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  1. In this recorded telecourse, John Kinyon, world renowned CNVC Certified Trainer, offers an overview and practice with four elements of empathy – presence, understanding/meaning, need language and deepening into needs.

  2. Don't Be Nice, Be Real!

    Don't Be Nice, Be Real!

    (4 Session Course)

    Kelly Bryson

    Multi-session Course · 4 - 5 hours · 6/23/2017

    In this dynamic 4 session telecourse recording, Kelly Bryson provides practical skills to balance passion for self with compassion for others.  You will learn to apply Nonviolent Communication to stop yourself from being intimidated, giving in or giving up, abandoning your own needs or resenting others.

  3. NVC Dialogue Lab

    NVC Dialogue Lab

    (5 Session Course)

    Catherine Cadden, Jesse Wiens

    Multi-session Course · 6 hours, 28 minutes · 10/26/2017

    If role play, hearing conversations modeled and dialogue practice is how you learn, this is the telecourse recording for you! Learn the art of entering, staying in and bowing out of the conversational dance using real-life situations.

  4. Modeling Behaviors You’d Like to Receive

    Modeling Behaviors You’d Like to Receive

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 7/29/2010

    Trainer Tip: The ways that we interact with our children shape the way they will interact in their world. How do your actions model compassion, tolerance, and love for your children?

  5. The Freedom of Committing to a Path

    The Freedom of Committing to a Path

    Miki Kashtan

    Articles · 5 - 8 minutes · 3/14/2013

    In June, 1996, I had an epiphany. In a motel room in Indiana, the night before returning home from a solo camping trip in Michigan and Canada, I discovered how much I had lost in my life because of so fiercely protecting myself. Up until that day, bringing forth my vulnerable self was to be avoided at all costs, which kept me numb much of the time, disconnected from myself and from much of life. Alone in my room, I cried, I talked out loud, and I finally exclaimed to myself that I wanted to reclaim every last bit of my vulnerability, just like I had it as a child.

  6. Empathy Hurdles

    Empathy Hurdles

    Miki Kashtan

    Articles · 5 - minutes · 11/01/2012

    I want to hear others through the lens of the meaning their actions have for them rather than through the effect their actions have on me. The very root of empathy resides in this fundamental shift. Whenever someone’s actions are at odds with our own needs, most of us, most of the time, do the latter. In that way, we keep our attention on ourselves rather than on the other person. We cannot be in empathy when we are focused on how things affect us. Miki Kashtan poignantly shares about the challenges of empathizing with another when we really don't understand their actions.

  7. Relating to the Value of Things Rather Than the Cost

    Relating to the Value of Things Rather Than the Cost

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 5/19/2014

    Trainer Tip: The exchange of resources, that is, exchanging money for an item or service, is enhanced and better appreciated when we are connected to its personal value rather than its cost.

  8. The Difference Between Needs and Requests

    The Difference Between Needs and Requests

    Mary Mackenzie

    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.

  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. Connecting to Self

    Connecting to Self

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 3/1/2015

    Trainer Tip: Q: How do we get the love we want? A: Ask for it.

  11. Parenting from Your Heart - Q&A

    Parenting from Your Heart - Q&A

    Inbal Kashtan

    Audio · 1 hour, 4 minutes · 9/4/2010

    Please join us as we remember the work and life of Inbal Kashtan. She offered this parenting Q&A session in NVC Academy's 2013 Parenting Conference.

  12. Transforming Power Relations

    Transforming Power Relations

    The Invisible Revolution

    Miki Kashtan

    Articles · 15 - 20 minutes · 12/28/2014

    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.

  13. Happy Birthday, Marshall!

    Happy Birthday, Marshall!

    Mary Mackenzie

    Peaceful Living Blog · ·

    October always makes me think about Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication. He was born October 6, 1934. If he were still alive today (he died February 7, 2015), he would be 89 years old!
  14. It is the first day of December and it seems to me as if 2023 went by with a flash. I have felt deep despair about the growing division between people and the devastating impact it has had on human beings, all life in fact, including our planet. And, I have also experienced many moments of joy and satisfaction this year.
  15. Conflict is a normal and natural part of life. To varying degrees, it happens whenever two or more people consistently spend time together. Resolving conflict effectively and peacefully, in a way in which all parties feel respected and valued, does not feel natural for those of us who grew up with punitive, adversarial, or avoidant approaches to conflict. Eric offers some tips for approaching conflict.

  16. What are the most powerful things I can do to build an inspired relationship? I answered the question with romantic relationships in mind; however, I believe the answer below applies to all important relationships.

  17. Basic Pitfalls of Using NVC

    Basic Pitfalls of Using NVC

    Miki Kashtan

    Articles · 5 - 8 minutes · 4/16/2016

    Miki explains the distinction between the language and the underlying consciousness of NVC, and the pitfalls of failing to do so.

  18. One of the premises in NVC is that behind all behavior and expressions are Universal Human Needs as the deeper motivators. And one of the key distinctions in NVC is that between Needs and Strategies. Try Alan Seid's exercise called  "Peeling the Layers of the Onion, " a process for uncovering these needs — the deeper motivations — that underlie words and behaviors we may find disturbing or puzzling.

  19. Beyond Right and Wrong

    Beyond Right and Wrong

    Bridget Belgrave

    Video · 1 hour, 4 minutes · 10/28/2016

    In this vintage NVC video, Bridget Belgrave, CNVC Certified Trainer from the United Kingdom, uses a Powerpoint presentation to demonstrate the key principles of Nonviolent Communication. Starting with needs at the center, Bridget builds a visual structure of the NVC process. This resource has been newly remastered to a larger, higher quality video.

  20. Prepare for Love

    Prepare for Love

    (12 Session Course)

    Eric Bowers

    Multi-session Course · 9 hours, 7 minutes · 4/14/2017

    Join Eric Bowers in transforming past relationship pain, coming alive in community and creating thriving relationships. This 12 session Telecourse recording brings together Eric's passions for Nonviolent Communication, Attachment Theory and Interpersonal Neurobiology.

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