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It Takes a Community to Raise a Relationship

It Takes a Community to Raise a Relationship "For thousands of years we have gathered in a circle around fires, around bodies, around altars because we can't do this alone." —Wayne Muller Thirty-four of us are packed into infinite darkness and penetrating heat. Water is generously poured over red hot rocks and the steam pushes me deeper into my hidden places. This is the third and hottest of...
NVC in Hostage Negotiations and Hospitals

In this inspiring interview, Wes Taylor relays a story of how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is successfully used in law enforcement, and some of his challenges and joys in infusing NVC into a Maryland hospital culture. Wes begins by relaying a story from a Director of Security of a local hospital who received extensive training in NVC when he was working with a team of hostage negotiators. He...
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...
The Vortex of Submission

Access this complete 9 session course Tired of the power struggles, just caving in, or giving up on the relationship? Join Jori and Jim in an explanation of how gratitude can enable you to remain more present moment to moment thus enabling you to flourish in your life! Whether at work, at home, or at play, the power dynamics of coercion and submitting to others can suck the joy right out of...
Don't Be Nice, Be Real!

Access this complete 5 session course In this 4 session course recording, gain practical skills to balance passion for self with compassion for others. You will learn to apply Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to stop yourself from being intimidated, giving in or giving up, abandoning your own needs or resenting others for not being as “nice as you are.” Dive deeper and use humor, music and...
Being Me and Loving You

Access this complete 4 session course It is time to create true transparency, empathy and trust in your intimate relationships! In this inspiring telecourse recording, Kelly combines humor, music, group readings and experiential exercises to help you realize the fulfilling and intimate relationships you long for. Learn practical tools and confidence to: Create true transparency, empathy and...
Living Without Enemies

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan as she explores enemy images to increase your capacity to embrace life more fully. Free yourself from the “us-them” paradigm and experience true compassion for the people whose actions most trouble you. Whether in government or in our bedroom, we often resort to dehumanizing others when core needs of ours are critically unmet in response to their...
Expressing and Receiving No in NVC Consciousness

How we deal with “no” is a litmus test of our state of consciousness around power. It is how we see if we are truly making a request or a demand, both in how we respond to someone when we don’t receive a “yes” from them or when we don’t have a “yes” to give someone else. Listen as John works with participants' real life situations, demonstrating how to give and receive a "no" from a...
Transforming Anger

Anger is one of the feelings that tell us we are thinking in a way in which we are disconnected from our needs; and from the Source of life within us; and in a way that is almost guaranteed to not create the connection and cooperation to meet our needs. It also seems to be a reaction tied strongly into the fight-flight survival response at the core of our biology as living organisms. For this...
Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life

Access this complete 4 session course Around the world, people are experiencing a new paradigm that holds all species (humans, animals, insects, etc.) as equal and mutually interdependent. Take this fascinating webinar with LoraKim Joyner and investigate how merging science; the social and emotional intelligence of humans, animals and other species; and Nonviolent Communication can bring a...