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NVC Life Hacks 34

Have you been struggling with the difficulties that can arise from working at home? If you're used to working from an office, a space that is designed for work, it can be a shock working from a space that is usually associated with other kinds of activities. In this Life Hack, we look at ways that NVC can help you deal with potential conflicts that arise. Keywords: Trainer Tip Shantigarbha...
How to Survive the Holidays

For many, spending time with relatives over the holidays may be challenging. In addition to the love and care we may feel, family gatherings can bring up old hurts or expose painful differences. How many family meals have been marred by tense silence or devolved into harsh argument? For me, learning to find balance, authenticity and care in my conversations with family members was a key turning...
The Power of Being Heard

Trainer Tip "To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well." —Chinese proverb In Compassionate Communication, some of us call the critical voice inside our heads our jackal. The jackal says you should or shouldn’t do something; it judges you and other people; and it is the most likely to get scared when you begin to make a change. I often hear people say this in my classes,...
Timing of a request

Trainer Tip ". . . Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change. Their articulation represents a complete, lived experience." ——Ingrid Bengis It is important to keep a few things in mind when we make a request of someone. It helps to make the request specific. If it seems vague to you, it will probably be vague to the other person. It also helps to make the request doable. If you...
The Timing of Making A Request

Trainer Tip ". . . Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change. Their articulation represents a complete, lived experience." —Ingrid Bengis It is important to keep a few things in mind when we make a request of someone. Make the request specific. If it seems vague to you, it will probably be vague to the other person. Make the request doable. If you want something that you don’t...
Reconciliation & Healing

NVC Founder Marshall Rosenberg, over the course of decades of work with people around the world who have experienced the deep pain of violence, developed a 4-part model of reconciliation and healing. John Kinyon has worked closely with Marshall over many years and has learned this process from him and applied it to working with people in deep interpersonal pain. In this telecourse recording...
Interdependence in the Face of Cultural Imperatives

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan as explores interdependence, autonomy, valuing self and others, and power-sharing in your relationships. Free yourself to honor your longing for community, belonging, and love. We are all born dependent. We have a lot of practice and experience in modern culture with trying to be independent. Yet ancient traditions, along with our current global...
The Empathy Factor in Workplaces Where People Thrive

Access this complete 4 session course What does empathy in the workplace look like as a professional skill? If you are ready to learn why and how empathy is the critical factor to more productivity, profitability and collaboration in the workplace, this telecourse recording is for you! In this recording you’ll learn practical tips and an uncommon approach for proven results. It is based on the...
Creating Collaborative Organizations

If you’re a change agent who struggles with exactly what to do to bring NVC into your organization, Miki has tools that can help. Miki will take you step-by-step through four vital systems that support radical collaboration and foster meaning. You’ll learn how to design a decision making process, create clear statements of intent, and create a process for resolving conflict. This training will...
Hearing The Yes Behind The No

Trainer Tip "Why do you walk through the field in gloves When the grass is soft as the breasts of doves And shivering sweet to the touch?" —Frances Comford It is often easy for us to hear rejection when someone says “no” to us. If we focus on the rejection, we may feel hurt and fail to take the time to understand what is going on with them. However, if we focus on their feelings and needs, we...