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Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 7/2/2015
Trainer Tip: We can expand our connection to humanity by considering the many strategies people use to meet our common needs.
Are you a spiritual seeker who longs for an approach that supports compassion for self as well as profound spiritual transformation? If so, you’ll enjoy this telecourse recording with Robert Gonzales and Leo Sofer as they engage in dynamic discussions about NVC as a spiritual practice.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 6/23/2015
Trainer Tip: Anger is a prominent call to gain our attention. Mary explains why it's worth heeding that call.
Audio • 8 minutes • 5/12/2015
Miki responds to a participant’s question concerning fear of consequences when speaking with a manager at work. In this excerpt, she delves into the topic of choosing to inhabit nonviolence in the workplace, affirming that fear and nonviolence are incompatible, and that nonviolence is a powerful alternative to our habitual Fight, Flight, Freeze responses.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 4/29/2015
Trainer Tip: Do you ever feel certain that other people see things the way you do, only to find out they don’t? Read on.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 4/29/2015
Trainer Tip: NVC asks us to be aware of our needs and discomfort is evidence of an unment need. However focusing on ourselves when we're uncomfortable isn't always the best choice.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 4/15/2015
Trainer Tip: Do you ever think you’re taking life just a little too seriously? Many of us work hard trying to improve our outlook, our ability to communicate, and our lives. Sometimes we work so hard, we forget to enjoy life. So let’s make a pact to enjoy our day.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 3/29/2015
Trainer Tip: Q: How do we get the love we want? A: Ask for it.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 3/15/2015
Trainer Tip: When do we move from using the formal 4-step process of NVC to a more idiomatic, natural-sounding expression? Whenever we're ready!
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 3/1/2015
Trainer Tip: Q: How do we get the love we want? A: Ask for it.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 2/15/2015
Trainer Tip: Q: How do we get the love we want? A: Ask for it.
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.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 1/18/2015
Trainer Tip: Take a moment to consider feelings, our conditioning about expressing or even feeling emotion, and the value of re-evaluating our relationship to feelings.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 1/4/2015
Trainer Tip: We can improve our relationships by focusing our attention first on connection instead of other stragegies.
Audio • 8 minutes • 1/1/2015
Listen to Robert describe the five core principles of Living Compassion and the relationship of needs to spirituality. Great material for reflection and reference!
Miki explains how teachers and administrators can become more effective in relating to themselves, other faculty and staff, and they can contribute more to students' ability to feel connected and energized. Nonviolent Communication provides specific tools to empower ourselves and others to live more in line with our values and deeper needs.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 12/21/2014
Trainer Tip: Persisting without demanding is the art of what Marshall Rosenberg fondly called "Dogging for our needs." We can learn to not give up on our needs and at the same time, refrain from demanding they be met.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 12/7/2014
Trainer Tip: Let's start an abundance movement! We get great joy from contributing to others lives and allowing them to contribute to ours, let's not let fear get in the way.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 11/30/2014
Trainer Tip: Knowing the difference between what we need and what we want someone else to do about that need can have a profound impact on our relationships and our happiness.
Trainer Tips • 1 - 2 minutes • 11/16/2014
Trainer Tip: Silent empathy can be a powerful way of contributing to someone's life, giving them the gift of our presence.
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