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Have you ever wondered what others in the NVC Library community are watching? Community Favorites features the 25 most-viewed resources right now, highlighting what’s resonating most.

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  • Unacknowledged Fear Looks Like Aggression

    Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer

    Miki Kashtan shares how Marshall Rosenberg helped her see how unacknowledged fear can be misinterpreted as aggression and offers an elegant and simple strategy for changing this dynamic.

    This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC La...

  • Connection Before Solution: Building Stronger Relationships

    Alan Rafael Seid, Certified NVC trainer

    This video is free to watch until April 23, 2026

    Alan Rafael Seid explores the principle of connection before solution, emphasizing the importance of understanding each other's needs before jumping to fix a problem. He explains how rushing to solutions ca...

  • Unappreciated is NOT a Feeling

    Rachelle Lamb, Certified NVC Trainer

    Unappreciated, Judged, Disrespected, Offended, Manipulated ... people use these words to describe feelings but these are all words that describe interpretations instead. They're also words that get people's backs up. Talk about unproductive! The solution? Dev...

  • Developing a Needs Consciousness

    Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer

    Shifting to a needs-based perspective is one of the most powerful and challenging aspects of integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into daily life. In this short video, Mary Mackenzie offers three simple, practical tips to help you cultivate needs consc...

  • Feedback without Criticism: Session 1

  • The Gift of Conflict

    Yoram Mosenzon, Certified NVC Trainer

    How do you solve a conflict? By not trying to solve it! Yoram suggests building your conflict resolution muscles by practicing connecting to the needs behind the conflict instead. Check out this excerpt from Session 1 of his 2021 course, Connecting in Confli...

  • About Self-Requests

    Yoram Mosenzon, Certified NVC Trainer

    Listen to Yoram Mosenzon discuss requests. He asserts that we can make requests of others and that we are making requests of ourselves throughout the day. The thing that has the biggest impact is how I make requests of myself.

    Keywords:
    - Yoram Mosenzo...

  • Make Peace With All Your Feelings

    Yvette Erasmus, 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 needs are...

  • Increasing Presence Through Observations

    John Kinyon, Certified NVC Trainer

    Video free to watch until May 13

    John Kinyon, leads participants through two Observation Exercises to strengthen their ability to be present. Through the exercises, John distinguishes the difference between feelings, which are emotions felt inside the body, an...

  • NVC Life Hacks 17: How to say I love you

    Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer

    Falling in love is quite an experience, especially when it comes to that moment of saying 'I love you'. So what happens once you're in a relationship but still need to express the way you feel? Sometimes people feel like just saying 'I love you' is too ...

  • Self-Connection Meditation

    Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, Certified NVC Trainer

    Stephanie Bachmann Mattei leads you through an 8 minute meditation designed to develop a more integrated body and feelings/needs awareness.

    Keywords:
    - meditation
    - self connection
    - presence
    - needs
    - feelings
    - Stephanie Bachmann ...

  • Connecting in Conflict and the Art of Navigating Dialogue: Session 1

  • Naturalizing NVC: Observation - Seeing things as they are

  • When to Speak, When to Listen: An NVC Approach

    Oren Jay Sofer, Certified NVC Trainer: Oren J. Sofer offers an NVC approach to navigating tough moments—balancing honest self-expression with deep listening. Discover how centering yourself, naming your intentions, and hearing the other person first can create the understanding needed for true co...

  • Stay Grounded within Negative Conversations and Pressures of World Events

    In this clip from the 2025 Reclaiming Strength and Hope event, Jesse Wiens Chu explores how to navigate negativity in everyday conversations using Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and empathy. He emphasizes staying grounded by first tending to one’s own reactions, rather than trying to fix others. ...

  • Feelings vs Feelings Mixed with Thought (NVC Key Differentiations #9)

    Video Free to Watch until May 12

    Katrina Vaillancourt, CNVC Certified Trainer and Mediator, shares that the key distinctions of NVC are valuable in our quest to live in a more compassionate, heart-centered way. She asserts that this Key Distinction, when fully understood, has the power to create...

  • The Communication Difference: Create the Life and Work you Want

    Yoram Mosenzon, Certified NVC Trainer

    This video is free to watch until April 30, 2026

    Yoram Mosenzon shares an exercise and demo to explore the process of identifying observations and using judgments (jackals) to find the needs.

    Keywords:
    - Yoram Mosenzon
    - classical NVC
    - exercises/pr...

  • Power, Pace, and Presence: NVC Strategies

    Yvette Erasmus, NVC Trainer

    Learn how to use Nonviolent Communication to navigate power dynamics by controlling the pace of interactions. Yvette Erasmus explores the differences between mental, emotional, and somatic energy, and demonstrates practical strategies for slowing down conversations, p...

  • Helping Small Children Process Difficult or Complex News

    Video free to view until May 12

    From the Reclaiming Strength and Hope event in 2025, Catherine Cadden shares insights on supporting children through complex and challenging realities. She emphasizes letting children’s questions lead, staying connected to their underlying needs, and building trus...

  • What Is NVC? A Restorative Path to Connection and Healing

    Aya Caspi, Certified NVC Trainer:

    Aya describes Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as a restorative practice one that reconnects us with life, trust, and the experience of mattering. She reflects on Marshall Rosenberg's vision of NVC as a "language of life," helping us shift from disconnection to c...

  • Connecting in Conflict and the Art of Navigating Dialogue: Session 2

  • Being Me and Loving You: Session 1

  • Fundamentals of NVC: An Exploration of the Basics: Session 1

  • NVC Zen: The Paradox of Responsibility

    Aya Caspi, Certified NVC Trainer

    We each have the power to be the creator of our own inner experience, no matter what is going on externally. The moment you imply wrongness on others, you give power to them. In this excerpt, Aya Caspi shows that the more self-responsibility you take, the more fr...