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Three Necessities for Integrating NVC

Inspired by a talk given by Marshall Rosenberg, Jim offers an interactive exploration of powerful strategies for making NVC an integral part of your everyday life. Topics include: Remembering the Purpose of NVC The Shared Power of Gathering Support How to Support Yourself with Regular Practice This recording is from the Taste of Compassionate Leadership monthly videoconference. {attachment:all}...
Communicating with Family Across Political Divides

CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan talks with radio show host Hollis Polk about strategies for communicating with family members whose political views oppose our own. Keywords: expression feelings honesty requests strategies anger argument compassion connection dialogue gratitude listening personal growth conflict resolution families relationships Family Conflict family communication peace...
Resolving Conflict in Congregations

of others when there is conflict in congregations. The language of needs and feelings bonds us together and can lead us into creating communities where our hearts share a common space. The strategies LoraKim offers can be applied to any spiritual community. Keywords: consciousness needs strategies intention conflict resolution social change spirituality peace power fear community interdependence...
Needs, the Third Component of Compassionate Communication

need for transportation and so I choose to own a car. When I travel long-distances, I choose to fly, and I have also used Amtrak. The need in all these examples is transportation; my methods or strategies are a car, plane, and train. One of my sisters lived in a dangerous Seattle neighborhood once. She had a need for safety, so she befriended the gang members in her neighborhood. They could...
Improving Relationships as a Primary Goal

connect, then shift your focus to connection with others. This trainer tip is an excerpt from Mary Mackenzie's book Peaceful Living, available from PuddleDancer Press. Keywords: demands empathy strategies relationships relationship connection Mary Mackenzie
Needs Analysis

making it impossible to meet this need. Then the trainer said: “But wait. It’s okay. Nonviolent Communication helps us first identify what our greatest needs are, and it then helps us create strategies to meet them.” That is exactly what Nonviolent Communication has done for me: identify what I need, then choose strategies that are in alignment with it. This simple technique has profoundly...
Key Assumptions and Intentions of NVC

live based on these assumptions, self-connection and connection with others become increasingly possible and easy. All human beings share the same needs: We all have the same needs, although the strategies we use to meet these needs may differ. Conflict occurs at the level of strategies, not at the level of needs. Our world offers sufficient resources for meeting everyone's basic needs: The...
Living Without Enemies

maintaining a practice of peace inside yourself. In this session you’ll learn skills and practices to: Humanize others through a rigorous commitment to seeing their needs as separate from their strategies Connect directly to your own needs instead of thoughts about others Understand the needs that lead to creating enemy images Identify strategies that attend to everyone’s needs {attachment:all}...
Distinguishing Response from Reaction

clarity, distinguishing between response and reaction. Response Connection to values I am acutely aware that we both operate from unique perspectives in relation to our values, so I choose my strategies accordingly. I take into consideration what I imagine is important to both of us, and I attend to the needs that are visible to me. In the moment between what was said or done and my reply, I...
How to Ask for Space

big ways. You want to be able to ask for space and know that the other person trusts your caring. It seems these needs are in conflict. Needs are never in conflict; the conflict resides in the strategies to meet them. When you have multiple strategies to meet a single need, you can more easily negotiate when conflict arises. When you want to ask for space, first identify the needs that you hope...