Yvette Erasmus, Certified NVC Trainer: Many of us have been raised within a right/ wrong culture. From very young ages, we are asked, "What is wrong?" Yvette Erasmus shares a different view where emotions can be seen as expansion and contraction, where they can help us identify our needs.

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Yvette Erasmus, Certified NVC Trainer: Yvette Erasmus suggests that making peace with our feelings reduces suffering. Sometimes we want to hurry through our feelings and just feel better. A nonviolent way of working with our feelings is to be present as our feelings change. We will notice that as...

Yvette Erasmus, Certified NVC Trainer: Yvette Erasmus shares practices to help us develop a regulated nervous system. We all get hijacked and triggered at some point. When that happens we can travel a blame and shame road or we can greet ourselves with graciousness and self compassion.

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Yvette Erasmus, Certified NVC Trainer: How do you protect yourself while staying as connected as possible with others? How can you effectively communicate your limits and boundaries in clear, confident, and compassionate ways that actually enhance and strengthen your relationships?

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Yvette Erasmus, Certified NVC Trainer: Yvette Erasmus shares Terry Real's grid as a tool for exploring a spectrum of emotional responses. We all have feelings and sometimes we get dysregulated or frozen up. How do you want to express and be in connection with other people? Can you attune to the r...

Yvette Erasmus, Certified NVC Trainer: Just as setting boundaries is beneficial to relationships, NOT setting boundaries can come at a big cost. Listen to Yvette Erasmus share her experience with boundary setting, including:

- What are the costs to setting boundaries?

- What are the b...

Kathleen Macferran and Jared Finkelstein, Certified NVC Trainers

This session explores the practice of choosing to untangle right/wrong thinking so you can hold all views with compassion. From this place, we find strategies to address the complexities of needs within differences. Learn to create...

Aya Caspi demonstrates a role play using Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to connect with someone holding polarized political beliefs. Watch how she uncovers underlying needs, fosters empathy, and models compassionate listening while staying present to her own truth. This practice highlights how NV...

Oren Jay Sofer explains how we can stay grounded and maintain choice during overwhelming or emotionally charged conversations. He highlights the importance of presence—feeling our feet, noticing our breath, and expanding our awareness—to counter the fight-or-flight response and self-regulate. Ore...