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  1. Blame, Responsibility, And Care

    Blame, Responsibility, And Care

    Miki Kashtan

    Articles · 11 - 16 minutes · 10/9/2022

    One NVC principle is "stimulus vs cause" - one may be the stimulus but never the cause of another's feelings. When we're upset this principle can help us express pain without blame. However, when others are upset it's easy to slip into blaming them using this principle. Instead, we can hear their pain with care and heartfelt mourning - without guilt nor defensiveness, and whether or not we agree. All this is important if we're sincerely applying compassion. Read on for more.

  2. 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.
    • Explore the complexities of how we can care for all of life using NVC
    • See the role that power plays in relation to observations, feelings, needs, and requests
    • Learn how to support people from many backgrounds in being able to apply NVC 
    • Discern how to engage with these vast topics as we learn and share NVC
  3. 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.

  4. Living Compassion in Challenging Times

    Living Compassion in Challenging Times

    (6 Session Course)

    Robert Gonzales

    Multi-session Course · 7 - 9 hours · 04/19/2023

    Self-compassion is essential for healing trauma and restoring your wholeness. It is also an antidote to reactivity and separation, allowing presence to emerge.

    In developing presence, you can become what the world needs most in these times of intensity and chaos. This work can strengthen your skills to be more fully in relationship with all that life offers while allowing your heart to be moved by what is alive in you and with others

    • Discover what is yours to do in response to our growing global crises
    • Weave nonviolence more deeply into how you live and lead
    • Receive ongoing support within and beyond the course in how to be effective and alive while doing what’s yours to do
    • Increase your capacity to face and mourn current reality as a source of greater choice and energy
    • Be a part of transforming the legacy of scarcity, separation, and powerlessness into a livable future
  5. Want things to change in your community, but feel frustrated or don’t know what to do? Miki’s intriguing overview of how to apply the principles of NVC to social change movements may have the exact blend of inspiration and ideas you’re seeking!

    • Discover what is yours to do in response to our global crises
    • Weave nonviolence more deeply into how you live and lead
    • Receive ongoing support in how to be effective and alive while pursuing your highest goals
    • Increase your capacity to face and mourn current reality as a source of greater choice and energy
    • Be a part of transforming the legacy of scarcity, separation, and powerlessness into a livable future
  6. Cause of Feelings

    Cause of Feelings

    Sylvia Haskvitz

    Audio · 13 minutes · 7/29/2010

    Many of us blame other people for our feelings but our own state of needs is the true cause. In this powerful audio, Sylvia teaches you how to manage your emotions in challenging situations and demonstrates the process of Screaming in Giraffe.

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  8. In this excerpt from Roxy Manning's 2019 Social Change session at the NVCfest, she explores the application of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to address both immediate conflicts and broader systemic issues. She emphasizes the importance of intervening at multiple levels, from stopping harmful behavior in the moment to driving long-term societal change.

  9. Restorative Peace Building:

    Restorative Peace Building:

    Aya Caspi

    Live Zoom Course · ·

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    • Learn NVC basics and the fundamental NVC approach to conflict
    • Gain skills to restore trust and reclaim togetherness amid separation and polarization
    • Move beyond 'right-wrong' thinking so you can access everyone's humanity
    • Become a bridge for peace in the midst of conflict and separation!
  10. Setting Intentions with Attention

    Setting Intentions with Attention

    Kristin Masters

    Video · 8 minutes · 01/20/2025

    Kristin Masters explores how to approach goal-setting and self-reflection with compassion and mindfulness grounded in NVC principles. She encourages you to examine how conscious choice plays a role in how we treat ourselves and others.

  11. Breaking Barriers:

    Breaking Barriers:

    Roxy Manning

    Live Zoom Course · ·

    • Explore how gender power dynamics impact everyday interactions
    • Learn how to navigate these complexities with curiosity and compassion
    • Gain the skills to build inclusive personal and professional environments
    • Contribute to a world where every voice matters!
  12. Feelings and Needs Reference Guide

    Feelings and Needs Reference Guide

    NVC Academy

    Learning Tools · 10 minutes · 04/30/2024

    Feelings and Needs form the cornerstone of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), offering a profound framework for cultivating empathy, compassion, and authenticity in our interactions. This comprehensive 9-page Feelings and Needs Reference Guide is designed to support you in integrating these vital concepts into your daily life.

  13. Feelings and Needs Reference Guide

    Feelings and Needs Reference Guide

    NVC Academy

    Learning Tools · 10 minutes · 04/30/2024

    Feelings and Needs form the cornerstone of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), offering a profound framework for cultivating empathy, compassion, and authenticity in our interactions. This comprehensive 9-page Feelings and Needs Reference Guide is designed to support you in integrating these vital concepts into your daily life.

  14. Embracing the Shadow

    Embracing the Shadow

    (6 Session Course)

    Martha Lasley

    Multi-session Course · 5 hours, 59 minutes · 8/24/2017

    In our internal conversations, some voices dominate others, which can leave us feeling fragmented or overwhelmed. But when we dive beneath the surface and really listen to our many parts, we connect vulnerably to our full humanity.

  15. Protective Use of Force

    Protective Use of Force

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 7/13/2014

    Trainer Tip: Mary explains the NVC principle known as the "protective use of force."

  16. Supporting a Culture of Collaboration

    Supporting a Culture of Collaboration

    (4 Session Course)

    Miki Kashtan

    Multi-session Course · 5 - 7 hours · 12/15/2022

    Transforming organizational culture requires attention and change at the systemic level. Learn which systems are crucial for any organization to establish and clarify whether that organization is collaborative or not, and then learn how to create and strengthen a collaborative organization.

  17. Creating Collaborative Organizations

    Creating Collaborative Organizations

    Miki Kashtan

    Audio · 55 minutes · 5/31/2016

    Miki will take you step-by-step through four vital systems that support radical collaboration and foster meaning. You’ll learn how to design a decision making process, create clear statements of intent, and create a process for resolving conflict.

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