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Working for Transformation without Recreating the Past: An Intro to Nonviolence
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Want things to change in your community, but feel frustrated or don’t know what to do? Miki’s intriguing overview of how to apply the principles of NVC to social change movements may have the exact blend of inspiration and ideas you’re seeking!
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Forming, Uniting and Nurturing NVC Communities
Barbara Larson, Deborah Bellamy, Jeff Brown, Kristin Masters, Louise Romain and Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Does your workplace convey a sense of “community?” And how does that sense of community you feel at work differ from what’s present at your church, your sangha or dojo? What abou...
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The Power of Forgiveness
Rodger Sorrow, Certified NVC Trainer: Delve into the power of forgiveness with Rodger Sorrow! Listen in as Rodger explores 3 areas:
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A Talk About Needs
Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: “Everything someone does or says is an attempt to meet a need,” says CNVC Certified Trainer Mary Mackenzie. This simple statement is a foundational understanding in Nonviolent Communication; once you gain skills at living in a “needs-consciousness” you will ...
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The Radical Implications of Staying Within Capacity
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer:
Overriding our individual or collective capacities can sustain oppressive systems. Honoring limits better aligns with life and is more likely to dismantle patriarchal culture. Accepting, respecting and staying within capacity instead of constantly pushing bey... -
Workplace Series: Two Strategies for Adapting NVC into the Workplace
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Listen to Miki discuss two strategies for bringing NVC into the workplace in ways most likely to be well received. First Miki explains why it's best to focus more on needs than feelings in business environments. Second, she talks about unpacking needs into phr...
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Navigating Relationships Between Individuals and Political or Cultural Systems
AK-LL-MM-RM-SBM, Certified NVC Trainer: Please listen as we discuss and grapple with the issues of growing polarization in our world, political structures and personal relationships.
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How to Create a “Living” Organization
Gregg Kendrick, Certified NVC Trainer: As a manager or business owner, you are responsible for getting business results! See how creating a happier and more productive workplace through NVC also delivers bottom line results.
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What Are Enemy Images?
Liv Larsson, Certified NVC Trainer: In this compelling interview with Liv Larsson, CNVC Certified Trainer from Sweden, the NVC concept of enemy images — how they develop, what they represent and how they affect our relationships with others and self — is explored. At the end of the audio, Liv tel...
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Judging Feelings
Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
Is it a good idea to use NVC on persistent guilt, anger or depression without the aid of others?
— B.N., Massachusetts, USA
Trainer Answer
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Making Your Empathy Guesses More Natural
Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Join Mary Mackenzie as she offers a simple approach incorporating NVC into everyday conversations. Her observation is that sometimes speaking NVC empath guesses of feelings and needs can feel un-natural or robotic. A possible solution is to slightly shift th...
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NVC Gratitude Practice
Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Join Jim and Jori Manske, to explore the relationship between gratitude and Nonviolent Communication, and how to develop a gratitude practice that helps you learn and practice NVC. Jim and Jori guide the group through a practice to learn how to "do gratit...
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NVC Life Hacks 2: How Not to Listen
Shantigarbha Warren, Certified NVC Trainer: In this, the second in a series on applying NVC to daily life, Shantigarbha offers five tips for recognizing where communication is likely to go awry.
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Using Images in Your Empathy Guessing
Dian Killian, Certified NVC Trainer: 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...
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Rethinking Societal Dynamics: Nurturing Empathy Over Fear
Aya Caspi, Certified NVC Trainer:
Aya Caspi delves into the impact of societal structures and parenting approaches on individuals, particularly the prevalence of extrinsic motivation rooted in fear of punishment, desire for rewards, and a sense of obligation. The emphasis is on how these dynami...
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How does Parenting Impact Social Change?
Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: What would it be like if we raised children who already knew how to be inclusive, who already understood climate change, and who knew that they had a role in keeping our planet liveable? Roxy Manning believes that how we parent can support the next generation ...
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My Teen Daughter Dislikes NVC
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: In this brief audio segment, Miki works with a woman whose teenage daughter rejects her use of NVC, guiding her in a process of self-awareness and acceptance. Miki helps her see that it's not only about the words we use, but more about being real and staying t...
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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....
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Developing Your Tracking Skills (Part 2)
Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Mary continues her discussion of tracking skills, focusing on tracking requests, agreements with the group and tracking time. Mary also examines how to monitor the purpose of the session, discerning if and when to shift the agreement about the purpose for me...
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How Our Behavior Impacts Our Children
Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: Children interpret and create meaning from everything they observe. They form a narrative about themselves and their place in the world. Roxy Manning shares how the stories of parents contribute to this narrative. Roxy shares a personal story where she, in an ...
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Protective Use of Force with Children
Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
Can you help me connect with my needs behind the protective use of force I use with my children? Thanks,
—P.R., USA
Trainer Answer
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Keywords:- protective use of forc...
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Use of Consequences to Change Behavior
Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
How do I respond to people who believe that consequences are necessary to change behavior?
—B.N., USA
Trainer Answer
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Social Change: Inclusion and Shared Power: Session 8
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Social Change: Inclusion and Shared Power: Session 10