moment

This 31-minute audio with Miki Kashtan is packed full of power as she uncovers the dynamics of choice that are present 100% of the time, in every situation, regardless of the circumstances. She encourages us to reach for a consciousness that acknowledges our ability to choose how we respond even in the face of another’s demands. She carefully looks at both sides of demands, our demands of...
Vulnerability as a Spiritual Path

how much protection would be helpful and how much protection is keeping us away from the flow of life. Read this article Keywords: core beliefs empathy presence spirituality vulnerability Miki Kashtan