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Past Stories, Present Feelings

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, I think I have heard Marshall Rosenberg emphasize that going back to past stories does not help. I have noticed that sometimes when I am in a story telling mood I am usually trying to prove that I am right and that once I connect with a need, the urge to give all the information goes away. However, this is not all that simple. I have a professional relationship...
What’s Important to You?

For me this exercise is most often the first activity in a beginning level workshop after the usual logistics/history/check-in. I experience it as wonderfully alive. It's also an opportunity for people to build connection with one another. It has worked well for a variety of different groups, whatever the age level, history or current life challenges. I usually use a flipchart or a whiteboard....
Speaking Classical Giraffe

Ask the Trainer Dear Trainer, I have been practicing and integrating NVC into my life in a focused way for the past three years or so and have found the benefits of it truly transformative. At one point in my practice, it was brought to my attention that some people find the use of "formal NVC" off-putting, that it sounds phony, contrived, or mechanical. In asking a trainer about this, I was...
NVC Mingle

NVC Mingle is a fun group exercise to practice NVC principles and create quick connections with others. Instructions: Ask everyone to walk around the room in a random pattern, with everyone chanting "Mingle, mingle, ming-GULL" (to a Latin rhythm). Blow the whistle, and tell them to form groups of 3's (or 4's, depending on group size). Name a topic (see below) for the group members to share with...
Sociocratic Meeting Facilitation

Access this complete 6 session course Do you ever feel frustrated about making decisions and getting things done, and long for a way to work together in connection AND achieve effective outcomes? Would you like to learn to facilitate effective and efficient meetings that nurture connection, equivalence and mutuality, while producing decisions that leave participants feeling energized and...
The Zero Step

“Know what you want before you open your mouth.” -Marshall Rosenberg, developer of Nonviolent Communication The Story of the Zero Step Shortly after meeting Marshall Rosenberg in November of 2000, Jori and I started attending the Community NVC Practice Group in Albuquerque. One member of the group, Mel Schneider, offered the group a lesson he called “The Zero Step”. Mel started the presentation...