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Blurring the Distinction between Public and Private Spheres

regenerative harmony. This article is part 1/10 from the "Apart and Together" series Read this article Keywords: interdependence society norms capitalism stratification economy children family patriarchy school working from home oppression community commons industrialization Miki Kashtan
The Power of Silent Empathy

When I first learned about the concept of silent empathy during a workshop with Marshall Rosenberg many years ago, I didn't know how soon I'd have the opportunity to try it out. I was visiting my daughter for four days and even though it seemed to be going well, I must have been acting in my old mother role, making comments about her life, analyzing her behavior, giving her my unsolicited view...
Parenting Series: When Your Child Only Has "No" for an Answer

In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan responds to the age-old question: “Why do children do things to annoy parents?” Using jackal and giraffe puppets to illustrate common parent/child dialogues, Inbal answers other common questions like: What do I do when my child is “obstinate?” Why does my child thrive on not participating? Why...
Parenting Series: The Importance of Self-Empathy

Inbal offers parents and anyone with children in their life a lucid discussion of the important role self-empathy plays in creating healthy, supportive relationships. Are the strategies you're using right now supporting your goals for the relationships you want with your children? In this introduction to the NVC principle of self-empathy, Inbal uses an interactive dialogue and simple...
Truth as an Act of Love

Speaking the truth creates congruence, which creates trust, facilitating understanding and cooperation. Without truth there is no growth in our relationships and community. Without truth, we create growing resentment which subtlely and inevitably undermines relationships. If this is true, then what keeps us from speaking our truth? Many of us think that honesty will actually create more...
Baby Giraffes

Access this complete 3 session course This 3-part NVC Parenting course explores what it means to practice “power with” parenting with babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Ingrid has been studying, teaching and writing about very young children for over two decades and has a special passion for this age range. Some of the topics you will experience: A strong foundation of attachment, trust and...
Naturalizing NVC Language Q&A

Join CNVC Certified Trainers Jeff Brown, Jean Morrison, Karl Steyaert, Kathleen Macferran, Mary Mackenzie and Sylvia Haskvitz in a lively Q&A session focusing on naturalizing NVC into our daily interactions. In this audio recording, Jeff, Jean, Karl, Kathleen, Mary and Sylvia answer these questions: How did you begin to learn NVC, with the classical model, or in a more natural way? Describe...
Connecting When Worldviews Conflict

Access this complete 4 session course In this four session course recording, examine the ways in which people’s worldviews can be different and why this often creates conflict. John and Matt use a number of tools to support your learning, including mediation maps developed by John Kinyon and Ike Lasater and tools from Spiral Dynamics and the emerging field of integral studies. The following...
The Magic and Mechanics of Lasting Love

Access this complete 5 session course Lasting Love – The Magic and Mechanics is a uniquely powerful course that blends NVC with Dr. Sue Johnson’s empirically validated work on adult love relationships called EFCT: Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. Mukti invites you to re-think your inner definition of love and attachment. You’ll gradually learn to recognize your unique “dance of distress”...
Effectiveness of the NVC Process in Coping with Violence and Pain

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, An NVC Academy member from Bosnia asks: Is the NVC process truly effective in places where so much violence has occurred and people's pain is very deep? —M.T., Bosnia Trainer Answer Dear M.T., Listen to the Audio above for the complete trainer answer. —Liv Larsson, Sweden Keywords: anger blame connection families leadership relationships social change teaching NVC...