NVC Resources on Exercises and Practices
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Developing Your Own Teaching Exercises in 8 Steps
Borrowing teaching exercises from other people is fun and can be relatively easy. However, when we develop our own activities, our learning of the topic that we’re teaching is magnified and deepened even more. Developing our own teaching exercises is a powerful consciousness-building process that eventually helps us clarify our own way of learning and to develop our unique style of teaching....
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Core Beliefs and Gratitude Exercise
How core beliefs may keep us from fully experiencing gratitude: Some of my core beliefs make experiencing gratitude difficult. For example, it’s difficult to celebrate others or myself when I think I have to prove my worth in order to be accepted. So much energy goes into proving myself, there’s little left for celebration. I find that when I clarify my core beliefs and the underlying needs...
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How to Interact with an Angry Practice Group Member
Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, I would like some suggestions on how to interact with a member of the practice group I started. This individual speaks and acts in a manner I interpret as angry and controlling, and not aligned with the principles of Nonviolent Communication. Recently I requested that he not use the term “NVC” in sending out emails about our practice meetings, citing the guidelines...
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Starting a Practice
Ready to up level your skills for liberation and making life more wonderful? Even if you are a hard grader, you have developed a lot of skills in your life. What if you could use the skills you already have to create more skillful connection with yourself and in your interactions with others? Watch this 40min session, with Jim and Jori Manske and take the next step in your skill development....
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Practicing Unconditional Self-Acceptance When I Want Change
In moments where we would like to see change, personal growth or spiritual transformation, rather than immediately acting to make a change, Robert suggests we practice unconditional self-acceptance through a spacious presence to our inner experience. Robert asks us to give our attention and spacious awareness to our own judgments, inner contractions, and other experiences we often regard as...
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Enemy Images Process and Exercise
Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, What guidance do you have for working with enemy images? Can you say some things about processes and/or exercises that can bring relief from this trap? Namaste, —K.M., California, USA Trainer Answer and Practice Exercise The first step is to recognize when enemy images are present in our minds. Often I find that these images operate at a semi-conscious level,...
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Exercise For Saying "No" And Staying Connected
Ever have a hard time saying "no" to someone, or feel obligated to say yes? Here's an exercise that can help you notice where you are placing yourself as someone who "has to" say yes; the needs in the other person making the request; what you want to say "yes" to (regarding your needs and theirs) by saying "no"; what prevents you from saying "yes"; plus your request and how you might express...
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Exercise In Self Compassion
With this exercise you'll choose an experience you had with someone where your needs were not met. You'll work with the related feelings, judgements, values, and feeling the fullness of the need even though it was not met, plus any sadness that may arise. Read this practice exercise Keywords: self compassion disappointment mourning unmet needs loss Robert Gonzalez
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Can the Social Order Be Transformed Through Personal Practice? Part 1 of 2
By focusing on NVC process and practice without factoring in the interdependent, systemic dimension we unwittingly diminish the power of NVC. We reinforce the dominant paradigm, rather than challenging it -- making NVC one more tool for compliance. NVC principles can turn against its own purpose in cruel ways. NVC could also empower social change. We'll need our attention on this matter if we...
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Starting and Maintaining a NVC Practice Group
This article explores ways of starting and maintaining NVC study groups and practice groups. It offers recommended reading support materials and poses questions to consider for structuring and organizing the group. See this guide Keywords: facilitation facilitator sharing NVC teaching NVC teaching NVC groups Peggy Smith
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