Transforming Needs Into Compassionate Connection
Beyond NVC Basics
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2m 10s
Iris Bawidamann, Certified NVC Trainer:
Iris Bawidamann explains how needs, like appreciation, can easily turn into demands or self-blame when approached from a place of lack or expectation. Instead of blaming others for not meeting our needs or harshly demanding fulfillment from ourselves, living compassion invites us to gently embrace and connect with the essence of our needs. By tuning into the feeling and meaning of appreciation itself, rather than focusing on its absence, we cultivate a more compassionate and fulfilling experience.
This practice is based on the work of Living Compassion, shared by Robert Gonzales, focusing on the beauty of needs and the living energy of needs
Keywords:
- Iris Bawidamann
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- beauty of the needs
- Robert Gonzales
- needs
- appreciation
- demands
- self blame
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