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  1. The impulse to say "I love you" is an opportunity to check-in both with our level of presence (eg. are we saying it by rote?) and also with what we really mean in that moment (eg. what are the needs and real purpose deep beneath the word "love"?).  This can invite us to explore a deeper, more heartfelt way of communicating and being...

  2. Liberating Ourselves from Our “Shoulds”

    Liberating Ourselves from Our “Shoulds”

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 5/2/2020

    Trainer tip: When you tell yourself that you have to do something, you're more likely to disconnect yourself from the needs you’re trying to meet, and also diminish the joy in your life. Instead, experiment with translating your “shoulds” and “have tos” into the need you are trying to meet.

  3. How to Handle Being Judged

    How to Handle Being Judged

    Sylvia Haskvitz

    Trainer Tips · 2 - 3 minutes · 7/29/2010

    Ask the Trainer: Dealing with judgments about you when the speaker's true unmet need is hidden.

  4. Understanding I’m Not Responsible for Another's Feelings

    Understanding I’m Not Responsible for Another's Feelings

    Jeff Brown

    Trainer Tips · 2 - 3 minutes · 7/28/2010

    Ask the Trainer: Get ideas to help your girlfriend accept you aren't responsible for her feelings.

  5. All in

    All in

    Committing to a Life of Nonviolence (7 Session Course)

    Miki Kashtan

    Multi-session Course · 6 - 8 hours · 3/17/2019

    How can we live life fully connected to the core values of nonviolence, no matter the circumstances, internal or external? Join Miki Kashtan as she shares the 17 core commitments that have served as a compass for herself and hundreds of others around the world as well.

  6. Learn tools to help you reconnect and repair your relationship with your adult children. Whether the issues are estrangement, lack of trust, conflict, dependence, miscommunication or any other challenge that impacts you with your grown sons and daughters, your heart will find comfort and ease through this course.

  7. Apologizing in NVC Language

    Apologizing in NVC Language

    Jim & Jori Manske

    Audio · 8 minutes · 7/28/2010

    Jim Manske demonstrates using NVC and self-connection to create sincere, healing apologies.

  8. CNVC trainer Yoram Mosenzon shares how expressing specific and authentic appreciation can deepen connection in intimate relationships. He emphasizes the importance of making clear observations without judgment and connecting with the feelings and needs that arise from meaningful gestures.
  9. Mourning Our Disappointments

    Mourning Our Disappointments

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 2/1/2015

    Trainer Tip: Taking time to mourn our regrets and unmet needs can lead to a deeper self-connection and feelings of peace.

  10. Enemy Images Process and Exercise

    Enemy Images Process and Exercise

    Jeff Brown

    Practice Exercises · N/A · 7/28/2010

    Ask the Trainer: Get guidance on working with enemy images and exercises that bring relief.

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