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    • Learn how to set up and maintain effective systems
    • Acquire tips for harnessing community buy-in and the energies of key people
    • Transform tension and anxiety into peaceful, life-enriching energy
    • Remain grounded and confident when facing any kind of conflict
    • Discover how to figure out what you really want, then how to ask for it
    • Learn how to make requests with ease and how to guess the requests of others
    • Practice strategies for turning ‘demand energy’ into ‘request energy’
    • Be able to stand firmly for your needs and assertively ask for what you want
  1. Empathy For Children

    Empathy For Children

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 2/1/2023

    Trainer Tip: The better you connect with your child’s needs, the more you will defuse the power struggle. If he wants to behave in a way you don't like, start by understanding what's going on with him by making empathic guesses. Doing this out loud can expand your child’s emotional vocabulary and show that his needs matter to you, and build his trust. Once you learn what's going on with him, create a strategy that values both your needs.

    • Inquire into your celebrations and mournings in four important categories of your life – body, heart, mind, and spirit – and "take stock" of how satisfied you are in these areas
    • Assess your current and past relationships to life, with an eye to leaning into intention setting for the next short (30 days) and midterm (6 months to 1 year) periods of time
    • Give and capture empathy for your future self, the self that revisits your intentions in 30, 180, and 360 days (this provides companionship for your future self)
  2. Effective Collaboration

    Effective Collaboration

    Jim & Jori Manske

    Video · 43 minutes · 12/27/2022

    Watch Jim and Jori Manske in this video as they share three key learnings about collaborating effectively.

  3. Stages of Emotional Maturity

    Stages of Emotional Maturity

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 1 - 2 minutes · 2/24/2023

    Trainer Tip: Here are four Stages of Emotional Maturity, also known as Stages of Emotional Liberation. Be aware of what stage of emotional maturity you are in today. And, celebrate it.

  4. A Worldwide Field of Compassion

    A Worldwide Field of Compassion

    (8 Session Course)

    Robert Gonzales

    Multi-session Course · 10 - 12 Hours · 4/19/2023

    In A Worldwide Field of Compassion, Robert Gonzales presents an engaging course steeped in compassion-based self-discovery for ourselves and all life. Recorded in 2020, this 8-session course includes handouts, readings, exercises, and video recordings!

    • Explore the spiritual foundations of NVC
    • Witness transformational and healing processes led by Robert Gonzales
    • Learn from the questions proposed by participants
    • Gain processes that support a consciousness of the “Beauty of Needs”
  5. Expressing Big Emotions Compassionately

    Expressing Big Emotions Compassionately

    Mary Mackenzie

    Trainer Tips · 2 - 3 minutes · 02/06/2024

    Trainer Tip: When we express frustration without blaming others and by clarifying our own needs and requests, we diminish the possibility of hurt feelings and separation in our relationships. So next time you feel very agitated or angry, rather than implying the other person is wrong or at fault, try the following: own your feelings, make a specific request, and rather than implying they need to give up their needs focus on your needs.

    • Learn how to cultivate a consciousness of compassion
    • Embark on a journey of compassion-based self-discovery
    • Become more alive and present with yourself and others
    • Liberate yourself by meeting your fears and distress with an open heart
  6. Hi friends, My name is Itzel and I’m happy for this opportunity to share a bit about myself and how I came to teach NVC. I was an activist before I knew what the word meant. When I was a child, I often argued with the adults around me about what I thought was “right.” If I had a nickel for every time a grown-up said to me, “You should be a lawyer,” I probably would’ve collected enough money to pay for the law school education that I eventually got. I left my traditional legal career path after more than a decade to become a...
  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Welcome to June. It’s the beginning of summer in my area of the world and I usually find myself moving at a slower pace; spending more time outdoors and with friends, more time reading and gardening. I really enjoy the beginning of summer especially because the sun brings just enough heat to feel good, but not so hot to be uncomfortable.

  10. “The Embodied Spirituality of Nonviolent Communication” is an introduction to NVC created from recordings of trainings Robert Gonzales offered in Hawaii in 2007 on the islands of Maui and Kauai. 

    This collection is a celebration of Robert's life and one way we can honor his outstanding work.

    The original product was a set of DVDs. NVC Academy has converted the original 3 DVD set into 5 mp4 videos. We have taken care to preserve the original product while simultaneously upgrading to HD video and remastering the audio in this new mp4 format.

  11. Falling in Love with Myself Again

    Falling in Love with Myself Again

    (6 session course)

    Arnina Kashtan

    Multi-session Course · 12 - 13 hours · 9/16/2024

    Come fall in love with yourself again…

    In this course recording, facilitated by Arnina Kashtan, you will discover your ability to...

    • Simply love yourself…
    • Live fully and express your greatness in the world… and
    • Shorten the way to realizing your true self!

    Arnina will share with you the deepest process of self-connection and meaningful discovery. You will learn how to listen to your innermost self, discover how to lead a life that is much more than anything you have ever dreamed of, and fall in love with yourself all over again!

  12. We’re in the throws of a particularly worrisome presidential election in the USA. Combined with world affairs and the global warming of our earth, we are seeing a level of despair higher than I ever remember experiencing.

    As a result, the level of blaming others, judgments, dis-ease, and lack of trust that I experience or hear about every day is at an all-time high. I think there’s so much fear that we’ve begun lashing out at others, and rage is either visible or ever lurking.

  13. Using Images in Your Empathy Guessing

    Using Images in Your Empathy Guessing

    Dian Killian

    Video · 4 minutes · 10/10/2024

    Join Dian Killian and discover the power of imagery and metaphor in deepening your empathy practice. This segment from her 6 session course explores how visualizing sensations, emotions, and needs through metaphorical language can enhance the connection during empathy guessing, particularly in somatic-based approaches.
  14. Living Compassion:

    Living Compassion:

    Iris Bawidamann

    Live Zoom Course · ·

    • Gain a deeper insight into the spiritual practice of NVC as taught by Robert Gonzales
    • Enhance your emotional intelligence and self-compassion
    • Learn compassionate self-talk techniques and cultivate more inner peace
    • Approach change with a peaceful mindset, rather than anxiety and fear
  15. Confirmation and Feedback Requests

    Confirmation and Feedback Requests

    Jim & Jori Manske

    Video · 4 minutes · 11/27/2024

    Jim and Jori Manske share the wisdom of Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Join them to learn why knowing what you want before speaking is essential for clear, meaningful interactions. This snippet from their eight session course, 9 Skills for Navigating Conflict, explores how to make "confirmation requests" to ensure you're understood—whether you're navigating a tough conversation or simply ordering pizza!
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