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The Cause of Our Feelings

connection, I believe that I then can step out of the influence of past, conditioned thinking and into unconditioned present awareness where I can experience observations, feelings, needs, and requests less influenced, or not influenced, by thoughts. In this way I believe thoughts are strategies to meet our needs, but needs themselves are created by and an expression of the Life Force within...
Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

used for centuries as a pictorial representation symbolizing wholeness, balance and harmony. ~ INNER CIRCLE ~ The four components of Nonviolent Communication – Observations, Feelings, Needs, and Requests – are at the heart of the mandala. The giraffe symbolizes our desire to keep our hearts open and stay connected to our compassionate nature. (Giraffes have the largest heart of the land mammals...
Tips for the Road Series Tip 13

to heal and grow on our own. Whether you ask friends, family, therapists, a community or other sources, keep asking for and opening up to as much support as you need or can currently accept. Make requests, not demands. Providing support in response to a demand takes all the joy out of giving. No. 5. Be Playful and Creative Healing and growth work (and life in general) will almost certainly drain...
Empathy in the Face of Powerful Structures

and inspired structural changes in the way one aspect of New York City transit operates. She inspires change with her application of empathy for self and others, acknowledgement, connecting requests -- and an inspiring vision of understanding, shared reality and living in a city where people have some trust in one another's intentions. Read this article Keywords: power systemic change power...
How To Deal With Ourselves When We Are Less Than Perfect

-- see the good reasons we did what we did (or didn't do). See beauty of the needs/connect with life energy of needs. Truly connect with the power of the "YES!" What am I saying "YES!" to? Make requests/actions of self and others to realize dream Hands on / personal journal work: Choose a situation where you are triggered Go through each step of process above (y leave space between jackal...
Dialogue with the World at Large

your children… A simple framework that will enable you to positively impact the life of every person you meet (as well as your own life)… Keywords: Miki Kashtan expression feelings honesty needs requests strategies connection dialogue listening relationships collaboration politics law NVC & Society interdependence global warming world crisis
Identify 12 Essential Aspects of Empathy

the ability to be comfortable with uncomfortable emotions and witness the suffering of others without trying to get them out of it. This means letting go of any agenda for the other person. (Requests about the behavior of others occur in your direct and honest expression, not in empathy). 6. The ability to offer empathy increases when you trust yourself to be true to your own experience. That...
What to do When Racial Oppression and Privilege Collide

they needed. Then, I’d check with both my co-facilitator and the person from the Global Majority who spoke out — offering them the opportunity to share more about their experience and make any requests of the group. This would bring the focus back to supporting healing and raising awareness about these challenging interpersonal interactions. This is just one of a number of approaches I might now...
Fundamentals of NVC

(even when it's difficult to ask for what you really want). Keywords: Mary Mackenzie NVC fundamentals NVC basics multisession course empathy self empathy relationships compassion feelings needs requests observations captions searchable transcript
Nonviolent Facilitation as a Path to the Future

along with power dynamics, can help you navigate care for all NEEDS: What's important to the individuals in the room? How does it get included in what the group does or decides? OPEN LOOPS: What requests are not attended to? How not to drop anything when stakes are high? Session 3: Challenges in the Group POWER AND PRIVILEGE: Who speaks, who doesn't; whose voice counts: whose pain is invisible;...