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How to Energize Compassion in Yourself and Family Members this Holiday Season

This holiday, shift your focus from what disappoints you to the true whisperings of your heart. Compassion is an inside-outside process. It starts with acknowledging what’s important to you and then naturally flows from you. In this telecourse recording, you will experience four simple tools for savoring your own precious needs, allowing you to experience greater compassion and harmony this...
Mediating with a Group

Trainer Tip "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving." —Goethe When you mediate a group conflict, the principles of listening for needs are the same as with one-on-one conflicts. Start the mediation by telling everyone that the group will not begin looking at strategies until everyone’s needs have been heard. Dedicate the first...
Avoiding “Right Fights”

Trainer Tip In managing human affairs there is no better rule than self-restraint. —Lao Tzu When we are angry, we are at a crossroads. In that moment, we can work toward a resolution or we can work toward escalation. Say that your partner asks you to drive and then he tells you what turns to make and where to park. You may feel irritated about this and want to chew him out. Why? Because you...
When Hearing A No

Trainer Tip Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand. —Baruch Spinoza Persisting is when we actively attempt to meet our needs by continuing to connect with another person. Demanding is when we insist that someone do something, or else there will be negative repercussions. Say you ask your teenage son to mow the lawn this afternoon, and he says: “Oh Mom! I wanted to play ball with the...
Supporting a Culture of Collaboration

Access this complete 4 session course One person cannot singlehandedly transform a culture and make it more collaborative, no matter how much you dedicate yourself to it. Transforming organizational culture requires attention and change at the systemic level. Learn which systems are crucial for any organization to establish and clarify whether that organization is collaborative or not, and then...
A Deep Dive into the Art of Mediation

Access this complete 5 session course Mediation as a practice in daily life is based on the assumption that the structure of two is not enough. When two people are stimulated they are less available to empathize, to see the beauty in one another. The mediator is simply a third party who is not stimulated and has the skills to help facilitate connection, cooperation, and creativity to discover...
NVC and Social Change

We already know that Nonviolent Communication is an excellent tool for preventing and resolving conflicts, for transforming anger, guilt, shame and depression, and for creating a high quality of connection through which people enjoy spontaneously contributing to one another’s well-being. We’ve also heard that NVC is a powerful ally for creating social change. How does this work? How do we...
Groups Tip Series: How Can I Support More Collaboration?

It seems to me that people see ideas which are different from theirs as threatening. Instead of listening, the group polarizes around the different ideas and a lot of judgments develop, conflicts develop and people feel hurt. Forward progress becomes a battle ground. How can I support more collaboration? Keywords: conflict resolution groups collaboration Group Facilitation Tips purpose...
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...
The Empathy Factor in Workplaces Where People Thrive

Access this complete 4 session course What does empathy in the workplace look like as a professional skill? If you are ready to learn why and how empathy is the critical factor to more productivity, profitability and collaboration in the workplace, this telecourse recording is for you! In this recording you’ll learn practical tips and an uncommon approach for proven results. It is based on the...