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  • Using Images in Your Empathy Guessing

    Join Dian Killian and discover the power of imagery and metaphor in deepening your empathy practice. This segment from her 6 session course explores how visualizing sensations, emotions, and needs through metaphorical language can enhance the connection during empathy guessing, particularly in somatic-based approaches. By incorporating relatable images, you create a natural and colloquial way...

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    Embracing the Body

    you will free up energy, gain new insight, and enjoy more freedom and choice. Keywords: integrating NVC exercises/practices body awareness somatic empathy parts work sensations self acceptance Dian Killian

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    Empathy Hacking

    by using each step of the model for maximum effectiveness Interplay both the NVC "mindset" (consciousness/intention) and the NVC "tool kit" for greater ease, fluency and effectiveness Keywords: Dian Killian empathy NVC empathic guess colloquial NVC street NVC silent empathy role play exercises

  • Exercise: Connecting Sensations to Emotions and Needs

    Puzzling about needs and feelings? Check out this excerpt from Dian Killian's course, Embracing the Body: Somatic Self Empathy, where she leads participants through an exercise that demonstrates how our physical sensations connect us to our feelings and needs. Keywords: feelings needs sensations universal human needs Dian Killian

  • Tips for Bringing NVC to Work

    skills to work: 1) How to use your imagination (visualization!) to help you connect with somatic responses and needs; and 2) Five built-in advantages to sharing NVC in the work place. Keywords: Dian Killian workplace business somatic strategies visualization

  • Transforming Society Through Organizations

    these skills and experiences. This may create a ripple effect of interest in applying NVC across different domains in life. Read this article Keywords: organizations companies social change Dian Killian

  • Sitting With Not Knowing

    within us. NVC provides a way forward to enter into a space of wonder, possibility, and creativity. Read this article Keywords: uncertainty reactivity curiosity humility humble conflict blame Dian Killian Sitting With Not Knowing: Embracing the Heart of Nonviolent Communication

  • NVC at Work

    strategies dialogue listening workplace naturalizing NVC collaboration business OFNR management employee teamwork morale organization organizational performance nonprofit ROI meetings Dian Killian

  • Street NVC

    or been practicing for a while and still get “stuck” when you want to use it? Or, maybe it just doesn’t sound natural sometimes? Or, sound like you at all? Listen to CNVC Certified Trainer Dian Killian guide and ease you into a more natural expression of empathy. This is a three person exercise. Listen in and then give it a try! Keywords: street NVC naturalizing NVC language relationships...

  • Reframing OFNR (Observation, Feelings, Needs, and Requests) for the Workplace

    and What will move the situation forward? Keywords: expression honesty presence strategies connection dialogue intention listening workplace naturalizing NVC business OFNR first session free Dian Killian searchable transcript captions

  • Tip: Demystifying Empathy Guesses

    complete look at empathy guessing, check out Dian's full introductory session called Empathy Magic. {attachment:all} Keywords: empathic presence empathic guess listening empathy guess empathy Dian Killian

  • Empathy Hacking

    by making use of the root meaning of words. This introductory session was part of NVC Academy's 2018 Telethon. Keywords: empathy empathy guess listening empathic guess empathic presence Dian Killian

  • Living in Full Authenticity

    making and follow through. NVC can give us more tools to live with rigor around our authenticity... Read this article Keywords: authenticity honesty organizational performance intimacy genuine Dian Killian

  • What Do You Deserve? And Do You Really Want to Deserve Anything?

    creative solutions to emerge -- when we think in terms of who has "earned" or “deserved” what Read this article Keywords: deserve worthiness being enough self worth earned blocks to solutions Dian Killian

  • Self-Management = More Joy at Work

    article expands on how self-management can increase influence... Read this article Keywords: Self management management leadership Behavior change request influence cooperation collaboration Dian Killian

  • Curiosity, The Art of Waiting, and Finding Peace

    look... Read this article Keywords: curiosity surrender uncertainty self inquiry creative solutions not knowing emergent solutions closed mind unattached detached inner spaciousness attached Dian Killian

  • Embracing the Body

    can follow. Here's how we can harness that... Read this article Keywords: heartfelt communication felt sense somatic somatic empathy integration learning body exercises practices activity Dian Killian

  • The NVC Model

    giraffe mechanical NVC doing NVC NVC consciousness empathy from hell NVC form NVC mindset NVC model present progressive present continuous NVC structure NVC steps NVC spirit colloquial NVC Dian Killian

  • What's Love Got To Do With It? A Thousand Ways to Say "I Love You"

    way of communicating and being... Read this article Keywords: love I love you presence automatic response vulnerability intimacy heartfelt communication connection requests intention to connect Dian Killian

  • Empathy in the Face of Powerful Structures

    power systemic change power imbalances power structures societal change law intention authority figure structural power bureaucracy protocol inspiring vision inspiration speaking to power Dian Killian


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