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Giraffe Fighting

Access this complete 2 session course Do you find yourself giving in with growing resentment? Do you rebel or get angry as a way to take your needs seriously? Do you avoid conflict and explode later without apparent reason? Listen to this two-session course recording to re-imagine and fine tune your skills at dealing with disagreements and negotiations. This class is about finding a place...
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...
The Value of Taking a Step Back

Keys to Have a “Fight to the Life” Instead of “to the Death” Have you ever gotten a fishing line all tangled up? You got so frustrated you just started yanking on the different loops of line, which of course made the knots and tangles even tighter and more difficult to untangle. Wouldn’t it be great if you could notice the minute you were starting to tangle things up in a discussion with your...
Feast for the Soul

Expressing ourselves honestly is sometimes scary because we can't predict where the conversation will go after we've made ourselves vulnerable. From the depths of internal winter to the melting open in the warm sunshine of spring to rest in the ocean of Spirit, this poetry is a journey of discovering deep Presence through the human experiences so many of us share. These words will carry you...
An Introduction to the Embodied Spirituality of NVC

Robert Gonzales talks about his personal search to integrate spirituality into his daily life, and how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) provided the missing link for this integration and has become the focus of his work. Explore the inner dimensions of NVC with Robert that will create the basis of all your communications with self or others. Included are two applications for how Robert uses NVC...
Intrinsic Need for Respect

In this short but profound audio, Susan Skye unpacks the various ways one may view (and experience) the need for respect. By deepening your understanding of respect, you will enjoy greater choice and clarity in your own experience of respect and in making a request of others. Listen, and discover two ways Susan views the need for respect: Respect as a pathway to honoring life that represents...
Parenting Series: Compliance and the "Yes" Inside the "No"

Inbal responds to the question "Is bribery an acceptable tool for compliance?' and helps us understand the five habitual reasons we do things. She further outlines two primary questions to consider when you’re tempted to settle for merely getting your child’s compliance: What would you want your child to do differently? What would you like your child’s reasons to be to do what you want?...
Meeting Needs While Caretaking

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, Can all needs be met when illness limits the capacity of one person to meet the needs of her partner? —R.A.F., USA Trainer Answer Listen to the Audio above for the complete trainer answer. Keywords: empathy expression feelings honesty needs requests compassion connection dialogue inspiration listening love trust conflict resolution relationships peace partnership...
Use of Consequences to Change Behavior

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, How do I respond to people who believe that consequences are necessary to change behavior? —B.N., USA Trainer Answer Listen to the Audio above for the complete trainer answer. Keywords: expression feelings honesty needs strategies compassion connection inspiration listening parenting relationships Family Conflict family communication honest expression Godfrey...
Celebrating Mourning

In a recent vacation in a Mexican village, I was surprised to find myself in the midst of a community in mourning. Two days before I came, a 21-year-old girl had died in a car accident. Everyone in the town knew her and was openly affected by her death. When I arrived from my long bus ride, I knew immediately something wasn't right. There were rows of portable chairs lining the street and...