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VIVENCIA

Access this complete 8 session course In this course recording, you'll learn to differentiate between cerebral empathy and intuitive empathic listening. Awaken your sensitivity towards body sensations and inner feelings to recognize the clear inner clues to your empathic connection. Key points covered in this course: How trying to feel and not to feel confuses the system. What is your Vivencia...
Compassion

For both seasoned and new NVC aficionados, I think many would agree that the word ‘empathy’ typically becomes central to one’s understanding of what NVC is all about. One might even argue that empathy is itself synonymous with NVC. The beauty of this strong pairing is, of course, the wonderful capacity for one human being to listen to another human being in a manner that is likely to support...
Tips for the Road Series Tip 9

Nonviolent Communication includes a practice of empathy that involves listening for feelings and needs no matter how someone expresses themselves, and reflecting back the feelings and needs when it is helpful to do so. You can reflect back in a traditional NVC manner, or in a more creative way, with metaphors. For example, of traditional NVC reflection, if a friend says, “I hate my job.” • You...
NVC Life Hacks 25

In this Life Hack, we're going deeper into self-empathy with a simple guided reflection that you can work through. This will be followed by a short exercise with a fill-in sheet (link above) led by Gesine and is something you can come back to as you wish. {attachment:all} Keywords: Trainer Tip Shantigarbha Warren self-empathy self-compassion
Nonviolence Is A Process, A Journey

is always made in the world, and it is the essence of the Mediate Your Life approach, a framework, maps, and skills to bring this process to any type of conflict, inner and outer. But what is empathy in this process? For me it is the experience of being not separate as well as being an individual. It is seeing and knowing we are all part of the one ever-flowing consciousness of being, all unique...
Tips for the Road Series Tip 3

and needs, and without fully considering the feelings and needs of others affected by my decision. Whenever possible, I suggest you slow down when making important decisions and do NVC self-empathy—connect to your feelings and needs (“Let me think about it,” is a handy response when asked to decide something important). Even better, find someone who knows how to give you NVC empathy. Talking...
What Could I Say or Do When Someone Does Not Talk?

are, and even guessing what they might be feeling seems intrusive and scary for them? Any ideas would be welcome. Trainer Answer In response to your request for advice, you could try some silent empathy as well as some self-connection. First self-connection, acknowledging to yourself how you feel when you see the reaction of the people you referenced (perhaps confused, frustrated?) because what...
Tips for the Road Series Tip 24

playfulness, vulnerability, beauty, adventurousness, introversion, or extroversion. Needs that were not acknowledged and supported: acceptance, nurturing, support, intimacy, autonomy, empathy, or self-worth Finding your projection. Receive empathy from an empathy buddy or from yourself for your challenges with a particular person—someone who provokes strong reactions in you. What is it about the...
Connect Before Correct

a question which has been running through my mind for some days now. It was sparked off in our NVC weekly practice group. I was sitting there trying to connect to my reasons for wanting to give empathy to a person who was telling us about some very painful feeling she was having, without connecting to her needs. I recalled hearing Marshall say something like "Connect before correcting or...
Navigating Self-Judgment

Inspired by Marshall Rosenberg's teachings, Kathleen Macferran's self-empathy exercise offers a transformative approach for those challenging moments when you fall short of your own expectations. This practice helps you connect deeply with the unmet needs and intentions behind your actions, allowing you to move from self-criticism to self-compassion. By embracing this process, you can foster...