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See how movement helps maintain center during challenging conversations with examples.

This article outlines a four-part transformation process to help us recognize what's giving rise to our suffering and resentment -- and transform it into more freedom, creativity, and choice.

Fear in dealing with a neighbor's 'wastebasket talk.' Only leaving or interrupting stops the flow.

Trainer Tip: Use gratitude to overcome resistance and find enjoyment when life feels difficult.

Empathy creates space for healing and clarity, transforming how care and understanding unfold.

Jori explains three layers of empathy and how distinguishing them deepens daily practice.

Hear how gratitude helps stay present and at peace in daily life.

According to this article, what we do before we move into the NVC dance profoundly influences the outcome and everyone involved.  This "before" step increases the likelihood of living compassionately, and our support openness to outcome.  It can also make our NVC practice less connecting, and more evaluative.  The article addresses these points and talks about ways to move beyond the dead past, and the imagined future, to step into the the only “time and place” that both NVC operates and that the connection we so fervently want actually exists (ie. the present moment).

Why is it so difficult to not take things personally? It's because everything reinforces the sense that whatever is being said is indeed about us – both from without and from within. However, we can get better at not taking things personally with a practice of shifting our focus by being open to multiple interpretations, understanding that our reaction is about our own need, and noticing how the other person’s words, no matter how they sound to us, are an expression of their needs. We can then be more present and available to navigate the situation.