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  1. Dealing with Loss

    Dealing with Loss

    Engaging with Someone’s Grief for the World

    Kristin Masters

    Video · 9 minutes · 04/01/2020

    When faced with someone’s grief for the world, how do you engage with them in a way that is informed? In this session, Kristin suggests exploring what they might be grieving… what they’re afraid of losing… and what it is that they love.

  2. Accepting What Is

    Accepting What Is

    Miki Kashtan

    Video · 6 minutes · 06/07/2011

    CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan explains how naturalizing NVC language involves self care and begins with accepting what is true in the moment.

  3. Developing Empathic Presence

    Developing Empathic Presence

    Miki Kashtan

    Video · 4 minutes · 06/07/2011

    CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan guides a participant to find his inner empathic presence.

  4. Empathy vs. Sympathy

    Empathy vs. Sympathy

    Miki Kashtan

    Video · 3 minutes · 06/07/2011

    CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan clarifies the distinction between empathy and sympathy.

  5. Holding the Group's Needs

    Holding the Group's Needs

    Miki Kashtan

    Video · 2 minutes · 07/24/2018

    CNVC Certified Trainer Miki Kashtan shares a tip on holding a group's needs while empathizing with a single person in the group.

  6. Responding to the Call of Our Times

    Responding to the Call of Our Times

    Guest Trainer Victor Lee Lewis

    Victor Lee Lewis

    Video · 1 hour, 39 minutes · 06/09/2018

    Victor shares a story about a bystander who takes action without formal authority, using it s an example of transformatiive leadership skills, acting with care, needs-based commitment to the well-being of "the whole," and making a positive difference.

  7. Thrive at Work

    Thrive at Work

    Jeff Brown

    Audio · 1 hour, 8 minutes · 8/30/2018

    Many of us check our full selves at the door when entering our workplace. Would you like to learn how to apply NVC principles at work instead? In this session, Jeff details how you can step into greater authenticity at work!

  8. NVC Games

    NVC Games

    A Fun Way to Learn NVC

    Gitta Zimmermann

    Video · 1 hour, 12 minutes · 12/26/2018

    In October 2018, CNVC Certified Trainer Gitta Zimmerman held her 6th international workshop for people working with children in Ruhpolding, Germany. This workshop video offers NVC learning games, complete with instructions!

  9. Honor Your Need to be Heard

    Honor Your Need to be Heard

    LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

    Articles · 2 - 3 minutes · 9/26/2020

    When you want to be heard, first check if your listener is available. This honors yourself, and the other person’s choice about listening. You need to be clear about wanting a particular quality of listening, and that you are willing to wait if that isn’t available in the moment. Read on for how to ask for listening in a way that can build trust that your request isn't a demand.

  10. I love the insights, resources, and inspiration I get from this course. It gives you a glimpse into the support Miki offers around deepening the practice of nonviolence in thought, word, and action.
    —Lore Baur, NVCA Course Coordinator, CNVC Certified Trainer.

    Miki is sharing what that means "Responding to the Call of our Time" for her and invites us to feel that call. This video illustrates how she is helping participants through teaching, coaching and mentoring so they can move forward with their challenges.

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