Beyond NVC Basics

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  • NVC Life Hacks 35: Hearing a difficult message

    Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer: Being put on the spot or confronted in an unexpected way can be an unpleasant experience to have. Even more so during lockdown when meetings are held on Zoom.

    In Life Hack 35 we're exploring the feelings that come up from hearing a difficult message ...

  • NVC Life Hacks 38: The Limitations of Saying "I'm Sorry"

    Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer: Have you ever said 'I'm Sorry' to someone, only for it to leave you feeling disappointed and lacking connection?

    In some cultures, saying 'I'm sorry' has become too easy and is used for all sorts of situations. Whether it's just to excuse yourself as...

  • NVC Life Hacks 8: Saying No

    Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer

    It can be difficult to be authentic when that means saying no. So how do we say no in a way that invites people to listen? Here are our four top tips for finding the courage to say no.

    Keywords:
    - tips
    - saying no
    - authenticity
    - yes behind t...

  • NVC Life Hacks 9: If Yes Really Means No

    Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer: In this NVC Life Hack, we look at those circumstances when we're saying yes ... but only kinda! Because we're still actually saying no. Shantigarbha and Gesine look at the needs that aren't being met.

    Keywords:

    - compromise
    - tips
    - needs
    -...

  • Repair and Heal Disconnection in Relationships

    Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: We all blow it sometimes. Maybe we are triggered and react in ways we regret. Or we unknowingly say or do something that unexpectedly touches a nerve for someone else. Either way, how do we heal the disconnection?

    In this session, you'll learn how to i...

  • Resonant Language and the Art of Accompaniment

    Sarah Peyton, Certified NVC Trainer: Resonant language is language that takes us out of the static brain space and into the brain's fluid space. In this video, Sarah describes the basics of resonant language and how, when you start to move into the fluid space of the right brain hemisphere, every...

  • Responding to a Painful Comment

    Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: How do you carry on a conversation when someone's comment has had an impact on you? And what happens when two intentions clash because of different perspectives?

    Here's Roxy's powerful, common sense approach.

    Keywords:

    - Roxy Manning
    - pain
    - pai...

  • Setting Intentions with Attention

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

  • Setting Loving Boundaries

    Yvette Erasmus, 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?

    This session touches ...

  • Articles: Beyond NVC Basics

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  • Starting a Practice

    Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Ready to up level your skills for liberation and making life more wonderful? Even if you are a hard grader, you have developed a lot of skills in your life. What if you could use the skills you already have to create more skillful connection with yourself...

  • The Apology: Brussel Sprouts for the Relationship

    Lore Baur, Certified NVC Trainer: How do you repair a relationship when your words or actions unintentionally impact another in a negative way? And what keeps you from apologizing? Join Lore to explore — and answer — these questions and more!

    Keywords:

    - apology
    - relationships
    - relat...

  • The Living Energy of Needs

    Susan Skye, Certified NVC Trainer: Have you experienced inauthenticity, confusion and flatness in expressing empathy with others? Do you long to create a more natural quality of energy as you practice empathy? Or are you a trainer looking for guidance to teach workshop participants a more natural...

  • The Nature of Your Reactions

    Robert Gonzales, Certified NVC Trainer: Responding to your own reactivity is an inside job. Robert reveals how your reactions are often a secondary reaction to a triggering stimulus, and that accepting responsibility for your reactions can lead to less blame and more inner peace.

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  • Tools to Support Relational Attunement

    Yvette Erasmus, 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 relationa...

  • Transforming Needs Into Compassionate Connection

    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, livin...

  • Two Self-Empathy Exercises

    Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Self-Empathy: Healing from the Inside Out. This session is from the NVC Academy's 2017 Telethon. Listen in as Mary offers two experiential self-empathy exercises: I Love It When, and What Do I Want / Why Do I Want It. Deepen your ability to connect with self...

  • Using Integral Concepts to Improve Discernment

    Wes Taylor, Certified NVC Trainer: Wes Taylor uses Ken Wilber's work to explain the developmental evolution of consciousness. He then connects Wilber's stage development concepts to the development of Nonviolent Communication.

    Keywords:

    - Integral stages
    - consciousness
    - inspiration
    ...

  • What is the Cost of NOT Setting Boundaries

    Yvette Erasmus, 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 benefits?
    - Wh...

  • Your Brain's Left Hemisphere and NVC

    Sarah Peyton, Certified NVC Trainer: Sarah Peyton explains how your brain's left hemisphere excels at pattern making. NVC can help integrate both hemispheres, enabling you to use the left side's love of patterns for abstract thinking.

    Keywords:

    - hierarchy
    - neurobiology
    - neuroscience...

  • Zero Step

    Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Jim and Jori's Zero Step helps you focus your attention on your intention to connect, and then affirms your intention to live in the present. Listen in as they demonstrate the process — and learn about the benefits of using and cultivating it! Check it Ou...

  • Embrace Positivity: Transform Life through Joyful Choices and Conscious Action

    Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Marshall Rosenberg used to talk about every situation with the same level of joy a child might feel. This may seem impossible at first! But when you focus on all the ways something is hard, you miss out on the full experience and remove your sense of choice....

  • Connecting Across Difference: The Inner Practice of NVC

    What if the source of our suffering is not what happens to us, but the meaning we make of it? In this reflective teaching, Aya Caspi explores Marshall Rosenberg’s concept of emotional liberation and the NVC practice of self-responsibility. Through stories, spiritual insight, and practical example...

  • Understanding Judgment Through the Lens of NVC

    What do we really mean when we talk about judgment? In this thoughtful exploration, Aya Caspi examines how judgment shapes the way we interpret ourselves, others, and the world around us. Drawing from Nonviolent Communication and spiritual practice, she unpacks the many forms judgment can take — ...