NVC Resources on Needs
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Universal Needs
Trainer Tip It is right and necessary that we should be individuals. The Divine Spirit never made any two things alike— No two rosebushes, two snowflakes, two grains of sand, Or two persons. We are all just a little unique for each wears A different face; but behind each is One Presence—God —Ernest Holmes Every human being has the same universal needs. For instance, we all need support but we...
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Finding Ways to Meet Our Needs
Trainer Tip Destruction is the first step in conscious change. The old dies so that the new might be born. —Gloria Karpinski Many people pressure their friends and partners to meet all of their needs. But it is important to remember that there are countless ways to meet any need. When we limit the options available to us, we limit our opportunities. Often, when we are angry with another person,...
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Experiencing the Energy of Your Needs Meditation
Mary Mackenzie leads listeners through a guided meditation to experience the energy of needs that was created and written by Barbara Larson, CNVC Certified Trainer. This meditation will support you to connect to your feelings and needs in the moment, and to experience the unique and deep energetic quality of that primary need. Keywords: living energy of needs feelings needs observation presence...
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Control as a Need
Trainer Tip I often hear people say that someone did something because of a need for control. Control is actually a strategy that is often confused with a need. Let's say your spouse insists on driving. You might think she needs to be in control. I suggest that her needs are more likely for safety, ease or maybe fun. The way she satisfies that need is to control who drives. In another example,...
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Introduction to the Living Energy of Needs
Join Susan Skye in this hour-long audio recording to learn how to experience the NVC consciousness as an embodied, living practice of the 'Living Energy of Needs." This recording includes a supportive learning exercise and tips for expressing needs in a non-mechanical way. "Over the years, I have noticed that people -- including trainers and facilitators -- use the words of the NVC process...
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Parenting Series: Needs, Strategies and Partnership
In this video download, expert parent trainer and author of Parenting From Your Heart, Inbal Kashtan clarifies the difference between needs and strategies, and why the distinction is important in our parenting role. A deeper exploration into the concept of “needs thinking,” Inbal offers practical tools to easily distinguish needs from strategies right in the moment. Keywords: consciousness...
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The Needs of the Many
LoraKim Joyner addresses the sense of overwhelm, sometimes accompanied by ideology, that can impede holding the needs of the many. Practicing self-empathy is a pathway to living in the tension of mutually holding my needs and the needs of others. Keywords: consciousness needs strategies intention social change spirituality peace power fear interdependence awareness universal human needs LoraKim...
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Parenting Series: Listening for the Needs
Using her own and participants’ examples, Inbal enlightens parents on where they might be struggling with connecting to their children’s needs, especially in situations where the children are responding to the parent’s request. Inbal offers a new definition of interdependence, then explores the variety of feelings and needs that can be present in any given situation between parent and child,...
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Valuing My Needs When I Habitually Don't
Listen to John answer an NVC Library member's question about what we can do when we habitually place other's needs ahead our own. Healing and change can be reached through compassionate self-connection, needs awareness, mourning and mindfulness. Keywords: mourning needs requests self empathy strategies connection self compassion self connection mindfulness safety universal human needs John...
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Needs Cards
Print-and-cut these 71 needs cards for one-on-one, partner or group activities, to help support the pratice of empathy. Includes nine blank cards for you to customize. See this learning tool See this guide for ideas on how to use them. Find feelings cards here. Keywords: empathy needs cards learning tool universal human needs NVC basics Peggy Smith
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